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2021-22 Women's Hockey Roster

Hengler Crystalyn
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Hengler Crystalyn
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Hengler Goal
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Cyrstalyn Hengler
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Crystalyn Hengler
Photo by: Brad Rempel
Crystalyn Hengler
Jersey Number 13

Crystalyn Hengler

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Defense
  • Shoot/Catch:
    R
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Eden Prairie, Minn.
  • High School:
    Eden Prairie HS
PRONUNCIATION

2022-23 • Fifth-Year Season:

  • WCHA All-Academic Team
  • Scored first goal of the season in 9-4 win over Minnesota State (Oct. 15)
  • +10 (+7 on Friday) in series sweep over Minnesota State (Oct. 14-15)
  • Tallied two assists in 5-1 win vs. No. 12 Penn State (Nov. 25)
  • Ranked third amongst Gopher defenders in points (15)

2021-22 • Senior Season: 

  • WCHA All-Academic Team and Academic All-Big Ten
  • Scored first goal of the season in 10-0 win over RIT (Nov. 12)
  • Recorded career-high four points in series sweep over RIT (Nov. 12-13)
  • Tallied two assists in 2-1 win over Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 11)
  • Scored one goal in 4-3 win over Wisconsin (Jan. 22)
  • Tallied two assists in 5-3 win at St. Cloud State (Feb. 11)
  • Recorded one assist in each game of series sweep over St. Thomas in WCHA quarterfinals
  • Scored goal in 5-1 win over Minnesota Duluth in WCHA Final Faceoff semifinals
  • Ranked third on the team in blocked shots (35) 
  • Finished season with career high in points (17), goals (5), shots (64), and plus/minus rating (+30)
  • One of nine Gophers to appear in all 39 games.


2020-21 • Junior Season:

  • WCHA All-Academic Team and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
  • 2x WCHA Defender of the Week (Dec. 15, Feb. 23)
  • Tied for the lead among WCHA defense with four goals
  • Tied for seventh among WCHA defense with nine points (4g-5a)
  • One of 14 Gophers to appear in all 20 games
  • Led WCHA defense and tied for fourth in the nation with three power-play goals in 20 games
  • Tied for second on the team with 27 blocked shots
  • Tied for third on the team with a plus-10 plus/minus rating
  • Scored a goal in a 7-4 win at Ohio State (Jan. 29)
  • Scored a goal in a 4-3 loss to Wisconsin (Feb. 5)

2019-20 • Sophomore Season:

  • Academic All-Big Ten honoree
  • Recorded seven points (2g-5a)
  • One of 15 Gophers to play in all 36 games
  • Tied for fifth on the team with 37 blocked shots
  • Recorded two points (1g-1a), including scoring the game-winning goal in a 6-0 win, in series sweep at Minnesota State (Oct. 4-5)
  • Had a career-high two assists in 6-2 win at Robert Morris (Oct. 12)
  • Tallied an assist in 4-3 win over Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 23)
  • Recorded an assist in 6-3 win over Yale (Jan. 4)
  • Scored a goal in 6-3 win at Bemidji State (Feb. 8)

2018-19 • Freshman Season:

  • Recorded nine points (2g-7a) while playing in 36 games
  • Ranked fifth on the team and ninth among WCHA rookies with 35 blocked shots
  • Made college debut in 5-0 win over Mercyhurst (Sept. 29)
  • Recorded first collegiate point with an assist in 2-2 overtime tie at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 6)
  • Opened the scoring with a power-play goal in 7-1 win at Ohio State (Jan. 26)
  • Had first career multi-point series with two points (1g-1a) in road sweep at Ohio State (Jan. 25-26)
  • Scored game-winning goal in 3-1 win over Minnesota State (Feb. 15)
  • Made NCAA Frozen Four debut

High School/Club: A 2018 graduate of Eden Prairie High School where she played for coaches Jaime Grossman, Brett Bruininks, and Tim Mahoney • two-sport letterwinner for the Eagles, lettering in hockey from 2013-2018 and in lacrosse in 2014-2015 • two-time all-state, three-time all-conference, two-time all-metro honoree in hockey • recorded 41 points (20g-21a) in 31 games for the Eagles as a senior in 2017-18 • led Eden Prairie to a fourth-place finish at the 2018 Minnesota State Class AA Tournament • 2018 Minnesota Ms. Hockey semifinalist • named to Minnesota Class AA State Tournament all-tournament team after helping Eden Prairie to a state championship as a sophomore in 2015-16 • member of U.S. Women’s Under-18 Team • won gold with the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team at the 2016 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship • attended USA Hockey development camps.

Personal: Daughter of Julianne Hengler • has one sibling, Gamiel Hall • Kinesiology major • shoots right • brother Gamiel played football at the University of St. Thomas for two years.

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Wednesday, June 25
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Tuesday, June 24
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Tuesday, June 24
CHS Home Grown Gophers: Kendra Distad
Friday, May 16