Aerin Frankel

Aerin Frankel is an American ice hockey goaltender, currently playing with the Northeastern Huskies of the NCAA. She has been cited as one of the best current collegiate goaltenders and a highly promising prospect for the American national team.https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/19/sports/six-stories-watch-boston-womens-college-hockey-teams-prepare-season/https://bruinsdiehards.com/2020/05/28/2021-nwhl-draft-preview/https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/8/14/21368112/2020-top-25-under-25-no-11-12-aerin-frankel-anna-shokhina
== Career ==
Raised in Briarcliff, New York, Frankel began skating at the age of four, becoming a goaltender at the age of nine.https://huntnewsnu.com/61094/sports/aerin-frankels-athletic-journey-leads-to-national-recognition/ During high school, she played for Shattuck-Saint Mary's preparatory, winning three national titles and finishing with a 1.10 goals against average, a .945 save percentage, and 39 shutouts.https://nuredandblack.com/2020/08/27/the-frankel-file/https://ssmathletics.org/sports/hockey/girls_prep/2020-21/releases/Alumni_Cap_Off_Successful_Months_in_College_Hockey
In 2017, she began attending Northeastern University, serving as the starting goaltender for the university's women's ice hockey programme.https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/12/13/18130549/ncaa-womens-hockey-aerin-frankel-abigail-abbey-levy-northeastern-minnesota-state-mankato-goalies She posted a .934 SV% in her rookie collegiate year, leading all NCAA rookies.https://www.hockeyjournal.com/aerin-frankel-amped-second-go-around-northeastern/ She then posted a 28-save shutout in opening game of the 2018–19 season, becoming the first goaltender to shutout Boston University since Florence Schelling in 2011. The Huskies would go on to win a second consecutive WHEA Championship that year. In the 2019–20 season, she set Northeastern records for GAA, SV%, shutouts, and wins, her .958 SV% leading the NCAA.https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/aerin-frankel-a-burgeoning-star-for-northeastern-university/ar-BBZCmGahttps://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2020/02/03/guardian-gate-northeastern-goalie-aerin-frankel-proves-staggering-stalwart-for-huskies/HFwDdLGccjHtZGrt2thdYL/story.html She was named a top-10 finalist for the 2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as well as the Beanpot's best goaltender, and was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Year for the second year in a row.https://www.pattykaz.com/news_article/show/1084929https://www.pattykaz.com/news_article/show/987616
== International career ==
Frankel made her senior American national team debut at the 2019-20 Rivalry Series, picking up her first senior international win in December 2019.https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/5643816-aerin-frankel She was named to the American roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship before the Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/2/26/21153704/team-usa-announces-2020-iifh-world-championships-roster-womens-hockey
== Personal life ==
Frankel studies criminal justice and psychology at Northeastern University.https://nuhuskies.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/aerin-frankel/6533
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Category:Living people
Category:1999 births
Category:American women's ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey players
Category:Ice hockey people from New York (state)