Zoe Hickel

Zoe Hickel (born July 10, 1992) is an American ice hockey player who currently serves as assistant coach to the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program. She most recently played with Linköping HC of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) in the 2019–20 season. Hickel played collegiate ice hockey with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs program, a member of the NCAA Division I. She competed with the United States national women's ice hockey team at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship. In 2015 Zoe Hickel joined the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).

Playing career Hickel attended the North American Hockey Academy (NAHA) for the entirety of her high school career, from 2007 to 2011. In her senior season with the NAHA, she served as a captain. With the NAHA team, she won the Junior Women's Hockey League (JWHL) Championship twice, in 2008 and 2011.

Professional hockey NWHL Before the 2017 NWHL All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, Hickel was traded from the Boston Pride to the Connecticut Whale in exchange for the Whale's first-round pick in the 2017 NWHL Draft. At the All-Star Game, Hickel wore the Pride logo on her Team Kessel jersey.

CWHL Hickel was selected by Kunlun Red Star of the Canadian Women's Hockey League with their fifth round pick in the 2017 CWHL Draft. On October 21, 2017, the Red Star competed in their first game against the Markham Thunder where Hickel scored the team's first goal, as Kelli Stack and Baiwei Yu both earned the assists. During the season, Hickel returned to her home state of Alaska, as the Kunlun Red Star competed in an exhibition game in Anchorage on January 5, 2018. Hickel finished the season with the Red Star amassing 12 goals and 38 points. Her 26 assists led all skaters in the CWHL during the regular season.

On June 28, 2018, Hickel signed as a free agent with the Calgary Inferno.

Coaching career In 2024, Hickel joined the USA U18 women's team as an Assistant coach.

Career statistics

USA Hockey

NWHL Year Team GP G A Pts PIM 2015–16 Boston Pride 15 3 3 6 14 2016–17 Boston Pride 12 1 5 6 8 2016–17 Connecticut Whale 4 3 0 3 6

CWHL = Indicates league leader

Year Team GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG 2017–18 Kunlun Red Star 28 12 26 38 16 1 1 1

Awards and honors NCAA WCHA Offensive player of the Week Oct. 25, 2013 WCHA Offensive player of the week Jan. 10, 2014 WCHA All-Academic team 2013–2014

CWHL First Star of the Game, 2019 Clarkson Cup