Karen Thatcher

Born

February 29, 1984
Bryn Mawr, PA, USA

Height

5 ft 8 in (173 cm)

Weight

145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)

Position

Forward

Hockey East
WWHL

CWHL team

Providence
BC Breakers (2006-07)
Minnesota Whitecaps (2008-09)
Vaughan Flames (2007-08)

National team

United States

Playing career

2002–2013

Medal record

Women's ice hockey
Representing United States
Olympic Games
	2010 Vancouver	Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
	2008 China	Tournament
	2009 Finland	Tournament
Women's 4 Nations Cup
	2011 Sweden	Tournament

Karen Elizabeth Thatcher (born February 29, 1984) is an American ice hockey forward. She was named to the United States women’s ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[1] Thatcher was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Douglas, Massachusetts.

She graduated from Providence College in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in biology.

Playing career

NCAA

Thatcher transferred to the Providence Friars after spending the 2002-03 season with the Brown Bears. In her sophomore year, she tied for fourth on the Friars in points (she had 10 goals and 27 points). She was honoured as Hockey East’s sportsmanship award winner. In her junior year, Thatcher scored 58 points (25 goals, 33 assists). She was co-Hockey East Player of the Year (shared the honour with New Hampshire Wildcats player Stephanie Jones).

As a senior, Thatcher was the Friars scoring leader, and was a Top 10 candidate for the Patty Kazmaier Award. In addition, she was the team captain. For her NCAA career, she accumulated 167 points in 132 games played. During her time with the Friars, the team won Hockey East tournament championships in both 2004 and 2005.^[2] Thatcher is 10th on the Friars' all time scoring list.

WWHL and CWHL

She played for the British Columbia Breakers of the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL) in 2006-07. Statistically, she led the team and ranked 10th in the league with 36 points (19-17) in 26 games. The following year, she joined the Vaughan Flames of the Canadian Women's Hockey League and helped the team to the inaugural CWHL championship. In 2008-09, she returned to the WWHL and helped lead the Minnesota Whitecaps to the league championship. ^[3]

Team USA

Two-time member of the U.S. Women's National Team for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship (gold-2008-09). Named to the team in 2007, but missed the tournament due to injury
Three-time member of the U.S. Women's Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st-2008, 2nd-2006-07)

Member of the U.S. Women's Select Team in 2008-09

Three-time member of the U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team for the Under-22 Series with Canada (2002–04)
Five-time USA Hockey Women's National Festival participant (2003–04, 2007–09)

Career stats

Season	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PPG	SHG
2003-2004	33	10	17	27	3	1
2004-2005	32	25	33	58	13	1
2005-2006	35	18	29	47	7	4

^[4]

Coaching career

On August 20, 2010, the Providence Friars women's ice hockey program announced that Thatcher had been named as an assistant coach for the Friars.^[5]

Awards and honors

Providence Hockey East All-Decade Team^[6]
Most Valuable Player, Pool B, 2007 Esso Canadian Women's Nationals^[7]
Top Forward, Pool B, 2007 Esso Canadian Women's Nationals
Top 10 Finalist, 2006 Patty Kazmaier Award^[8]
2004 HOCKEY EAST Sportsmanship Award ^[9]
HOCKEY EAST Player of the Week Honors two times (11/8/04), and (1/31/05)
Named to the 2002-03 ECAC All-Rookie Team
Boston Bruins John Carlton Award in 2002
Hockey East 10th Anniversary Team selection^[10]

References

External links

U.S. Olympic Team profile

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