Taylor Wenczkowski
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| Taylor Wenczkowski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wenczkowski with PWHL Boston in 2024 | |||
| Born |
September 25, 1997 Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
PWHL Boston Boston Pride New Hampshire Wildcats | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 2012–2024 | ||
Taylor Wenczkowski (born September 25, 1997) is an American ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. She is currently an assistant coach for the Princeton Tigers.
As a junior player, Wenczkowski played 72 games over three seasons for the Boston Shamrocks of the Junior Women's Hockey League. She scored 35 points in each of her last two seasons.[1]
In 148 NCAA games over five years at the University of New Hampshire, Wenczkowski scored 82 points. As a senior she served as one of the three captains of the UNH Wildcats.[2][3][4][5]
Wenczkowski was drafted in the third round of the 2020 NWHL Draft and signed a one-year deal with the Boston Pride on June 23, 2020.[6][7] She would win back-to-back Isobel Cup championships with the Pride in 2021 and 2022, earning the honor of Playoff MVP in the latter year.[8]
After going undrafted in the 2023 PWHL Draft, Wenczkowski signed with PWHL Boston following their 2023 training camp.[9][10] After accumulating zero points in the regular season, Wenczkowski would score two playoff goals, including a triple-overtime winner, to help lead Boston to the Walter Cup finals, which they would lose to PWHL Minnesota.[11][12] On August 11, 2024, Wenczkowski announced she was retiring in order to pursue a career in coaching.[13]
Coaching career
On August 27, 2024, the Princeton Tigers announced they had hired Wenczkowski as an assistant coach.[14]
Personal life
Wenczkowski majored in kinesiology at the University of New Hampshire.[2] She attended high school at the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School.[15]
Career stats
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Boston Shamrocks | JWHL | 19 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Boston Shamrocks | JWHL | 26 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Boston Shamrocks | JWHL | 27 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | University of New Hampshire | NCAA | 35 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | University of New Hampshire | NCAA | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017-18 | University of New Hampshire | NCAA | 34 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018-19 | University of New Hampshire | NCAA | 36 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | University of New Hampshire | NCAA | 37 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Boston Pride | NWHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Boston Pride | PHF | 20 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Boston Pride | PHF | 24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Boston | PWHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| PHF/NWHL totals | 51 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| PWHL totals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
- Source[1]