Victoria Hanson

Victoria Hanson
Victoria Hanson playing for the Boston Pride 11-28-19
Born	(1994-10-01) October 1, 1994 (age 30) Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Goaltender
PHF team	Boston Pride
Played for	Kurpfalz Ladies Boston University
Playing career	2013–present

Victoria Hanson is an American ice hockey goaltender, currently playing with the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).

Career

From 2013 to 2017, she attended Boston University.[1][2] She was named a Hockey East First Team All-Star in her senior year, the first goalie from the university to be named to the first all star team in a decade.[3][4]

After graduating, she moved to Germany to sign with the Mad Dogs Mannheim, serving as the team's starting goaltender. She would only play a season with Mannheim before returning to North America and stepping away from competitive hockey for the 2018-19 season.

She returned to professional play in 2019 to sign with the PHF's Boston Pride, serving as the team's backup goaltender behind Lovisa Selander.[5] She went 6-0 in her rookie NWHL season, posting a .919 save percentage and 1.97 GAA, including her first professional shutout in a victory over the Connecticut Whale, as the Pride made it to the Isobel Cup finals before the year was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[6] She re-signed with the Pride for the 2020–21 NWHL season, with general manager Karilyn Pilch stating that she was "a fierce competitor and an excellent technical goalie."[7]

Personal life

At Boston University, Hanson was enrolled in the Questrom School of Business, earning a bachelor's degree in business administration and management.[8] Her father, Mark Hanson, played as a goaltender for Providence College in the 70s, and served as a goaltending coach for Harvard University until 2018, and her sister, Elizabeth Hanson, played as a goaltender for Elmira College from 2017 to 2020.[9]

Career Statistics

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T/OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2013–14	Boston University	NCAA		6	3	2	0	336	15	0	2.68	.910		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Boston University	NCAA		23	16	5	2	1332	50	0	2.25	.910		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Boston University	NCAA		12	6	6	0	656	35	0	3.20	.888		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Boston University	NCAA		28	15	9	4	1693	67	2	2.37	.927		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Kurpfalz Ladies	Fraueneishockey-Bundesliga		20	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.09	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Boston Pride	PHF		8	6	0	0	396	13	1	1.97	.919		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
PHF totals				8	6	0	0	396	13	1	1.97	.919		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Source[10][11][12]

References

1. "Victoria Hanson, Erin O'Neil shine for No. 10 women's hockey – The Daily Free Press".
2. "Goaltender battle continues for women's hockey – The Daily Free Press".
3. "Stoughton Native Leads Boston University to Women's Hockey East Title". Stoughton, MA Patch. March 10, 2015.
4. "GlobeSouth: Noteworthy performances - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
5. "Boston Pride Ink a Netminder in BU Alum Victoria Hanson". August 15, 2019.
6. Tokarski, Anne (October 12, 2020). "Ranking the best NWHL goaltending set-ups". The Ice Garden.
7. "Pride Complete Goalie Tandem, Re-sign Hanson". July 9, 2020.
8. "Victoria Hanson - Women's Ice Hockey". Boston University Athletics.
9. "Great goaltending runs in the family for Stoughton's Hanson clan". www.msn.com.
10. "Victoria Hanson". EliteProspects.
11. "Victoria Hanson". BU Terriers.
12. "Victoria Hanson". NWHL Zone.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
• Victoria Hanson on Instagram
• Victoria Hanson on Twitter