Anya Battaglino

Anya Battaglino
Born (1991-11-19) November 19, 1991
Waltham, MA, USA
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NWHL team
Former teams		 Connecticut Whale
Playing career 2012–present

Anya Battaglino (born November 19, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Connecticut Whale of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). Battaglino serves as the current director of the NWHL Players' Association.

Personal life

In addition to her playing career, Battaglino works in cybersecurity and technology research.[1]

Career

College

During college, Battaglino played for the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey team during the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons.[2]

CWHL

Battaglino began a professional career with the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) in the 2012/13 season, joining the Boston Blades and making her professional debut on December 10, 2012.[3] In her first season with the team, Battaglino won the 2013 Clarkson Cup.[4]

NWHL

Battaglino signed a professional contract with the Connecticut Whale in 2015, joining the franchise for its inaugural 2015/16 NWHL season. Battaglino was injured in a November 2015 game against the Buffalo Beauts.[5][6]

Following the 2016/17 season, Battaglino was named one of the NWHL Fans’ Three Stars of the Season alongside Harrison Browne and Rebecca Russo after a fan vote.[7]

In early 2017, Battaglino was named director of the NWHL Players' Association after serving as a players' representative in previous seasons.[8][9]

On June 2, 2017, it was reported that Battaglino had signed a contract to play for the Connecticut Whale in the 2017/18 NWHL season.[10]

Personal

Battaglino is an LGBT athlete that has given her time to mental health awareness and supports inclusivity in sport.[11] In March 2018, Battaglino made the decision to publicly come out as a lesbian, composing a commentary on the website Outsports.com.[12] On July 22, 2018, she became engaged to fellow NWHL athlete Madison Packer.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Berkman, Seth (June 20, 2017). "Twitter to Live-Stream Women's Hockey". The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ Share-Cohen, Brandon (February 9, 2017). "Anya Battaglino – Growing the NWHL One Day at a Time". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ Staffieri, Mark (February 20, 2013). "BOSTON NATIVE ANYA BATTAGLINO PROUDLY REPRESENTS IN CONTEST AT SADDLEDOME". The CWHL. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ Share-Cohen, Brandon (February 9, 2017). "Anya Battaglino – Growing the NWHL One Day at a Time". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ Rice, Dan (January 8, 2016). "Anya Battaglino Making a Difference Off the Ice During Recovery". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ Fornabaio, Michael (February 27, 2016). "New league smashes hockey's glass ceiling". CT Post. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ Balf, Celia (March 14, 2017). "NWHL Awards recognizes the top players this season". Excelle Sports. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ Forrester, Nick (February 2, 2017). "NWHL announces shortened season, Anya Battaglino named director of NWHLPA". Excelle Sports. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ Ayala, Erica L. (February 8, 2017). "Battaglino on her new role and the future of the NWHL". The Ice Garden. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ Murphy, Mike (June 2, 2017). "Anya Battaglino signs with Connecticut Whale". The Ice Garden. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  11. ↑ Mike Murphy (22 November 2017). "Women's hockey leagues NWHL, CWHL set example for inclusivity in sports". Sporting News. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "For this NWHL player, coming out was a mixture of heartache and joy". outsports.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Anya Battaglino (22 July 2018). "When these NWHL players got engaged in Boston Public Garden the whole place cheered". SB Nation - Outsports. Retrieved 26 July 2018.


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