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Kristen Kiggen '25 Recruiting Profile
ClubNorthwood Huskies U19 Tier 1
Height5'5"
Weight140lbs
Age18
Primary PositionRight Defenseman
Secondary PositionLeft Defenseman
Dominant HandRight
Team LevelAAA (Tier 1)
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I was born in Pretoria, South Africa and moved to Canada when I was 5 years old, totally different environment and culture to adapt to, and don't get me started on the weather. But with my family, I adapted, I learned a new way of living and I learned a new language, French as the official language of Quebec. My character is to overcome adversity, not just to be average, but to be the best that I can be.
It was immediately apparent to me that to understand Canada's soul, I needed to understand hockey, so I started out playing boys hockey because that's all there was. The only ice I had ever seen was in my soft drink, I had never seen an ice rink before let alone skated on one. I was put into the deep end with Canadian kids, who yes, it’s true, are born with skates on. I struggled for a week or two, but I overcame and adapted. My competitive nature and drive to be number 1, saw me play Peewee AAA and Bantam AAA with the boys’ league. I also made team Quebec U13 and U18. I left my family in Canada and moved to a prep school in the U.S. (Northwood in Lake Placid), because that's what I needed to do to become better.
I have a goal to play in the NCAA D1 league and get an education I can be proud of. I have worked hard to have a GPA of 4.2 in 2022/23 school years, and I am proud of the achievements and success I have had so far. I am on the honor roll and Dean's list and intend to stay there. My interest is in sport science or sport medicine so I can be able to help young athletes like myself chase their goals. I dream to one day play for team Canada, to pull over my head the red and white Maple leaf Jersey, to feel part of something larger than myself and to give back to my adopted Country that has given so much to me.
My family has sacrificed allot for my sister and I, to move from South Africa to Canada to give us a better life, and to make sure I can follow my hockey dreams in the U.S. and to get a university education, and I don’t intent to let them down!
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 4 years
- Varsity Starter
- 4 years
- 2023 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #5
Team Awards
- Conference 2nd Place
- 2022 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #5
Team Awards
- Conference Chanmps
- 2021 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #5
Team Awards
- Conference Chanmps
- 2020 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #59
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 8 seasons
- 2022 Northwood Huskies U19 Tier 1 (U19 Tier 1)
- Kristen currently plays defense right hand shot for the Huskies 2021/22 season and will continue with them next season
- 2021 2021 Team Quebec U18 (U18 AAA)
- This was the Provincial Team selected to play in the Canadian National Tournament in November 2021, but sadly was cancelled due to Covid. This selection process spaned over 6 months with a combine assessment and then multiple rounds of cuts until the squad of 20 was selected. I played in a tournament against Team Ontario near Toronto in November 2021.
- 2019 2019 Quebec games team (South west region) - Juex du Quebec (Girls Bantam AAA)
- The Jeux de Quebec is French for the Quebec games, it is a mini Olympic games which is held every 2 years, there is a winter and summer games on alternating years. The winter games has all the traditional winter sports you would expect in the Olympics and brings together all the best players from around the province. There are 15 regions within Quebec and each region will have selection camps to field a team to play in the tournament. What's unique is that for hockey it is only for the Bantam years kids so you will only have 1 opportunity to make the hockey team, if you get cut you will not have another opportunity as the games are only every 2 years. I was one of the very few players who made the team as peewee aged player and again in my Bantam year. I was the Captain of the team in 2019.
- 2019 LSL Arsenal (Bantam AAA)
- This was a big honor for me as I was one of only 2 girls to make a boys bantam AAA major team in Quebec that year, I was the only girl on my team and I had to work really hard to be accepted and show I am worthy, it was an awesome year.
- 2018 LSL Arsenal (Bantam AAA)
- Boys Bantam AAA In Montreal. I was nominated for best defenseman, most improved player and hardest working defenseman, I won the award for player who sacrifices the most for the team.
- 2017 2017 Quebec games team (South west region) - Juex du Quebec (Girls Bantam AAA)
- The Jeux de Quebec is French for the Quebec games, it is a mini Olympic hames which is hel every 2 years, there is a winter and summer games on alternating years. The winter games has all the traditional winter sports you would expect in the Olympics and brings together all the best players from around the province. There are 15 regions within Quebec and each region will have selection camps to field a team to play in the tournament. What's unique is that for hockey it is only for the Bantam years kids so you will only have 1 opportunity to make the hockey team, if you get cut you will not have another opportunity as the games are only every 2 years. I was one of the very few players who made the team as peewee aged player and was the youngest player by 2 years in the girls hockey category. by making the team so young it meant that I would be able to play in the games again in my Bantam year so being one of very few players to have played in the games twice.
- 2017 LSL Arsenal (Peewee AAA)
- This has been one of my greatest achievements in sport so far, it was hard breaking into boys AAA and very few girls have that opportunity, this is when I really learned to play defense correctly under a good coach and start to have a real competitive streak take over. This was a pivotal year and propelled me into wanting more from the game.
- 2017 U13 Team Quebec (U13 AAA)
- This team took part in the Internal Peewee tournament in Quebec city against the boys team. This team is selected by Caroline Ouellette and is the only girls team alloed in the Peewee internal tournament.
