Katie Kaufman

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-6
Shoots / Catches:
R
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Lake Elmo, Minn.
High School:
Hill-Murray
Previous Team:
Merrimack

CAREER NOTES
Academic: Four-time AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)…Hockey East Distinguished Scholar…four-time Hockey East Top Scholar Athlete (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)…four-time Hockey East All-Academic (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)…
Athletic: Hockey East Player of the Week (Oct. 31, 2022)…

2022-23 (MERRIMACK) | CAPTAIN | SENIOR SEASON:
Season: Closed her Merrimack career wearing the “C” as the Warriors captain, leading the club in both points and assists…skated in all 36 games while providing 11 goals and 12 assists for a 23-point season…put a team-high 93 shots on goal while shooting 11.83%...scored three times on the power play…won a career-high 71 draws…blocked 20 shots…produced five multi-point games…provided an assist on Opening Night against Syracuse on September 30…added a goal and a helper for a two-point performance the following night…scored once on the power play against Boston College on October 6…found the back of the net at UCONN on October 22…produced a three-point night with a pair of goals and an assist in a home win over Boston University on October 28…recorded an assist on October 29 at Boston U…earned Hockey East Player of the Week honors on October 31 for her four-point week…scored a goal and added an assist for a two-point effort against Holy Cross on November 5…provided an assist on December 2 at Providence…opened a four-game point streak with two apples on December 10 at Dartmouth…scored a goal at Saint Anselm on December 31…found the back of the net in back-to-back games on January 6-7 at Minnesota and against St. Cloud State…scored again on January 14 against Providence…tallied an assist on February 17 at Maine…delivered a three-point effort the next night with a goal and two assists…tallied an assist at Boston University on February 22 in the Opening Round of the Hockey East Tournament…earned AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar status alongside Top Scholar Athlete and Hockey East All-Academic honors…graduated as a Hockey East Distinguished Scholar, maintaining a 3.0 GPA or better in each of her four seasons at Merrimack…

2021-22 (MERRIMACK) | JUNIOR SEASON:
Season: Broke through with a huge junior season at Merrimack, finishing second on the team in both goals and points…appeared in 25 games, scoring 10 goals while adding six assists for 16 points…led the Warriors with 84 shots on goal, shooting 11.9%...scored three times on the power play…only took one penalty the entire season…blocked 14 shots…produced four multi-point games…scored a goal against Minnesota State on September 25…began a four-game point streak with an assist against Boston College on October 9…scored a goal on October 15 at Boston University…added another strike at UCONN on October 17…closed her point streak with an assist against UCONN on October 22…lit the lamp twice with a pair of goals at UCONN on October 29…scored again the next night against Maine…produced a pair of points on a goal and an assist on November 6 against Holy Cross…scored a goal vs Northeastern on January 8…added a goal at Providence on February 8…tallied a goal and an assist for two points at Boston College on February 11…recorded two assists on February 23 at New Hampshire in the Opening Round of the Hockey East Tournament…earned AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar status alongside Top Scholar Athlete and Hockey East All-Academic honors…

2020-21 (MERRIMACK) | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Shared the team lead in goals, assists and points while appearing in all 16 games as a sophomore…scored two goals with a pair of assists for four points…put a team-high 42 shots on goal…scored once on the power play…blocked five shots…recorded one multi-point game…scored a goal at Holy Cross on December 12…produced a two-point night with a goal and an assist at Boston College on January 8…followed with an assist the next night at home…earned AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar status alongside Top Scholar Athlete and Hockey East All-Academic honors…

2019-20 (MERRIMACK) | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Made an immediate impact as a true freshman, becoming one of just three Merrimack first-year athletes to appear in all 34 games…finished third among Warrior teammates with five goals, adding three assists for eight points…put 48 shots on goal while shooting 10.4%...scored once on the power play…added nine blocks…recorded one multi-point game…provided her first collegiate assist on October 4 against RPI…scored her first college goal and added an assist for a two-point night against Vermont on October 25…found the back of the net at Minnesota State on November 2…scored a goal at Providence on November 23…tallied an assist on January 18 at Maine…scored a goal at UCONN on February 15…earned AHCA/Krampade All-American Scholar status alongside Top Scholar Athlete and Hockey East All-Academic honors…

Prep: A 2019 graduate of Hill-Murray School…Minnesota Ms. Hockey Semifinalist, Metro East Conference Player of the Year and All-State honoree as a senior…led Hill-Murray to three MSHSL Class AA State Tournament appearances…guided her team to four Metro East Conference titles…earned Academic All-State honors…named Hill-Murray’s 2018-19 Athena Award recipient, recognizing outstanding female student-athletes in the St. Paul area for their athletic and academic achievements...

Personal: The daughter of Bob and Stephanie Kaufman…has three siblings – Michael, Kristin and Marcus…cousin Brian played DI hockey at Miami-Ohio…is enrolled in St. Cloud State’s MBA program…earned her undergraduate degree in Accounting at Merrimack…