Katie Puumala
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- Height:
- 5'4"
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- Hometown:
- Framingham, Mass.
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- Position:
- Forward
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- Year:
- Gs.
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- High School:
- Winchendon School
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- Major:
- Occupational Therapy
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- Team:
- Becker
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- gp
- 27
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- p
- 28
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- g
- 12
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- a
- 16
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- pim
- 4
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- +/-
- 17
Bio
As a Senior:
Appeared in 27 games...recorded 10 goals and 15 assists for 25 points...named to the ECHA First team...named to the MASCAC All-Academic Team
As a Junior:
Appeared in 22 games...recorded 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points...tallied 3 game winning goals and a hat trick on the season... MASCAC All-Academic Team
Personal:
Katie was born in Boston, Mass... is getting her masters in Occupational Therapy at Worcester State... the daughter of Deb and Juha Puumala... has three siblings, Aleks, Erika and Jaclyn... favorite spot on campus: the Wellness Center... chose Worcester State because of the great opportunity to further her education and hockey career.
Before Worcester State:
Katie is a 2019 graduate of The Winchendon School in Winchendon, Mass... where she played varsity soccer, ice hockey and lacrosse.... transferred to Worcester State after two years at Becker College... tallied 17 goals and 22 assists in for 39 points in 38 games for the Hawks... was named the Colonial Hockey Conference Rookie of the Year and to the CHC All-Rookie Team in 2019-20.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 27 | 12 |
| Points | 28 | 18 |
| Goals | 12 | 9 |
| Assists | 16 | 9 |
| PIM | 4 | 2 |
| +/- | 17 | 17 |
| Power-play goals | 3 | 3 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 12 | 5 |
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 1 | 1 |
| Shots | 138 | 80 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | at Southern Me. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 27 | at Mass.-Boston | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 |
| Nov 4 | Anna Maria | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 6 | Curry | W, 4-0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 10 | Castleton | L, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 11 | at Rivier | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Nov 15 | Rivier | W, 7-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 17 | at Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 6-0 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Nov 18 | Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 6-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 21 | at Utica | L, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Dec 2 | at Anna Maria | W, 3-0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 3 | at Wesleyan (Conn.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Dec 8 | Johnson & Wales (RI) | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Dec 9 | at New England Col. | L, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 6 | at Western New Eng. | L, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 9 | at Curry | L, 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 12 | at Arcadia | W, 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jan 13 | at Arcadia | L, 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jan 20 | Western New Eng. | L, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 30 | New England Col. | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 2 | Rivier | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Feb 3 | at Rivier | W, 7-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Feb 9 | at Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Feb 10 | Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 9-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 16 | Anna Maria | W, 2-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 17 | at Anna Maria | W, 6-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 23 | #4 Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 6-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Feb 25 | Rivier | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 |
| 2022-23 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 |
| 2023-24 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 25 | 13 | 12 | .520 |
| Total | 78 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 16 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 355 | 45 | 21 | 24 | .467 |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 27 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 25 | 13 | 12 | .520 |
| Conference | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Away | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 22 | 11 | 11 | .500 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Losses | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 10 | .333 |
| Ties | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 |
| November | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| December | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| January | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| February | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
News mentions
