Paige Capistran (born May 7, 1998) is a retired American ice hockey player who last played for the Boston Pride in the National Women's Hockey League and the Northeastern Huskies in the NCAA. She is currently an on-air commentator for Hockey East broadcasts and the PWHL.
| Paige Capistran | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 7, 1998 Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| NWHL team Former teams |
Boston Pride | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 2016–2022 | ||
Career edit
Across 145 NCAA games, she scored 30 points.[1][2] As a senior she served as team captain of the Northeastern Huskies.[3][4] She was the first Northeastern player to win the Hockey East Sportsmanship Award.[5] Capistran was drafted 30th overall by the Boston Pride in the 2020 NWHL Draft. She signed her first professional contract with the team ahead of the 2020-21 NWHL season.[6][7] She retired from professional hockey following the 2021-2022 season. [8]
Personal life edit
Capistran majored in communications at Northeastern University.[1]
Career stats edit
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017–18 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2018–19 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 38 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2019–20 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 38 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2020–21 | Boston Pride | NWHL | ||||||||||||
| NWHL totals | ||||||||||||||
- Source[9]
Honors edit
- 2016-2017 WHEA All-Academic Team
- 2019-2020 American Hockey Coaches Association American Scholar
- 2019-2020 Hockey East Sportsmanship Award Winner
- 2019-2020 Finished her career with 145 games played (tied for sixth-most all-time at NU)
- 2019-2020 Hockey East All-Academic Team
- Source[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Paige Capistran - Women's Ice Hockey". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ "Stats - Boston Pride". pride.nwhl.zone. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ Barker, George (March 23, 2020). "The loss of a possible national title, two iconic NU leaders". The Huntington News. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Captain Cappy". The Red & Black. August 27, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NWHL draft: Meet the six picks with Massachusetts ties". Boston.com. May 1, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ Duffy, Chris (April 30, 2020). "Pandemic changed Paige Capistran's mind". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Pride Add Another Strong Rookie in Capistran". Bruins Diehards. July 16, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ @TomCaron (July 1, 2022). "BREAKING NEWS: Defenseman @paige_cap21 has announced her retirement from the Boston Pride and now will focus on her budding television career. After she recovers from the weekend in Chicago" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Paige Capistran". EliteProspects.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Paige Capistran on Twitter
- Paige Capistran on Instagram