LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Penn State women's ice hockey sophomore forward Tessa Janecke has been selected to participate in the 2023 USA Hockey Women's National Festival on August 7-13 in Lake Placid, N.Y. as announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Janecke joins 76 other athletes who will participate in the festival in August. The festival brings together the top American female players from the U18 level to the national team, the festival will assist in the evaluation process for the 2023-24 U.S. Women's National Team set to compete during the 2023-24 Rivalry Series in November and December, and the selection process for the U18 and Collegiate Women's Select Team rosters for the U18 and Collegiate Series against Canada that will take place August 16-19 in Lake Placid.
Janecke's played for team USA in 2023 both in the rivalry series and at the IIHF Women's Hockey Championships where she captured gold. Janecke finished her play at the world championships with three goals and three assists. She scored two of her three goals against the Czech Republic which propelled Team USA to advance to the championship game against Canada.
The Orangeville, Ill. native was an integral part of Penn State's championship season as she skated in 38 games and tallied 22 goals alongside 25 assists for 47 points. The Orangeville, Ill. native scored her first hat-trick as a Nittany Lion on February 25 against Lindenwood in the CHA semifinals as it was the second time in program history a hat-trick was scored in the postseason. She also broke all the program records for freshman including single season points, assists and goals.
She was named the USCHO.com Rookie of the Year in 2023 and was named the All-USCHO Rookie team for the first time in her career. She is the third Nittany Lion in program history to be named to the All-Rookie team.
Janecke was named the 2023 CHA Rookie of the Year, HCA National Rookie of the Year and was a Patty Kazmaier Award nominee. Additional accolades from the 2022-23 season include one CHA Forward of the Month honor, one HCA National Rookie of the Month award, three CHA Rookie of the Month awards, and six CHA Rookie of the Week nods.
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