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Top 10 Moments for Women’s Ice Hockey: Five Black Bears Competing in the Olympics

Top 10 Moments for Women’s Ice Hockey: Five Black Bears Competing in the Olympics

Orono, ME – In honor of 25 years of the program’s history, UMaine Athletics is highlighting the ten top moments of Maine women’s ice hockey over the past 25 years.

The University of Maine women’s ice hockey team was represented by five Black Bears at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games. The list of Black Bears that are going to be competing for their respective countries is: Amalie Andersen, Rahel Enzler, Tereza Vanisova, Vendula Pribylova and Michelle Weis.

Andersen, a current Black Bear who is in her Senior year at UMaine, is a native of Herning, Denmark. She will be representing team Denmark in their first ever Olympics for women’s ice hockey. At UMaine, she has appeared in 61 games, compiling 2 goals and 7 assists.

Enzler, another current Black Bear, is in her Junior season at UMaine. She is a native of Zug, Switzerland and will be representing team Switzerland. At UMaine, she has appeared in 56 games, scoring 4 goals and adding 12 assists.

Vanisova, a 2020 graduate of UMaine, spent her four seasons as a Black Bear from 2016-20, in which she appeared in 130 games, racked up a program record 129 points, 63 of them being goals and 66 assists. A native of Strakonice, Czech Republic, will be representing the Czech Republic at the Olympics.

Pribylova, a 2020 graduate of UMaine, spent her four seasons as a Black Bear also from 2016-20. She appeared in 129 games, in which she scored 21 goals and served 39 assists. A native of Olomouc, Czech Republic, will be joining Vanisova as a representative for the Czech Republic at the Olympics.

Weis, who attended the University of Maine from 2017-20, spent 3 seasons as a Black Bear in which she appeared in 93 games. In those games, she scored 17 goals and dished out 20 assists. A native of Charlottenlund, Denmark, will be joining Andersen as a representative of team Denmark at the Olympics.

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