Kiira Dosdall

Kiira Dosdall (born July 31, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey player. Packer currently plays for the Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).

Kiira Dosdall
Born (1987-07-31) July 31, 1987
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 141 lb (64 kg; 10 st 1 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NWHL team Metropolitan Riveters
Playing career 2015–present

Personal life

Dosdall is a graduate of Colgate University in New York, USA. While playing for the Colgate University collegiate team, Dosdall was nominated for the 2008-09 Patty Kazmaier Award. In addition to her playing career, Dosdall works as a project specialist for Schoology.[1][2]

Playing career

EWHL

From 2009 to 2013, Dosdall played in the Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL) for the Vienna Sabres.[3] Dosdall was the first player to be named to the EWHL All-Star team for four years in a row.[4]

NWHL

Dosdall joined the New York Riveters for the NWHL's inaugural season in 2015/16 as a defenseman.[5] In August 2016, the Riveters announced that Dosdall and team captain Ashley Johnston had each signed a one-year contract worth $13,500 to continue with the franchise in the 2016/17 season.[6] In 2017, Dosdall became an alternate captain for the New York Riveters after the retirement of Morgan Fritz-Ward.[7][8]

References
  1. Musarra, Casey (5 February 2016). "A day in the life with Kiira Dosdall of the New York Riveters". Newsday. Women's Sports. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. Layton, Jeremy (20 February 2017). "A robotics engineer by day, a women's hockey star by night". New York Post. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. Raskin, Alex (8 November 2015). "Female Hockey Players Get Their Shot With New League". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. http://www.ecachockey.com/women/members/colgate/20151811_Dosdall_Interview. Retrieved 17 November 2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Raskin, Alex (8 November 2015). "Female Hockey Players Get Their Shot With New League". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. Nelson, Dustin L. (12 April 2016). "Riveters Re-Sign Ashley Johnston, Kiira Dosdall". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  7. Murphy, Mike (25 May 2017). "The Riveters have re-signed captain Ashley Johnston". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  8. http://www.uticaod.com/sports/20170817/new-hartfords-annika-zalewski-drafted-by-nwhl


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