Megan Bozek

Class:
Senior
Position:
Defense
Height:
5-9
High School:
Chicago Mission
Hometown:
Buffalo Grove, Ill.

2012-13 • Senior Season: Appeared in all 41 games • had a career-high 57 points (20g-37a) and set Minnesota program record for points by a defense in a single season • posted a plus/minus of +61 • team co-captain • Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-3 Finalist • First Team All-American • First Team All-USCHO.com • WCHA Defensive Player of the Year • All-WCHA First Team • All-WCHA Academic Team • 2013 Hockey Humanitarian Award nominee • opened the season by tallying two assists against Colgate (9/28) • notched three points (1g-2a) in the series finale versus Colgate (9/29) • had three points (1g-2a) in 7-1 win over St. Cloud State (10/5) • recorded a pair of assists in shutout of St. Lawrence (10/12) • tallied two assists in WCHA opener win over Ohio State (10/19) to eclipse 100 career points • netted a goal against North Dakota (10/27), which began an eight-game point streak • had two assists in series finale with North Dakota (10/28) • netted a goal in win against Minnesota Duluth (11/2) • notched two goals in shutout of UMD (11/3) • had two assists in 3-0 win over Minnesota State (11/16) • recorded three points (2g-1a) in 9-1 rout of Minnesota State (11/17) • named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 20) for notching five points (2g-3a) during against Minnesota State (11/16-17) • tallied two assists in win over New Hampshire (11/24) • assisted Lee Stecklein on game-winning goal versus New Hampshire (11/25) • had three points (1g-2a) against Bemidji State (12/7) • posted three points (1g-2a) in a series sweep of North Dakota (1/11-12) • matched a career-high four points (2g-2a) in a shutout win over Minnesota State (1/19) • posted one goal and an assist in the 5-1 victory over Wisconsin (1/27) • had a pair of assists in the series sweep of Minnesota Duluth (2/1-2) • netted two goals, including her first career short-handed goal, and an assist in the series sweep of Ohio State (2/8-9) • named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (2/13) for the second time this year • tallied two assists in the final home series of the regular season against Bemidji State (2/15-16) to become the school record holder for points by a defense • recorded four points (3g-2a) in the series sweep of Bemidji State in the WCHA First Round (3/1-2) and became Minnesota's single season record holder for points by a defense • notched a goal in each game of the WCHA Final Face-Off (3/8-9) • earned WCHA All-Tournament Team honors • assisted Amanda Kessel on a goal in the triple-overtime victory against North Dakota (3/16) in the NCAA quarterfinals • assisted Hannah Brandt on a goal in the NCAA semifinal win over Boston College (3/22) • assisted Milica McMillen on the game-winning goal over Boston University (3/24) in the national championship • named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team.

2011-12 • Junior Season: Named a Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award nominee, All-WCHA First Team honoree, First Team All-American, and NCAA Frozen Four all-tournament team member • finished her junior campaign ranked fourth in Minnesota history with 89 career points and ranked fourth with 27 career goals • ranked second in the nation for points by a defense with 42 points • ranked third nationally in points per game by defense at 1.08 points per game and was one of just three defense in the country to average more than one point per game • played in 39 games, compiling 15 goals and 27 assists for 42 points • scored multiple points in 12 games during season • tallied three or more points in four games • led the Gopher defense at +47 • scored the first goal of the game in a 3-2 victory at No. 1 Wisconsin (10/16) • named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against North Dakota (12/2-3) where she had two assists, including one on the game-winning goal, and blocked two shots • a key member of Minnesota's defense that held No. 1 Wisconsin scoreless in a 1-0 shutout win (1/7) • scored a goal in Minnesota's 3-3 tie against No. 1 Wisconsin (1/6) • had a career-best four assists against St. Cloud State (2/3) • matched her career-high with four points (1g-3a) against North Dakota in the regular season finale (2/18) • missed the WCHA First Round series against St. Cloud State with an injury • scored an empty-net goal in the final seconds of the WCHA title game against UMD to secure a 2-0 victory (3/4).

