Leanne Ganney
| Leanne Ganney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 4, 1991 Basingstoke, England | ||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SDHL team | SDE Hockey | ||
| Played for |
Bracknell Queen Bees Guildford Lightning | ||
| National team |
 Great Britain | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Leanne Ganney (born 4 October 1991) is an English ice hockey player, currently serving as captain of SDE Hockey in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and the national team of Great Britain (Team GB).
Playing career
[edit]At the age of 12, Ganney began playing with the Guildford Lightning in the highest division of English women's hockey.[1] She would play with Guildford for four years, before switching to the Bracknell Queen Bees.[2]
In 2017, Ganney signed with SDE in Sweden.[3] In her first season, she served as an assistant captain, and was named captain in 2018.[4] In 2020, the team made the playoffs for the first time, as she put up 17 points in 36 games.[5]
International
[edit]Ganney has made over 40 appearances with the British senior team, for whom she has served as captain since 2015.[6] She has won three IIHF World Women's Championship Division II silver medals and three bronze medals.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | SDE Hockey | SDHL | 36 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2018–19 | SDE Hockey | SDHL | 35 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2019–20 | SDE Hockey | SDHL | 36 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| SDHL totals | 107 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 118 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (19 February 2020). "Debuterade som tolvåring – nu ska hon stoppa Brynäs stjärnor". Hockeysverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Basingstoke Celebrates Local Sporting Talent". The Breeze (Radio broadcast). 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Wedin, Kevin (8 February 2018). "Från England till Danderyd – för hockeyn". DanderydDirekt (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Einarsson, Mikael (12 September 2019). "Här är SDE:s kaptener den kommande säsongen". Norrortssporten (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Brittisk hockeyspelare: SDHL är världens bästa liga". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "GB Women Confirm Captaincy Team". Ice Hockey UK. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Merry, Graham (12 April 2017). "Leanne Ganney is GB's leading scorer". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com