On Sunday afternoon Taylor Wenczkowski announced her retirement on Instagram. The 26-year-old Forward was heading into the offseason as a free agent. It was unclear where she would end up. All questions have been answered, and Wenczkowksi has decided to start coaching. Taylor Wenczkowski announced her retirement on Instagram on Sunday.
Wenczkowski has been playing hockey in Boston since 2012, starting with the Boston Shamrocks in the Junior Women’s Hockey League and then moving on to the University of New Hampshire. She later played for the PHF Boston Pride until the league folded and the PWHL was formed. Wenczkowski’s professional playing career in Boston concluded with the PWHL, ending her 12-year journey. Notably, she is a back-to-back Isobel Cup Champion, scoring the game-winning goals in both years. Wenczkowski leaves her mark on women’s hockey in Boston and will continue to contribute to the sport.
Here are Wenczkowski’s stats throughout her career in the regular season:
– Boston Shamrocks 2012-13: 19 games played, 6 goals, and 2 assists.
– Boston Shamrocks 2013-14: 26 games played, 25 goals, and 10 assists.
– Boston Shamrocks 2014-15: 27 games played, 23 goals, and 12 assists.
– UNH Wildcats 2015-16: 35 games played, 4 goals, and 8 assists.
– UNH Wildcats 2016-17: 7 games played, 2 goals, and 1 assist.
– UNH Wildcats 2017-18: 34 games played, 9 goals, and 11 assists.
– UNH Wildcats 2018-19: 36 games played, 20 goals, and 6 assists.
– UNH Wildcats 2019-20: 37 games played, 7 goals, and 14 assists.
– Boston Pride 2020-21: 7 games played, 1 goal, and 0 assists.
– Boston Pride 2021-22: 20 games played, 8 goals, and 7 assists.
– Boston Pride 2022-23: 24 games played, 2 goals, and 7 assists.
– PWHL Boston 2023-24: 16 games played, 0 goals, and 0 assists.
Wenczkowski in Boston
Wenczkowksi has played hockey in Boston since 2012 with the Boston Shamrocks in the Junior Women’s Hockey League before playing at the University of New Hampshire. She played with the PHF Boston Pride from 2020-23 until the league folded and the PWHL was formed. Wenczkowski spent her last professional playing career in Boston playing for the PWHL, ending her journey after 12 years. Wenczkowski is a back-to-back Isobel Cup Champion (scoring the game-winning goals in both years). She leaves her mark on women’s hockey and Boston and will continue providing for this sport
