UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State women's ice hockey freshman forward Tessa Janecke was named to the United States Women's Ice Hockey National team as announced by USA Hockey on Saturday.
Janecke will suit back up for the red, white and blue after a successful tryout at the U.S. Women's National Team Evaluation camp where Janecke, fellow teammate Kiara Zanon and associate head coach Allison Coomey were a part of.
The Orangeville, Ill. native will be part of the team competing at the 2023 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship from April 5-16 starting in Brampton, Ontario Canada.
This will be Janecke's second appearance in the red and white this season as she skated for team USA in the Rivalry Series in December 2022.
Janecke, who was named the USCHO.com Rookie of the Year, 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.
The freshman 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.
Janecke was named 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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