Kourtney Kunichika

Kourtney Kunichika
Born (1991-11-07) November 7, 1991
Fullerton, California
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NWHL team
Former teams		 Buffalo Beauts
RIT Tigers (NCAA)
Playing career 2015–present

Kourtney Midori Kunichika (born November 7, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League. She played college hockey for the RIT Tigers.

Career

College

Kunichika played four seasons of collegiate hockey at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) between 2010 and 2014. She scored 136 points in 129 career games and remains RIT's leader in career games played.[1][2]

NWHL

She signed with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) in August 2015.[3][4] Kunichika won the 2017 Isobel Cup with the Beauts at the end of the 2017–18 season.[5] In July 2017, it was announced that Kunichika would continue with the Beauts for the 2017–18 season.[6]

Awards and honors

  • NWHL Co-Player of the Week, Awarded February 28, 2018[7]

References

  1. ↑ "RIT Athletics – Kourtney Kunichika – 2013–14 RIT Women's Hockey".
  2. ↑ Oliver, Nathaniel (May 2, 2017). "'Warm California Sun' – Beauts' Kourtney Kunichika". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Figueroa and Kunichika Join NWHL Teams".
  4. ↑ Hsieh, Ren (April 18, 2016). "Asian Players Helping to Make History in Women's Pro Hockey". Discover Nikkei. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Mike (October 12, 2017). "Inside the NWHL: Buffalo Beauts' replenished power play still one to fear". Sporting News. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ Jackson-Gibson, Adele (July 5, 2017). "Buffalo Beauts re-sign Kourtney Kunichika, Lisa Chesson for 2017–18". Excelle Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "NWHL Players of The Week: Emily Field and Kourtney Kunichika". nwhl.zone. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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