Hilary Knight Hilary Knight ( born July 12 , 1989 ) is an American ice hockey forward . She was named to the United States women ’ s ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics . Knight competed for the Wisconsin Badgers women ' s ice hockey program , as well as for Choate Rosemary Hall . Her first year at the University of Wisconsin - Madison , Knight helped the team place second in the NCAA championships . The following year she led her team in points to win the entire championship . Playing career . Wisconsin Badgers . In her freshman year , Knight ranked second on the team in goals ( 20 ) , and tied for fifth on the team in assists ( 18 ) . Her points total of 38 was good enough for third overall in team scoring . She ranked seventh in the nation in points per game for rookies and game - winning goals . During the season , Knight had 12 multi - point games ( ranked third ) . For the season , Knight led the team in game - winning goals with six . On February 2 , Knight recorded a hat trick against WCHA rival North Dakota . As a sophomore , Knight appeared in 39 games for the Badgers . Knight led the NCAA in goal scoring ( 45 ) and points ( 83 ) . Her 16 power - play goals ranked first in the NCAA . Based on her statistical accomplishments , Knight became the new Badgers record - holder for points , goals and power - play goals in one season . She recorded 24 multi - point games , 13 multi - goal games and 11 multi - assist games . On September 27 , 2008 , versus the Quinnipiac Bobcats , Knight had a career - high ( and school record ) five goals in one game . In the process , she recorded her first natural hat trick . Versus WCHA rival North Dakota ( on November 16 ) , Knight got her second hat trick of the season . During the Frozen Four , Knight led the team in scoring with six points ( three goals and three assists ) . From September 26 to October 31 , Knight had a nine game point scoring streak . She would end the season with a six game point streak . On January 14 and 16 , 2011 , Knight produced eight scoring points while leading the Badgers to a two - game sweep of St . Cloud State . Knight accumulated five points on three goals and two assists in the January 14th 10 - 0 win . On the 16th , she had two more goals and one assist for three points as the Badgers won by a 6 - 0 mark . Of her five goals , two were scored on the power play , and one of the goals on January 14 was the game winner . With the sweep , the Badgers increased their winning streak to 10 straight games . Knight is the top goal scorer in Div . 1 women ’ s hockey this season with 31 . On February 5 , 2011 , Knight scored her 36th goal of the year at 2 : 46 in the overtime period as Wisconsin defeated the Bemidji State Beavers by a 3 - 2 mark at the Sanford Center . Bemidji State goalie Alana McElhinney made 43 saves on the night including 24 in the second period . International . As a teenager , Knight was a member of the U . S . senior national team . In November 2006 , she played for Team USA in the Four Nations Cup and was the youngest player for Team USA at 17 years old . . At the 2007 IIHF World Women ' s Championship , she was the youngest player on the U . S . squad . Her head coach was also the Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson . Knight earned silver at the tournament for the US . Later in the year , she played for the United States Under 22 National Team .