Today, the New England Division II-III honorees are being announced for both men and women.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (12-13-1, 9-2-1) looks to complete the three peat sweep of the ECHA tournament in the conference’s final season of action before the teams move to the MASCAC for the 2024-25 season. The Lancers have won the previous two championships, defeating the Anna Maria AMCATs 2-1 in the inaugural season and 3-2 last year. This championship will see the Lancers square up with a new contender after Rivier (12-10-3, 6-4-2) defeated the AMCATs in overtime on Friday night in a 1-0 battle.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (11-13-1, 9-2-1) begin their bid for their third straight ECHA title, this year opening up tournament play by taking on 4th seeded MCLA (5-18-1, 1-10-1), who are the new additions to the conference this year. In the final year of the ECHA conference, the Lancers look to claim the bragging rights as the lone champions of the conference, before all the teams move to the newly created MASCAC Women’s Ice Hockey conference next year.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers (10-13-1, 8-2-1) headed across town to Buffone rink tonight to take on the Anna Maria AMCATS (8-12-4, 5-4-2) in the final game of the ECHA regular season. Worcester State clinched the first seed in the tournament with their 2-0 victory over Anna Maria last night, and look to put the exclamation on the season with a sweep in the final weekend of the regular season.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers (9-13-1, 7-2-1 MASCAC) faced off against the Anna Maria AMCATS (8-11-4, 5-3-2 MASCAC) for the teams Senior Night. The night honored seniors Layna Pereiro (Chicago, IL), Ellen Cook (Beckett, MA), Amy MacGlashing (Marlborough, MA), Sydney Vautour (Hamilton, MA) and Anya Laxton (Holbrook, NY) for their impressive contribution to the program.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester Women’s Ice Hockey team (8-13-1, 6-2-1) returned home to face off again against MCLA (4-16-1, 0-8-1), after defeating the Trailblazers 7-0 in North Adams last night. Worcester is looking to seal up the ECHA top seed in the final three games of action, and a win against MCLA is pivotal to their success.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (7-13-1, 5-2-1) heads out to North Adams tonight to play the first of an away-home series with the MCLA Trailblazers (4-15-1, 0-7-1). Worcester claimed the first two victories of the season over the Trailblazers in their inaugural season in the ECHA conference, and look to grab win number three to help solidify their conference standings.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (6-10-1, 4-1-1) returned to home ice this evening to take on the Western New England Golden Bears (10-4-2, 7-3-1) in a rematch with Western New England. The Golden Bears were just able to come away with the 2-1 overtime victory in the teams last battle just 14 days ago, and Worcester was aiming to settle the score.
Worcester, MA- After grabbing the win last evening, the Lancers (6-9-1, 4-1-1) were back in action in Pennsylvania looking to make a clean sweep of the trip with another victory over Arcadia University (9-5, 7-3). Worcester grabbed the victory last night 4-3 after Arcadia pulled their goalie down 4-2 in a bid to push the game to overtime.
Worcester, MA- After a long haul trek to Pennsylvania, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey (5-9-1, 4-1-1) team was set to skate away on the ice as they took on the Arcadia Knights (9-4, 7-3) in the first of their back-to-back game road trip. Worcester, who were coming off a heartbreaker on Tuesday, were primed to grab their first win of 2024 during the weekend.
Worcester, MA- After nearly a month away, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey (5-7-1, 4-1-1) team returned to the ice to take on Western New England in a Saturday night battle as the snow built in the sky. This is the first of two meetings this year for the teams as they host an away and home stretch with the Golden Bears.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (5-5-1, 4-1-1) returns to home ice after over three weeks on the road as they welcome the Johnson and Wales Wildcats (1-10-0, 1-7-0) to the Fidelity Bank Ice Center for a Friday night showdown. The Lancers are looking to rebound from a hard fought loss versus Wesleyan last Sunday in non-conference action on the night.
Worcester, MA- The Women’s Ice Hockey (5-4-1, 4-1-1) team made a quick turnaround, jumping back on the ice under 24 hours from last night's conference win over Anna Maria to head down to Connecticut to take on Wesleyan University in a Sunday afternoon battle.
Worcester, MA - The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team took on Anna Maria Saturday night at Buffone Rink in Worcester for a Saturday night conference showdown as they looked to grab a win over Anna Maria who defeated them earlier this season in a 3-2 battle on their home ice.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team returned to home ice this afternoon in the second of a home-and-away series versus the MCLA Trailblazers. Last night, the Lancers came away with the 6-0 victory over MCLA, and hope to continue their success today.
Worcester, MA- Gor the first time in history the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey faced off against the MCLA trailblazers in an ECHA battle. Worcester was looking to continue their conference success after a victory over Rivier earlier this week.
Worcester, MA - Worcester State Women’s Ice hockey tied 2-2 Saturday night away against conference foe Rivier. The Lancers were looking for the first conference win of the season after grabbing their first win earlier this week versus Curry College.
Worcester, MA- A rescheduled showdown between the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team and the Curry College Colonels saw the women in action in a Monday afternoon tilt, looking for their first win of the season. The Lancers claimed both wins last season over Curry to go along with their first two in their opening season. Worcester came into the match looking to extend the win streak over the Colonels to five straight games.