Monday, April 7, 2025
Nearly 120 with NCAA Ties to Compete in IIHF World Championship
34 Schools Have Representation on 10 Competing Countries
The past, present and future of NCAA Division I women’s hockey will be on display at the 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship, which gets underway Wednesday in České Budějovice, Czechia.
A total of 119 players with NCAA ties are expected to compete in the tournament, including 40 student-athletes who are current NCAA players or committed for the 2025-26 season.
All 10 countries participating in the 2025 IIHF World Championship will have representation, led by the United States and Canada (25), Czechia (13), Finland (12), and Sweden and Switzerland (10). Both the American and Canadian rosters are made up entirely of current or former NCAA players.
Thirty-four different NCAA schools will be represented during the tournament. Wisconsin leads with 15 current, former or committed players, followed by Ohio State (13), Minnesota (12), St. Cloud State (nine) and Minnesota Duluth (eight), and Maine (eight) and Northeastern (seven).
Twenty-four schools will boast multiple players on tournament rosters.
The 2025 IIHF World Championship takes place April 9-20 at Budvar Arena in České Budějovice, Czechia.
Below is a complete list of players with NCAA ties in the tournament. For more information, visit IIHF.com.
United States:
Abbey Murphy, Minnesota, 2020-present
Aerin Frankel, Northeastern, 2017-22
Alex Carpenter, Boston College, 2011-16
Anna Wilgren, Minnesota State & Wisconsin, 2018-23, 2023-24
Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin, 2023-present
Britta Curl-Salemme, Wisconsin, 2018-24
Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin, 2022-present
Cayla Barnes, Boston College & Ohio State, 2017-23, 2023-24
Grace Zumwinkle, Minnesota, 2017-23
Gwyneth Philips, Northeastern, 2019-24
Haley Winn, Clarkson, 2021-present
Hayley Scamurra, Northeastern, 2013-17
Hilary Knight, Wisconsin, 2007-12
Jesse Compher, Boston University & Wisconsin, 2017-21, 2022-23
Joy Dunne, Ohio State, 2023-present
Kelly Pannek, Minnesota, 2014-19
Kendall Coyne Schofield, Northeastern, 2011-15
Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin, 2022-present
Lacey Eden, Wisconsin, 2020-25
Laila Edwards, Wisconsin, 2022-present
Lee Stecklein, Minnesota, 2012-17
Megan Keller, Boston College, 2014-19
Savannah Harmon, Clarkson, 2014-18
Taylor Heise, Minnesota, 2018-23
Tessa Janecke, Penn State, 2022-present
Canada:
Ann-Renée Desbiens, Wisconsin, 2013-17
Blayre Turnbull, Wisconsin, 2011-15
Brianne Jenner, Cornell, 2010-15
Chloe Primerano, Minnesota, 2024-present
Claire Thompson, Princeton, 2016-20
Danielle Serdachny, Colgate, 2019-24
Daryl Watts, Boston College & Wisconsin, 2017-19, 2019-22
Ella Shelton, Clarkson, 2016-20
Emily Clark, Wisconsin, 2014-19
Emma Maltais, Ohio State, 2017-23
Erin Ambrose, Clarkson, 2012-16
Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth, 2023 to present
Jennifer Gardiner, Ohio State, 2019-24
Jocelyne Larocque, Minnesota Duluth, 2007-11
Julia Gosling, St. Lawrence, 2019-24
Kristen Campbell, North Dakota & Wisconsin, 2015-17, 2017-20
Kristin O’Neill, Cornell, 2016-20
