Twitter: @MekenzieSteffen
Instagram: @mekenzie.steffen
Honors: Named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team (2016-17) ... WCHA Player of the Month for March 2017... WCHA All-Academic Team (2017-18)...WCHA Defenseman of the Week (Oct. 9, 2018)...WCHA Defenseman of the Week (Nov. 6, 2018) ... 2020 Preseason All-WCHA Team ... WCHA Defenseman of the Week (Oct. 15, Jan. 7) ... WCHA Defenseman of the Month (Sept./Oct.) ... 2020 All-WCHA Second Team
UW Records: Tied for the fifth top defensive scorer in Badger history with 85 career points thanks to 20 goals and 65 assists … tied for 34th in school history with 85 points.
2019-20: Served as the Badgers’ captain … despite a playoff schedule that ended early before the Badgers’ 2020 NCAA quarterfinal game against Clarkson, Steffen played in all 36 games this season helping UW to a WCHA regular season title … recorded six goals and 23 assists for a 29-point season …
helped UW set a program record of 35.2 power-play goals thanks to three of her own ... named to the all-tournament team in WCHA title game (March 8) … scored in UW’s 5-0 shutout over St. Cloud State (Feb. 1) for a three-point weekend … named WCHA Defenseman of the Week Jan. 7 after posting a three-point weekend at the Battle at the Burgh and earned all-tournament honors (Jan. 4-5) … posted another power-play game-winning goal in UW’s 5-3 win over St. Cloud State (Nov. 22) … earned WCHA Defenseman of the Month (Sept./Oct.) … tallied one goal in UW’s 4-1 win over Bemidji State (Oct. 26) … had a six-point weekend in UW’s weekend sweep of Ohio State, scoring one power-play goal in the 3-0 win Oct. 11 and five points thanks to two goals, one power-play game-winner, in the 7-3 win Oct. 12 which earned Steffen WCHA Defenseman of the Week (Oct. 15) … had the most blocks on the team with 49 and had a +25 rating
2018-19: A member of the 2019 National Championship team, Steffen was named an All-WCHA First-Team defenseman after scoring a career-high 25 points off seven goals and 18 assists. Her seven goals lead all WCHA defensemen during the 2018-18 season. Steffen set a career high with two goals in UW’s 5-0 win over SCSU on Jan. 25. The junior finished the season with an impressive +29 rating while on the ice. Steffen was a part of an elite UW defensive unit that allowed zero goals in the NCAA postseason, a playoff schedule that included outings against No. 4 Clarkson and No. 2 Minnesota.
2017-18: Played in 38 games... recorded three goals and 13 assists for 16 points on the season... registered a +26 plus/minus rating... led the Badgers in blocks with 58... enjoyed a four-game point streak from Feb. 3-16 (4A)... tallied the game-tying goal to force overtime against Colgate in the NCAA semifinals on March 16
2016-17: Played in all 38 games while recording a WCHA rookie-best +29 plus/minus rating... her 23 blocks were the second-most by a Badger this year... tallied four goals and ten assists for 14 overall points... tallied the game-winning goal in the Badgers' 12-round shootout against No. 2 Minnesota Duluth on Feb. 11, 2017 ... scored a goal and netted two assists in the NCAA quarterfinal victory against Robert Morris on March 11
Prep: Played for Hill-Murray High School, helping the team to win back-to-back state championships in 2014 and 2015… named to the North Suburban All-Conference Team in 2013 and 2014, and named to the Metro East All-Conference Team in 2015 and 2016… finalist for the 2016 Ms. Minnesota Hockey award... won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2015 IIHF Under-18 World Championships… also participated in figure skating, dance, soccer, golf and lacrosse.
Personal: Parents are Todd and Tracy Steffen… has a 20-year old brother, Ben… shoots right… role model is Winny Brodt-Brown… favorite hockey memory is spending two weeks in Buffalo, New York, with the US Under-18 team… started playing hockey when she was four... major is undeclared
Why Wisconsin?
“The way that the beauty of the school encourages students to get out and be active through the many activities and adventures available right on campus.”
| Career Game Highs |
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| Goals |
1 (6x); MR vs. Minnesota Duluth, Dec. 1, 2017 |
| Assists |
2; vs. Robert Morris, March 11, 2017 |
| Points |
3; vs. Robert Morris, March 11, 2017 |
| Point streak |
4 games; Nov. 24-Dec. 2, 2017 |
| Career multi-point games |
3; MR vs. Robert Morris, March 11, 2017 |
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