Kayla Meneghin

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Kayla Meneghin
Born (1994-12-22) December 22, 1994 (age 28)
Clifton, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PHF team
Former teams		 Buffalo Beauts
Connecticut Whale
Plattsburgh Cardinals
Playing career 2014–present

Kayla Meneghin (born December 22, 1994) is an American ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Buffalo Beauts of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).

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Career

As a child, Meneghin began playing hockey for the Quarry Cats based in Montclair State University Ice Arena, before playing for the New Jersey Colonials in high school. Raised in Clifton, New Jersey, Meneghin played prep hockey at Clifton High School before transferring to The Gunnery for her last two years of high school. [1] [2]

From 2014 to 2018, she attended Plattsburgh State, scoring 188 points across 117 NCAA Division III games, the fifth highest scorer in league history and second highest scorer in Plattsburgh program history. [3] During her four seasons with the university, she won three national championships. [4] [5]

After graduating, she attended the PHF's Buffalo Beauts free agent camp before signing her first professional contract with the Connecticut Whale as an undrafted free agent. [6] She scored one goal in ten games in her rookie season for the Whale. [7] Her production jumped in her second season, scoring 8 points in 14 games and picking up time on the team's first line. [6]

She left Connecticut to sign with the Beauts for the 2020–21 NWHL season. [8]

Personal life

Since 2018, Meneghin has served as an assistant coach for the women's hockey programme at Saint Anselm College. In 2020, she co-founded a business called KayRad Hockey with Jersey Hitmen head coach Darius Radziszewski. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Lawlor, Christopher (March 21, 2017). "Meneghin All-American for Division III women's hockey". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved December 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "The Whale's Own Jersey Girls", Cetacean Nation. Accessed December 29, 2020. "The Whale currently have two of them, winger Kayla Meneghin from Clifton, and center/defender Hanna Beattie from Whitehouse Station.... Kayla Meneghin went to both New Jersey’s Clifton High School and the Gunnery in Connecticut for her prep career, and then Plattsburgh State University in New York."
  3. ↑ Selig, Mark (February 24, 2016). "Powerhouse Plattsburgh programs dominate college hockey". The Burlington Free Press . Retrieved December 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Rice, Dan (November 21, 2018). "Connecticut Whale: Q & A with Rookie Forward Kayla Meneghin". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved December 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: #9 Kayla Meneghin". Plattsburgh State Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 1 2 Bryant, Casey (December 27, 2019). "NWHL Stock Report: The naughty/nice list". The Ice Garden. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  7. ↑ National Women's Hockey League (December 26, 2019). "Kayla Meneghin Taking Her Game to a New Level with Whale". OurSports Central. Retrieved December 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ Lafranca, Joey (December 3, 2020). "Plattsburgh hockey alumna Meneghin excited for NWHL bubble in Lake Placid". Press-Republican . Retrieved December 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "Ambassador Spotlight: KayRad Hockey | Brick Township, New Jersey". Women's Hockey Life. November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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