Laura Stacey, Dartmouth, 2012-16
Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University, 2010-15
Micah Zandee-Hart, Cornell, 2015-20
Natalie Spooner, Ohio State, 2008-12
Renata Fast, Clarkson, 2012-16
Sarah Fillier, Princeton, 2019-24
Sarah Nurse, Wisconsin, 2013-17
Sophie Jaques, Ohio State, 2018-23
Czechia:
Adéla Šapovalivová, Wisconsin, commit
Andrea Trnková, RPI, 2023-present
Denisa Krizova, Northeastern, 2014-18
Dominika Lásková, Merrimack, 2018-22
Kateřina Mrázová, Minn. Duluth, 2013-18
Klára Hymlárová, St. Cloud State, 2019-24
Kristýna Kaltounková, Colgate, 2020-25
Michaela Hesová, Dartmouth, 2024-present
Natálie Mlýnková, Vermont & Minnesota, 2020-24, 2024-25
Noemi Neubauerová, Colgate & Providence, 2018-22, 2022-23
Tereza Plosová, Minnesota, commit
Tereza Vanisova, Maine, 2016-20
Vendula Přibylová, Maine, 2016-20
Finland:
Emilia Kyrkkö, St. Cloud State, 2024-present
Ida Kuoppala, Maine, 2019-24
Jenniina Nylund, St. Cloud State, 2018-23
Julia Schalin, Mercyhurst, 2024-present
Krista Parkkonen, Vermont & Minnesota, 2022-24, 2024-present
Michelle Karvinen, North Dakota, 2011-14
Nelli Laitinen, Minnesota, 2022-present
Sanni Ahola, St. Cloud State, 2020-25
Sanni Vanhanen, Ohio State, commit
Siiri Yrjölä, St. Cloud State, 2024-present
Sofianna Sundelin, St. Cloud State, 2023-present
Susanna Tapani, North Dakota, 2013-14
Sweden:
Emma Söderberg, Minn. Duluth, 2018-23
Hilda Svensson, Ohio State, commit
Ida Karlsson, Minn. Duluth, 2023-present
Jenna Raunio, Ohio State, Commit
Josefin Bouveng, Minnesota, 2022-present
Mira Jungåker, Ohio State, 2024-present
Paula Bergström, Long Island Univ. & Minn. Duluth, 2019-23, 2023-24
Sara Hjalmarsson, Providence, 2018-23
Sofie Lundin, Ohio State, 2022-24
Thea Johansson, Mercyhurst, 2022-present
Switzerland:
Alina Müller, Northeastern, 2018-23
Andrea Brändli, Ohio State, 2018-23
Ivana Wey, Northeastern, commit
Lara Stalder, Minn. Duluth, 2013-17
Laura Zimmermann, St. Cloud State, 2022-present
Monja Wagner, Union College, 2023-present
Naemi Herzig, Holy Cross, commit
Nicole Vallario, St. Thomas, 2021-24
Rahel Enzler, Maine, 2020-24
Saskia Maurer, St. Thomas, 2021-23
Hungary:
Boglárka Báhiczki-Tóth, Brown, commit
Emma Kreisz, Minnesota, 2023-present
Isabel Lippai, St. Thomas, 2020-24
Lotti Odnoga, Dartmouth & St. Thomas, 2018-22, 2022-23
Madie Leidt, Middlebury College, 2017-22
Mira Seregély, Maine, 2021-25
Regina Metzler , Mercyhurst, 2024-present
Taylor Baker, RIT, 2016-20
Zsófia Pázmándi, SUNY-Plattsburgh & Lindenwood, 2023-24, 2024-present
Germany:
Laura Kluge, St. Cloud State, 2017-21
Lilli Welcke, Maine & Boston Univ., 2022-23, 2023-present
Luisa Welcke, Maine & Boston Univ., 2022-23, 2023-present
Nina Christof, RPI, 2022-present
Nina Jobst-Smith, Minn. Duluth, 2020-25
Sandra Abstreiter, Providence, 2017-23
Svenja Voigt, St. Cloud State, 2022-present
Tabea Botthof, Yale, 2018-23
Norway:
Andrea Dalen, North Dakota, 2011-15
Ena Nystrøm, RPI & Mercyhurst, 2019-20, 2020-24
Josefine Biseth Engmann, Maine, 2017-18
Millie Rose Sirum, Holy Cross & Providence, 2020-24, 2024-25
Silje Gundersen, Lindenwood, 2024-present
Thea Reiermark Jørgensen, Lindenwood, 2020-25
Japan:
Akane Hosoyamada, Syracuse, 2010-15