Autumn MacDougall

Autumn MacDougall
Born (1997-07-05) July 5, 1997 (age 27)
Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SDHL team
Former teams
Leksands IF
Playing career 2015–present

Autumn MacDougall (born July 5, 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Leksands IF. She was selected fourteenth overall by the Buffalo Beauts in the 2020 NWHL Draft, becoming the first U Sports women's ice hockey player to ever be selected in a draft of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; renamed PHF in 2021).[1]

Playing career

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MacDougall played college ice hockey with the Alberta Pandas ice hockey program in the Canada West conference of U Sports. Across five seasons with the program, she recorded 58 goals and 67 assists for 126 points in 139 regular season games. She finished as the sixth highest point leader in program history, winning the Canada West Championship twice and the national championship in 2017.[2][3]

She was drafted in the third round, 14th overall by Buffalo in the 2020 NWHL Draft.[4] She signed her first professional contract with the team ahead of the 2020–21 NWHL season.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015-16 Alberta Pandas U Sports 27 4 4 8 2
2016-17 Alberta Pandas U Sports 28 11 10 21 2
2017-18 Alberta Pandas U Sports 28 12 18 30 2 5 0 2 2 2
2018-19 Alberta Pandas U Sports 28 14 21 35 4 2 0 1 1 0
2019-20 Alberta Pandas U Sports 28 17 14 31 4 4 2 2 4 2
2020–21 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 6 3 0 3 0
2021–22 Buffalo Beauts PHF 20 5 9 14 4 1 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Buffalo Beauts PHF 8 1 1 2 0
2022–23 Montreal Force PHF 13 0 2 2 2
2023–24 Leksands IF SDHL 34 6 7 13 8 3 0 1 1 0
U Sports totals 139 58 67 125 14 11 2 5 7 2
PHF totals 47 9 12 21 6 1 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Von Diest, Derek (April 30, 2020). "Pandas forward Autumn MacDougall moving to pro ranks in NWHL draft". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Staffieri, Mark (May 12, 2020). "Autumn MacDougall finishes five-year career with U of A Pandas". Women's Hockey Life. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Is Autumn MacDougall Team Canada's next pick?". Inside The Tunnel. March 30, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Autumn MacDougall becomes first-ever Pandas Hockey player drafted to NWHL". The Gateway. May 1, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Beauts sign third-round draft pick, Alberta forward Autumn MacDougall". Buffalo News. June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
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