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Meghan Agosta Biography
Click the picture to read about Meghan's Olympic Achievements in recent news!
Position: F
Height: 5' 6"
Class: Junior
Hometown: Ruthven, Ontario
Last Team: Canadian National Team
Major: Criminal Justice
See 'Hurst Athletics site for full biography
2010 Olympic Achievements:
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Game 5 Opponent: USA
Score: W 2-0
Agosta: Team Canada won the gold medal and Agosta was voted MVP at the conclusion of the tournament.
Game 4 Opponent: Finland
Score: W 5-0
Agosta: Scored one goal, setting an Olympic record for goals scored by a women's hockey player.
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Game 3 Opponent: Sweden
Score: W 13-1
Agosta: Scored a hat trick and had two assists
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Game 2 Opponent: Switzerland
Score: W 10-1
Agosta: Scored two goals
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Game 1 Opponent: Slovakia
Score: W 18-0
Agosta: Scored a hat trick and had two assists
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News Stories:
Mercyhurst College Celebrating Agosta's Olympic Win, WICU-TV, February 26, 2010
Canada sets gold standard, Erie Times-News via goerie.com, February 26, 2010
Two-time Olympian Meghan Agosta plays for Canadian hockey team, but also an American star, NY Daily News, February 24, 2010
Canada's Agosta is hockey's top young talent, Washington Post, February 23, 2010
Agosta breaks record, Erie Times-News via goerie.com, February 23, 2010
Women's hockey: Irwin, Agosta lead Canada past Finland 5-0, into big finale against US, L.A. Times, February 22, 2010
Meghan Agosta sets Olympic record, Canada advances to gold medal game with 5-0 win over Finland, The Hockey News, February 22, 2010
Meghan Agosta the new face of Canadian women's hockey, Toronto Star, February 19, 2010
Video courtesy of www.goerie.com
See 2010 Olympics site for Agosta's Team Canada biography.
Accolades:
- Three-Time RBK Hockey/AHCA First Team All-American (2007-09)
- Three-Time Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top Three Finalist (2007-09)
- 2009 Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
- Three-Time CHA Player of the Year (2007-09)
- Two-Time CHA Three Star Player of the Year (2007, 2009)
2008-09 Season Snapshot:
Agosta, top left, with Team Canada before the 2010 Olympics. Picture courtesy of Dave Holland / Canada on Ice Productions.
- Captain
- First Team All-American
- Patty Kazmaier Award Final Three for third straight year
- CHA Player of the Year
- Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
- Led team and conference with 41 goals, 37 assists, 78 points, 14 power-play goals, three shorthanded goals, +40 plus/minus rating, and 280 shots
- Set program single-season records for goals, goals per game, points, points per game, and plus/minus
- Scored 3.06 points per game in 16 CHA contests, registering 27 goals and 22 assists for 49 points during conference play, including five hat tricks
- Led nation with 2.44 points per game average
- Second in NCAA Division I in goals and power-play goals, and fourth in assists
- Registered four consecutive hat tricks, Feb. 13 against Robert Morris through Feb. 21 vs. Niagara, notching 14 goals and three assists for 17 points during the four-game skein
Before Mercyhurst:
- Won a gold medal for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy
- As the youngest member of Team Canada, posted a hat trick on her 19th birthday against Russia in the Olympics
- Had a goal and an assist for U-22 Team Canada in a three-game series against the United States
- Won gold medals at the Three Nations Cup, the Four Nations Cup, and the Torino Ice Tournament
- Scored the winning goal for Team Canada at the 2004 World Inline Hockey Championship
See 'Hurst Athletics site for full biography.
