Grace Kuipers '21 Recruiting Profile

Grace Kuipers Hockey BIO-  Grad 2021-22 

18933 Explorer Trail, Eden Prairie MN 55347  

[email protected]  952-426-2913

Grace's cell:  952-388-9315  [email protected]

Committed to Princeton University 2021-22 (Class of 2025)

In 2021, I completed my Varsity High School hockey career (5 yrs) at Eden Prairie High School finishing in the top five in all-time scoring at EPHS with 169 points.  I was Senior Captain, first team All-State, first team All Lake Conference, Team MVP, Team Offensive MVP,  and Senior All Star. In 2020, I completed my Junior year playing the for #3 ranked Eden Prairie High School (MN) scoring 62 points in 28 games.  I was named first team All-State team AA (one of two junior forwards), Team Offensive MVP,  and first team All-Lake Conference.  In 2019, I completed my Sophomore year with with 42 points in 27 games.  I was named Top 25 High School Varsity HM for Minnesota, as well as All-Lake Conference.  In 2018, I completed my Freshman year as the 3rd leading scorer with 27 points.  Our team won our section and advanced to state in AA division taking fourth place.  I contributed 7 points in the post season.  In 2017, I played High School Varsity Hockey as a 8th grader for Eden Prairie.  One of the highlights of my 8th grade season was scoring the tying goal in the 2AA Region final with 2 minutes remaining that pushed us through to State. 

I will continue to fully participate in USA Hockey Development Programs.  In 2020-21, USA Development Camps were cancelled due to COVID.   In 2019-20, I participated in the 16/17 USA Hockey National Development Camp scoring 3 goals / 1 assist in 4 games helping lead our team to the championship game.  In 2018, I participated in the U15 USA Hockey National Player Development Camp and in 2017 the U14 CCM High Performance Minnesota Camp, Festivals.

I play my summer hockey with the OS Junior Whitecaps and Winny Brodt-Brown in Minnesota.  I have played with the Junior Whitecaps for the past 5 years playing on the top team in my age group.  The JWC program includes spring skates/elite league, tournaments, Prospect Camps, College Summer skates (D1 commits) Midwest Elite League and NAHA.  Our U19 Tradition White and U16 Elite Grey team's were both ranked #1 in the country for Tier 1.

Other hockey highlights include winning the 2017 NAHA U14 tournament (led the tournament in total scoring and goals),  leading my HP Tier 1 team to the Tier 1 National Championships in 2017 (D6) and playing for the World Selects teams that played in Helsinki (Team MN) in 2016 and Bolzano, Italy (West Coast Selects- Bronze Medal) in 2017. (led my teams in scoring both tours)

I have played AAA club hockey for the past 10 years with OS Hockey, Team Minnesota and Minnesota Made Machine, as well playing in numerous showcase tournament across the country including Minnesota, Winnipeg, Toronto and New York.  

I have recruiting profiles with NCSA Sports, OS Prospects (MN)/Sports Recruits, Legacy Global Sports (NY) or GOOGLE Grace Kuipers hockey for local news clips and highlights.

OS Club Hockey-  Winny Brodt-Brown 651-226-4471 [email protected]

HS Coach- Jaime Grossman 952-988-5142  [email protected]

www.ncsasports.org/womens-ice-hockey-recruiting/minnesota/.../grace-kuipers