“Meghan’s career is illustrious,” Coyne Schofield said. “She’s a natural-born leader. What’s special about Meghan was regardless of your experience level, or how many years you played within the national program, she made you feel welcomed, she made you feel important and she made you feel like you were part of the program.”
Duggan also enjoyed an impressive career at the University of Wisconsin where she led the Badgers to three national championships, in addition to a runner-up effort. Duggan, who finished her college career with 108 goals and 238 points in 159 games, won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top player in NCAA Division I women’s hockey, in addition to USA Hockey’s Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year Award in 2011, her senior year.
Duggan also played six seasons of professional hockey, including four with the Boston Blades, where she helped her team to a Clarkson Cup championship in 2013 and 2015.
“She wanted to win,” Chu said. “And to have that mentality is why she’s been a winner at so many levels of her career. As teammates, we always knew what we were going to get from her and that was complete commitment. She was a great example of how to be fully committed and fully all-in to whatever she put her mind to.”
Duggan ended her career on top, as her final game with the U.S. came when she won the gold medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. She recently took time away from the ice to start a family with her wife, former Canada standout Gillian Apps. They welcomed George Robert Apps-Duggan on Feb. 29, 2020.
“The amount of kids she impacted to want to play the game of hockey is significant,” Coyne Schofield said. “She is leaving the game better than when she entered. While we’re all sad to see Meghan leave the game as a player, we know that her mark on this game will last forever.”
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