UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Penn State women's ice hockey sophomore forward Tessa Janecke was named to the United States National team roster for the November Rivalry Series games on Thursday. This is her second appearance on a rivalry series roster for the United States.
The rivalry series was introduced by USA Hockey and Hockey Canada in the 2018-19 season and comprised three games between the women's national teams of the two countries. The sophomore will play in two games for the national team starting on November 8 when they face Canada at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz. The second game will be played on November 11 when they travel to the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. Both games will be broadcast on the NHL Network.
The Orangeville, Ill. native has competed for team USA on multiple teams. Janecke appeared at the 2022 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship, played for team USA in 2023 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 in 2022-23 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 was 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.
This season, Janecke has tallied three assists in six games played. The Nittany Lions return to action on Friday, Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. when they face No. 10 Cornell.
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