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.
Playing career 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.
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.
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. 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.
After going undrafted in the 2023 PWHL Draft, Wenczkowski signed with PWHL Boston following their 2023 training camp. 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. On August 11, 2024, Wenczkowski announced she was retiring in order to pursue a career in coaching.
Coaching career On August 27, 2024, the Princeton Tigers announced they had hired Wenczkowski as an assistant coach.
Personal life Wenczkowski majored in kinesiology at the University of New Hampshire. She attended high school at the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School.
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
Honours 2018-19 Led the UNH Wildcats in goals (20) and points (26) 2015-16 Led UNH rookies in goals (4), assists (8) and points (12). 2022 Isobel Cup Playoff MVP Source:
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