Briana Mastel (born November 8, 1994) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays for the Boston Pride in the National Women's Hockey League.
| Briana Mastel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Briana Mastel playing for the Boston Pride 10-13-19 | |||
| Born |
November 8, 1994 Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Position | Defenseman | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NWHL team Former teams |
Boston Pride | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Career edit
Mastel played for the Harvard Crimson team from 2013 to 2017, serving as team captain in her final season. As a senior she tied with her Harvard Crimson and future Boston Pride teammate Lexie Laing for the team lead in assists with 13. Across 128 NCAA games, she would score 40 points in four years.[1]
Briana Mastel signed one-year deals with the Boston Pride on July 22, 2019 and October 1, 2020.[2] She played in all 25 regular and post season games for the team.[3][4][5] Mastel's playing style has been described as both mobile and a defensive defender.[6][7]
Personal life edit
Mastel has a degree in Psychology from Harvard University, with a minor in Spanish.[8] She works as an assistant coach of the East Coast Wizards junior girls team.[9] Mastel also took part in the Boston Bruins Coaching academy as one of eight guest speakers at the 2019 event. She represented the Positive Coaching Alliance at the event that allowed coaches to receive certifications for the USA Hockey coaching education program.[10] Mastel is part of the Take the Lead organization that brings together Boston professional sports teams to tackle racism, inequality and discrimination. She participated in a Take the Lead PSA video to encourage diversity and inclusion.[11][12]
Career statistics edit
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Harvard University | NCAA | 33 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2014-15 | Harvard University | NCAA | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2015-16 | Harvard University | NCAA | 32 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2016–17 | Harvard University | NCAA | 29 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2019-20 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 | Boston Pride | NWHL | ||||||||||||
| NWHL totals | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
- Source[13]
Honours edit
- 2016-17 All Ivy League selection
- 2016-17 Dooley Award winner for sportsmanship, enthusiasm, devotion to her team and to hockey
- 2014-17 Named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team three years in a row
- 2013-14 Named to ECAC All-Rookie Team
- 2012 US National Women's Under 18 Team silver medalist
References edit
- ^ a b "Briana Mastel bio". Harvard Crimson Athletics.
- ^ "Harvard Captain, All-Ivy League Defender Briana Mastel Signs with the Boston Pride". 17 August 2019.
- ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (15 August 2019). "Boston Pride Add Former Harvard Captain Briana Mastel". thehockeywriters.
- ^ "BRIANA MASTEL IS BACK TO TAKE CARE OF 'UNFINISHED BUSINESS' WITH THE BOSTON PRIDE". NWHLZone.com.
- ^ "NWHL Zone Stats". NWHLZone.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Deering's Jenna Rheault settling in with NWHL's Boston Pride". 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Pride Add Finishing Touches, Re-sign Mastel – Bruins Diehards". bruinsdiehards.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-16.
- ^ "New Beginnings". 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Mastel, Briana - PCA". positivecoach.org. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Boston Bruins to Host 9th Annual Bruins Academy Coaching Symposium". 22 September 2023.
- ^ "S3E11: Boston Pride #TakeTheLead feat. Briana Mastel - Pod.casts".
- ^ "Take The Lead Boston". www.taketheleadboston.org.
- ^ "Briana Mastel". Eliteprospects.
- ^ "BRIANA MASTEL Defender, Boston Pride". Positive Coach.
- ^ "Briana Mastel Is Back to Take Care of Unfinished Business' with the Boston Pride". Our Sports Central. October 2020.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Briana Mastel on Twitter