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- Trevor Gilligan
- Private Coach
- Shayne Jackson
- High School Head Coach
- Paddy Flynn
- Club Coach
- Felix Camire
- Club Coach
- PJ Stock
- Club Coach
- Maxime Thibault
Events
- Camp/Event
- NA Elite showcase
- 7/17/23 to 7/19/23
- Camp/Event
- CCM Tournament
- 6/01/23 to 6/04/23
- Camp/Event
- Montreal Meltdown
- 5/06/22 to 5/08/22
- This is a very big Tournament on the Montreal calendar my team won gold for the 3 straight year. https://www.montrealmeltdown.com
- Camp/Event
- Team Quebec Selection Camp U18
- 5/01/22 to 5/02/22
- This was a series of selection Camps to pick Team Quebec to compete in the National championships 2021
- Camp/Event
- NAPHA Tier 1 U19 championships
- 3/12/22 to 3/12/22
- This was the final games to decide the U19 Tier 1 NAPHA championships for 2021/22. It was Northwood against Gilmore college. We have played 3 previous games against them and lost all 3 so it was a big ask to win the final championship game. We managed to dig deep and beat Gilmore for an unexpected 2-1 victory and the 2021/22 NAPHA championship.
- Camp/Event
- U18 Team Quebec - 2023 Canada games selection camp (first round)
- 12/18/21 to 12/19/21
- This is the first round of the Team Quebec selection camp to select 20 players to represent Quebec in the Canada games in February 2023 in PEI (Prince Edward Island). The Canada Games is a copy of the Olympic games and is held every 4 years, there is a winter and a summer games and all sports are represented. Short of going to the actual Olympic games this is very close as far as experience goes.
- Camp/Event
- Nashville
- 11/26/21 to 11/28/21
- This tournament is a really exciting tournament with teams from all over the US participation, what makes it exciting is the location. Nashville is the Mecca for country music of which I am a fan :)
- Camp/Event
- Central Canada Challenge
- 11/12/21 to 11/14/21
- This tournament was in interprovincial tournament Team Quebec vs Team Ontario. This is the first step to be seen for team Canada. It consists of 20 players from all of Quebec and represents the province in national tournaments
- Camp/Event
- Team Quebec U18 Selection Camp (second round)
- 10/08/21 to 10/11/21
- This camp is intended to select U18 team Quebec to participate in the nation Championships in Canada 2021
- Camp/Event
- PIP showcase Niagara falls
- 8/17/21 to 8/19/21
- This was a scouting showcase event run by PIP, this event was designed to give Canadian players exposure to NCAA div 1 scouts.
- Camp/Event
- Team Quebec U18 Selection Camp (first round)
- 7/13/21 to 7/16/21
- This camp is intended to select U18 team Quebec to participate in the nation Championships in Canada 2021
- Camp/Event
- Team Quebec U18 Selection Camp combine
- 7/13/21 to 7/13/21
- Combine, beep test, 40 yard dash, pullups, vertical jump, horizontal jump, 5-10-5. I ran a 11.8 beep test and 6 pull ups were my best events.
- Camp/Event
- Boston Beantown Classic
- 7/18/19 to 7/21/19
- https://beantownclassic.com/
- Camp/Event
- Peewee International tournamant
- 2/07/18 to 2/14/18
- This tournament is a huge internal event, attracting many international teams, Kristen made theU13 team Quebec stars team coached by Caroline Ouellette. The Team Quebec Stars team is the only girls team that is allowed to play in this tournament against the boys. it is a huge one in a lifetime honor for Kristen. https://www.tournoipee-wee.qc.ca/en/index.html
Training
- Defense positioning and technique
- 4 years
- This was done through a private coach for Jackson hockey specializing in defenseman.
- Physical conditioning and fitness - Private trainer Maude Fleury-Rousseau
- 4 years
- This was specific to combine proficiency events in order to meet the team Quebec and Team Canada standards. 40 yard sprint, Pull ups, Beep test, vertical and horizontal jumps, ball throw, deadlifts and bench press.
Additional Sports
- Soccer
- 10 years
- Club/Travel Team
- I have been playing hockey since the age of 5. Most recently the last 3 years I have been playing for the Hawks regional team completive team U17AA
- Lacrosse
- 1 year
- Varsity Team
- I play lacrosse for Northwood School
- Soccer
- 9 years
- Club/Travel Team
- U17AA (2022) / U16AA (2021) / U15A (2020)
Statistics
| Statistic | 2023 Varsity Team | 2022 Varsity Team | 2022 Northwood Husk | 2021 Varsity Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +/- | 17 | 12 | ||
| Assists | 19 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Game Winning Goals | 1 | |||
| Goals | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Points | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Shots on Goal | 120 | 104 | ||
| Games Played | 76 | 65 | 65 | 59 |
| Record | 47-25-4 | 39-24-2 | 49-14-2 | W-L-T 39-24-2 |
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Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes.Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes.Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsHonor Role: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Deans List: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 2019/20 * Best Academic Achievement in Advanced English in the classes Concentration Art/Music/Drama/Sport * Best Academic Achievement in Science in the classes Concentration Art/Music/Drama/Sport * Best Academic Achievement in History in the classes Concentration Art/Music/Drama/Sport * Best Academic Achievement in ECR in the classes Concentration Art/Music/Drama/Sport * Best Academic Achievement in Physical Education in the classes Concentration Art/Music/Drama/Sport 2022/23 - Dartmouth award for ??? - English award - Cum-laude
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