| Paige Capistran | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1998-05-07) May 7, 1998 (age 26) Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| NWHL team Former teams |
Boston Pride | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 2016–2022 | ||
Paige Capistran (born May 7, 1998) is a retired American ice hockey player who last played for the Boston Pride in the National Women's Hockey League and the Northeastern Huskies in the NCAA. She is currently an on-air commentator for Hockey East broadcasts and the PWHL.
Career
Across 145 NCAA games, she scored 30 points. As a senior she served as team captain of the Northeastern Huskies. She was the first Northeastern player to win the Hockey East Sportsmanship Award. Capistran was drafted 30th overall by the Boston Pride in the 2020 NWHL Draft. She signed her first professional contract with the team ahead of the 2020-21 NWHL season. She retired from professional hockey following the 2021-2022 season.
Personal life
Capistran majored in communications at Northeastern University.
Career stats
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017–18 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2018–19 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 38 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2019–20 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 38 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2020–21 | Boston Pride | NWHL | ||||||||||||
| NWHL totals | ||||||||||||||
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Honors
- 2016-2017 WHEA All-Academic Team
- 2019-2020 American Hockey Coaches Association American Scholar
- 2019-2020 Hockey East Sportsmanship Award Winner
- 2019-2020 Finished her career with 145 games played (tied for sixth-most all-time at NU)
- 2019-2020 Hockey East All-Academic Team
- Source
References
- ^ "Paige Capistran - Women's Ice Hockey". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- "Stats - Boston Pride". pride.nwhl.zone. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- Barker, George (March 23, 2020). "The loss of a possible national title, two iconic NU leaders". The Huntington News. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- "Captain Cappy". The Red & Black. August 27, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- "2020 NWHL draft: Meet the six picks with Massachusetts ties". Boston.com. May 1, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- Duffy, Chris (April 30, 2020). "Pandemic changed Paige Capistran's mind". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- "Pride Add Another Strong Rookie in Capistran". Bruins Diehards. July 16, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- @TomCaron (July 1, 2022). "BREAKING NEWS: Defenseman @paige_cap21 has announced her retirement from the Boston Pride and now will focus on her budding television career. After she recovers from the weekend in Chicago" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Paige Capistran". EliteProspects.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Paige Capistran on Twitter
- Paige Capistran on Instagram