2010-11 • Sophomore Season: Played in 37 of 38 games • Third-Team All-WCHA • WCHA All-Tournament Team honoree • WCHA All-Academic Team honoree • letterwinner • scored six goals and had 17 assists for 23 points • led the team at +33 • ranked second among defense in scoring and seventh overall • had three multiple-point games • had two three-game scoring streaks • three of six goals were power-play goals • scored her first goal of the season against Clarkson (10/2), which was a power-play goal • netted the game-winning, power-play goal against St. Cloud State (10/23) • scored a goal and was a +3 in the 6-2 win over Bemidji State (12/4) • notched the overtime game-winning goal against Ohio State (12/12) • held the first assist in both of the Gophers' goals in the 2-2 tie against Minnesota Duluth (1/14) • scored her third game-winning goal of the season in the 4-2 win over OSU (1/21) and was a +4 in the series • named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week after tallying a goal and two assists in the North Dakota split (2/18-19) • was +3 during the WCHA First Round games against Ohio State • assisted two of Amanda Kessel's goals during the WCHA semifinal game against Minnesota Duluth (3/4) and was +2 • assisted Sarah Erickson's first goal against Wisconsin (3/5) and had three points during the WCHA Final Faceoff to earn all-tournament honors.

2009-10 • Freshman Season: Second Team All-WCHA and WCHA All-Rookie Team honoree • tied for fifth on the team in scoring and second among defense • played on the power play • led the team in power-play points with 20 of her 24 points recorded on the power play • all six of her goals came on the power play • had a plus/minus rating of +12 • tallied her first point as a Gopher in her first collegiate game, setting up a game-winning, power-play goal against Syracuse (10/2) • assisted two power-play goals against Ohio State (10/10) and Minnesota Duluth (10/16) • tallied two assists against Wisconsin (10/30-11/1) and one against Minnesota State (11/13) for a three-game scoring streak • scored her first career goal in 3-1 win over Bemidji State (11/21) • set up Brittany Francis' power-play goal in the 4-0 win over Clarkson (11/27) • had a four-point weekend (2g-2a) against North Dakota and was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week • had a career-high two goals in game one against UND (12/12) and followed up with two power-play assists in game two (12/13) • scored the Gophers' game-tying goal in the 1-1 tie against Bemidji State (1/16) • scored her sixth power-play goal of the season and assisted Brittany Francis' power-play goal in the 4-3 triple overtime win over Minnesota State during the WCHA first round • set up both of Brittany Francis' power-play goals in the 5-4 double overtime win over Ohio State during the WCHA Final Faceoff semifinal (3/6) • tallied a power-play assist in the NCAA quarterfinal game against Clarkson (3/13).

The Bozek File: A member of the U.S. Under-18 Team that won gold in 2009 • tied for third overall in scoring by a defense with six points and had a plus/minus rating of +10 • recorded a goal and an assist in the three-game series against Canada in August 2008 • selected in her first USA Hockey Women's National Festival in 2007 • competed at the USA Hockey Holiday Camp in December 2008 • participated in USA Hockey Player Development Camps • played for the Chicago Mission under head coach Greg Tam • played in six games during the Under-19 Championships, tallying six points • served as assistant captain of the Mission in 2008 and was named captain in 2009 • as a junior, played in 66 games and scored 44 goals with 33 assists to help her team to an Under-19 National Championship • had 61 points and led the Mission to the Under-19 quarterfinals in her sophomore season • played for Team Illinois girls from 2004-07 and went to the USA Hockey Girls' National Championships all three years • skated with the Team Illinois boys for three years prior to joining the girls’ team.

Personal: A 2009 graduate of Adlai E. Stevenson High School • born March 27, 1991 • daughter of Patti and Tom • has two older brothers, Danny and Stephen • Sport Management major • shoots right.

Bozek's Career Statistics
Season	GP	G	A	Points	Shots	Shot%	Pen-Min	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
2009-10	40	6	18	24	118	.051	20-40	+12	6	0	1
2010-11	37	6	17	23	94	.064	26-52	+33	3	0	3
2011-12	39	15	27	42	127	.118	17-34	+47	8	0	3
2012-13	41	20	37	57	191	.105	18-36	+61	9	1	3
TOTAL	157	47	99	146	530	.089	81-162	+153	26	1	10