KNIGHT
HILARY
Hilary Knight’s college career rivals any of the Badgers’ best. She helped UW to the 2009 NCAA championship with a career-high 83 points. The 2011 national title was fueled in part by her school-record 47 goals.
MICHELLE STOCKER, CAP TIMES ARCHIVES
TROPHY CASE
Frozen Four
Most
Outstanding
Player
(shared with Meghan Duggan)
2011
National championship
2011
Western Collegiate Hockey Association Player of the Year
2009
National championship
2009
No one has scored more goals or points in a Badgers career than Hilary Knight, who did so with a style that overpowered opponents. Teammates said that when she went into the corner to try to win a puck, she won it.
Badgers women’s hockey coach Mark Johnson discusses what made Hilary Knight special as a hockey player. He coached her throughout her career at UW.
Hilary Knight arrived at UW in 2007 after the Badgers won their first two national championships. She left in 2012 after further establishing the program as a dynasty, then became one of the best and most recognized women's hockey players in the world.
GREG DIXON, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES
Todd Milewski, Wisconsin State Journal
LARRY RADLOFF, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES
Former UW player and Hockey Canada opponent Sarah Nurse talks about what stands out most to her about Hilary Knight.
It might have been a case of bad timing to explain how Hilary Knight left UW without collecting a Patty Kazmaier Award as the top player in NCAA women’s hockey. She was one of the top 10 finalists three times — in 2009, 2011 and 2012 — but saw one of her Badgers teammates win the award each time.
GREG DIXON, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES
TROPHY
CASE
KNIGHT
BIO
AFTER
UW
KNIGHT BIO
Born: July 12, 1989, in Palo Alto, California
Hometown: Sun Valley, Idaho
High school: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, Connecticut), 2003-07
Family: Parents Jim and Cynthia; brothers James Jr., Remington and William
AFTER UW
• Olympics: Her Olympic career started with a silver medal in 2010 followed by silver in 2014, gold in 2018 and another silver in 2022.
• World Championship: Her overtime goal for the U.S. won the 2017 World Championship.
• Pro hockey: She has played with Boston and Montreal in the now-defunct National Women's Hockey League and Canadian Women's Hockey League and with the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association.
• ESPN: She joined ESPN as a hockey analyst in 2021.
TOP 5 MOMENTS
WITH THE BADGERS
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QUINNIPIAC
Sept. 27, 2008
Knight scored five goals in a 7-3 win over Quinnipiac.
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DARTMOUTH
March 14, 2009
Knight grew up wanting to play for Dartmouth. She finished with two goals and four assists in UW’s 7-0 win over Dartmouth in the 2009 quarterfinals.
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MINNESOTA
DULUTH
March 12, 2011
Knight set the school record with her 47th goal of the season and assisted on Meghan Duggan’s go-ahead goal in the third period of UW’s 2-1 quarterfinal win against Minnesota-Duluth.
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March 20, 2009
Knight scored twice and had two assists in UW’s 5-1 win over Minnesota-Duluth in the 2009 national semifinals. It was a bit of revenge for Knight and the Badgers.
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MINNESOTA
DULUTH
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BOSTON
COLLEGE
March 17, 2012
Knight scored a pair of goals in UW’s 6-2 win over Boston College in the 2012 national semifinals.
Played in 161 games in a Badgers career that ran from 2007 to 2012. She missed the 2009-10 season for the Vancouver Olympics.
BY THE NUMBERS
A first-team all-American in 2009 and 2011, making her one of three multiple-year all-Americans for the Badgers. She made the second team in 2012.
One of the 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award three times but lost out to a teammate each year — Jessie Vetter in 2009, Meghan Duggan in 2011 and Brianna Decker in 2012.
KNIGHT’S UW RECORDS
Goals in a season
47
143
Career goals
Career points
262
30
Career game-winning goals
9
986
Career hat tricks
Career shots
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CARLO ALLEGRI, ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVES
Former UW and Team USA teammate Alex Cavallini talks about what she enjoys most about playing with Hilary Knight.
30
Career game-winning goals
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Todd Milewski, Wisconsin State Journal
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THE LEGENDS
Women’s hockey, 2007 to 2012
Born: July 12, 1989, in Palo Alto, California
Hometown: Sun Valley, Idaho
High school: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, Connecticut), 2003-07
Family: Parents Jim and Cynthia; brothers James Jr., Remington and William
Born: July 12, 1989, in Palo Alto, California
Hometown: Sun Valley, Idaho
High school: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, Connecticut), 2003-07
Family: Parents Jim and Cynthia; brothers James Jr., Remington and William
• Olympics: Her Olympic career started with a silver medal in 2010 followed by silver in 2014, gold in 2018 and another silver in 2022.
• World Championship: Her overtime goal for the U.S. won the 2017 World Championship.
• Pro hockey: She has played with Boston and Montreal in the now-defunct National Women's Hockey League and Canadian Women's Hockey League and with the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association.
• ESPN: She joined ESPN as a hockey analyst in 2021.
Women’s hockey, 2007 to 2012
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