Christina Putigna

Christina Putigna
Christina Putigna at the 2020 NWHL All Star Game
Born (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 26)
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		 Boston Pride
Providence College Friars
Oakville Hornets
Stoney Creek Sabres
Played for PHF
Playing career 2015–present

Christina Putigna (born 16 October 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, who most recently played for the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), formerly the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). She currently holds the record for most points scored by a Canadian player in a single NWHL season.[1] Putigna was named the scoring PHF scoring leader in 2020/21. With the Pride she won back to back Isobel Cup Championships in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022.

Putigna played 4 years of Division 1 college hockey at Providence College. During her playing career with the Friars, she accumulated 110 points in 4 years (2015-2019). Was named to the Hockey East All-Tournament team in 2019.  Served as assistant captain during her senior season with the Friars.

Playing career[edit]

During high school, Putigna played two years for Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School in her hometown of Grimsby, Ontario, in addition to playing with the Stoney Creek Sabres and then Oakville Hornets in the Provincial Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Across 135 NCAA games with the Providence Friars from 2015 to 2019, she scored 110 points, good for ninth all-time in program history.[2] She scored 28 points in 38 games in her rookie collegiate season, finishing second on her team in scoring, third among all Hockey East rookies in scoring, and being named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team. She scored a career-high 30 points in 33 games in her senior year, including her 100th NCAA point on 8 February 2019 against Maine.

Putigna was drafted by the Boston Pride in 2019 and signed her first professional contract with the team. As a rookie fixture playing on Boston's top line with Jillian Dempsey and McKenna Brand she finished 6th in the NWHL with 29 points, first among rookies as the Pride made it to the Isobel Cup finals before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] She was selected as a forward to the 2020 NWHL All Star game, held in Boston.[4] During the season, she was responsible for producing content for the team's TikTok page, along with fellow rookie Tori Sullivan.[5]

She was re-signed by the Pride on 9 April 2020, the first player to be signed by the Pride for the 2020–21 season.[6]

International career[edit]

Putigna represented Canada at the U22 Summer Series against the United States in 2016. She was also selected to participate in the 2016 and 2017 Hockey Canada's National Women's Program Strength and Conditioning Camps.[7] She has yet to make an appearance for the senior national team.

Personal life[edit]

Putigna has a degree in Health Policy and Management from Providence College.[8]

Career stats[edit]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Stoney Creek Sabres PWHL 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
2012–13 Stoney Creek Sabres PWHL 2 1 0 1 0 – – – – –
2013–14 Oakville Hornets PWHL 38 17 12 29 16 4 1 2 3 2
2014–15 Oakville Hornets PWHL 38 12 16 28 16 12 3 8 11 4
2015–16 Providence Friars NCAA 36 11 17 28 38 – – – – –
2016–17 Providence Friars NCAA 37 9 19 28 44 – – – – –
2017–18 Providence Friars NCAA 29 11 13 24 20 – – – – –
2018–19 Providence Friars NCAA 33 15 15 30 28 – – – – –
2019–20 Boston Pride NWHL 24 8 21 29 12 1 1 0 1 0
2019–20 Boston Pride NWHL 7 2 6 8 2 1 0 2 2 0
NWHL totals 31 10 27 37 14 2 2 1 3 0

Sources: [9][10]

Honours[edit]

  • 2015–2016 Hockey East Rookie of the Month for November
  • 2015–2016 Hockey East All-Rookie Team
  • 2017–2018 Two Time Hockey East Top Performer
  • 2018–2019 Hockey East All-Tournament Team
  • 2019–2020 NWHL All Star Team

Source: [11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Murphy, Mike (25 February 2020). "NWHL Goal of the Week: Putigna goes bar down". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (9 April 2020). "Boston Pride Re-Sign Christina Putigna for a Sophomore Season". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ Hand, John (14 February 2020). "The NWHL's Boston Pride are good. Like, 20–1 good. What's the secret to the success?". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ Clinton, Jared (9 January 2020). "Boston Pride lead the way with eight NWHL All-Star Game selections". The Hockey News. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. ^ Tokarski, Anne (11 May 2020). "Talking TikTok with the Boston Pride's rookies". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. ^ Oliver, Nate (9 April 2020). "Pride Re-Sign Putigna for a Sophomore Season". The Hockey Writers]. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Christina Putigna Selected to Hockey Canada's National Women's Program Strength And Conditioning Camp". Providence Friars. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. ^ "2018-19 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: 21 Christina Putigna". Providence College Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Player Profile: Christina Putigna". EliteProspects. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Stats – Boston Pride". pride.nwhl.zone. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Friars.com – Christina Putigna". Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  12. ^ "News – NWHL Zone". NWHL.zone. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

External links[edit]

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