Jessie Vetter


Jessica Ann "Jessie" Vetter is an American ice hockey player and a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was also a member of the 2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team, which won an NCAA title. She was drafted 20th overall by the Boston Blades in the 2011 CWHL Draft.

Playing career

Vetter played as a goaltender on the boys' ice hockey team at Monona Grove High School and won three state girls' soccer championships. While in high school, she was a four-time all-conference selection and a three-time all-state pick in soccer.

Wisconsin Badgers

In her four-year NCAA career, Vetter won an NCAA record 91 games during her four-year career and posted a NCAA-record 39 career shutouts. She also held the record for most goalie shutouts in one season with 14, since broken by another Badger goaltender, Ann-Renée Desbiens.
In her senior year at Wisconsin, Vetter went 30–2–5 with a 1.33 GAA, and 0.936 Save percentage,. She also finished second in the NCAA in minutes played with 2162:16. She is a 2009 WCHA first team honoree, an all-tournament honoree, and the WCHA Final Face-Off MVP as Wisconsin won the League championship and garnered the top seed going into the NCAA championships.
At the 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, she allowed just a single goal. In addition, Vetter was the starting goaltender when the US won the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships. Vetter collected a silver medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and fetched for the final tips by former NHL Goalie Mike Richter. In the gold medal game of the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship against Canada, Vetter made 51 saves as the US won its third consecutive gold medal.

Coaching career

In 2010–11, Vetter was an assistant coach for Madison Capitols 19-Under Tier I squad. Her squad played in the USA Hockey National Championships from April 6–10.

Jessie Vetter Award

The Jessie Vetter Award was introduced in 2010. It is awarded by Wisconsin Prep Hockey to the top female ice hockey goaltender in Wisconsin prep school. A list of winners includes:
YearWinnerTeam
2010Hillary DrakeCentral Wisconsin Storm
2011Hillary DrakeCentral Wisconsin Storm
2012Julia BrueggenViroqua Co-op Blackhawks
2013Mackenzie TorpyStoughton Co-op Icebergs
2014Mackenzie TorpyStoughton Co-op Icebergs

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