Ashley Birdsall
| Ashley Birdsall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 19, 1990 Duluth, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NWHL team | Buffalo Beauts | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota Whitecaps University of Wisconsin-Superior | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Ashley Birdsall is an American ice hockey defender, currently playing for the Buffalo Beauts in the NWHL.
Career
Birdsall had originally committed to the University of Minnesota-Duluth, before the team scaled back their offers to new players. Instead she chose to go to the University of Wisconsin-Superior, where she would play for a year and a half before leaving to join the military.[1] She would return in 2013, and finished her university career with 15 points in 74 games.[2]
After university, she would play for the independent Minnesota Whitecaps for three years.[3] In August 2019, she signed a professional contracts with the Beauts.[4][5]
Personal life
Birdsall is a captain in the Minnesota Army National Guard.[6]
References
- ^ "Playing the Field: Ashley Birdsall". August 3, 2015.
- ^ "Ashley Birdsall - Women's Hockey".
- ^ "Beauts' Army Captain Ashley Birdsall is Helping Veterans with PTSD". November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Duluth's Ashley Birdsall Talks Training for National Guard & Pro Hockey". August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Ashley Birdsall: Buffalo's Forward-Defender and National Guard Officer".
- ^ "Beauts' Ashley Birdsall helping Army National Guard deal with Covid-19 pandemic". March 24, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Elite Prospects