# Peyton Hemp

Peyton Hemp (born May 15, 2003) is an American college ice hockey player for Minnesota. She was named the Women's Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Year in 2022.

## Early life

Hemp attended Andover High School in Andover, Minnesota. During her junior year she recorded 20 goals and 22 assists, and helped lead the Huskies to their first ever Class AA state championship in 2020. During her senior season, she recorded 34 goals and 46 assists, as she helped lead the Huskies back to the Minnesota State High School League Class AA state championship for the second straight season. Her 46 assists and 80 points are a single-season program record at Andover. She finished her career as Andover's all-time leading scorer with 253 career points. Following the season she was won the Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award in 2021.

## Playing career

Hemp began her collegiate career for Minnesota during the 2021–22 season. She made her collegiate debut on October 1, 2021, in a game against Ohio State and scored her first career goal. During September and October, she recorded three goals and eight assists in ten games. She led all WCHA freshmen in points with 11 points. She was subsequently named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Rookie of the Month for October, her first monthly honor. During November she recorded two goals and five assists in six games, including three multi-point games. She was again named the WCHA Rookie of the Month for the second consecutive month, becoming the first Minnesota player to earn the award twice in the same season. During February, she recorded three goals and seven assists in eight games, and named the WCHA Rookie of the Month for February 2022. She finished the season with 12 goals and 20 assists in 37 games. She led the conference in goals (12) and points (32) by a freshman, and ranked second in the nation in points by a freshman. Following an outstanding season, she was named the WCHA Rookie of the Year and the Women's Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Year.
During the 2022–23 season, in her sophomore year, she recorded 16 goals and 12 assists in 38 games. During the 2023 WCHA women's ice hockey tournament she recorded one goal and three assists, and was named to the all-tournament team. She helped Minnesota advance to the Frozen Four of the 2023 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament. On September 22, 2023, Hemp was named captain for the 2023–24 season. During her junior year, she recorded 14 goals 16 assists in 39 games, and ranked fourth on the team in goals and points. On September 20, 2024, Hemp was named co-captain for the 2024–25 season.

## International play

Hemp represented the United States at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she was scoreless in five games and won a gold medal.

## Personal life

Hemp was born to Jason and Jennifer Hemp, and has two older brothers, Morrison and Dalton, an older sister, Catalina, and two younger sisters Josie and Layla. Josie also played college ice hockey at Minnesota, before transferring.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2021–22 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 37 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 39 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCAA totals | NCAA totals | NCAA totals | 114 | 42 | 48 | 90 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2020 | United States | U18 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |