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10 - Anna McDonald
| Height: | 5-9 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | New Brighton, Minn. |
| High School: | Totino-Grace |
| Position: | Forward |
| Bats/Throws: | R |
| House Affiliation: | Dunster |
Senior • 2009-10
Played in all 32 games ... Scored six goals and handed
out 11 assists for 17 points ... Named to ECAC Hockey All-Star Team
... Participated at Frozen Four Skills Challenge ... Boasted a +6
rating ... Tallied the game-winning goal in season opener at
Colgate (Oct. 30) ... Scored a goal and handed out an assist at
Cornell (Oct. 31) ... Assisted on a goal in win over Quinnipiac
(Nov. 15) ... Dished out an assist in victory at Yale (Nov. 20) ...
Netted a power-play goal in win at Brown (Nov. 21) ... Scored for
ECAC Hockey All-Stars in exhibition against Team USA (Jan. 3) ...
Found the back of the net against Princeton (Jan. 8) ... Had a
two-goal effort against Cornell (Jan. 15) ... Handed out an assist
in win over Union (Jan. 22) ... Added two assists in Beanpot
semifinal victory over Boston College (Feb. 2) ... Dished out an
assist at Clarkson (Feb. 20) ... Assisted on power-play goal in
Game 1 of ECAC Hockey quarterfinals against Princeton (Feb. 26) ...
Had two assists, including one on game-winning tally, in Game 2 of
ECAC Hockey quarterfinals (Feb. 27) ... Handed out an assist on
power-play goal in ECAC Hockey semifinals at Clarkson (March 5).
Junior • 2008-09
Selected to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team for second straight
season ... Appeared in all 32 games ... Picked up a season-high
three assists in victory against St. Lawrence (Feb. 20) ... Scored
an unassisted short-handed goal in first period in victory at
Rensselaer (Jan. 31) ... Tallied the game-winning goal against
Cornell in Game 2 of ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series (Feb. 28) ...
Handed out two assists, including one on the game winner, in
Harvard’s 8-0 win over Boston University in Beanpot semifinal
(Feb. 3) ... Earned an assist on game winner at Colgate (Feb. 14)
... Handed out an assist against Rensselaer in ECAC Hockey
semifinal round (March 7) ... Also recorded assists in wins at
Princeton (Nov. 1) and against Quinnipiac (Jan. 3).
Sophomore • 2007-08
An ECAC Hockey All-Academic performer ... Recorded a three-point
game (1-2-3) at Union (Dec.1) ... Added a two-point effort (1-1-2)
including a short-handed tally vs. Colgate (Jan. 5) ... Assisted on
two goals in Harvard’s 3-1 victory over Boston University in
the Beanpot final (Feb. 12); finished the game +2 ... Added an
assist on third-period tally against Northeastern in Beanpot
semifinals (Feb. 5) ... Collected a first-period tally in 3-2 win
at Colgate (Feb. 22) ... Scored game-winning goal in 2-0 victory at
St. Lawrence (Jan. 11) ... Earned tallies vs. Brown (Nov. 17), vs.
St. Lawrence (Nov. 24) at Rensselaer (Dec. 1); had a season-high
seven shots on goal against Brown (Nov. 17) ... Collected an assist
on Liza Ryabkina’s game-winning goal at Brown (Feb. 1) ...
Also assisted on score vs. Clarkson (Nov. 23) ... +17 rating on the
season ... Earned +2 rating five times.
Freshman • 2006-07 (Boston College)
Played for the Boston College women’s ice hockey team during
her rookie year ... Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team ...
Tallied 33 points on 12 goals and 21 assists in 31 games ... Ranked
fifth on the Eagles in scoring and sixth in goals while tying for
second on the team in assists ... Scored the winning goal in the
115th minute against Harvard in BC’s three-overtime Beanpot
win and assisted on two other goals in that game ... Totaled nine
points on four goals and five assists in 10 games against ECAC
Hockey League teams.
International
Member of USA Hockey Under-22 Select Team at Women’s
National Festival and Under-22 Series in August 2008 ... Named to
USA Hockey Women’s Under-22 Camp roster in May 2008 ... Named
to U.S. Women's National Team preliminary roster for the 2008
International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship.
Before College
Played varsity ice hockey, lacrosse and soccer at Totino-Grace
High School ... Was a finalist for the Ms. Hockey award senior year
... Named captain and MVP of ice hockey team her senior season ...
Named to the all-state, all-metro and all-conference teams during
her ice hockey career ... Led the conference in scoring her junior
and senior seasons ... Presented with the Hobey Baker Character
Award senior year ... Captained varsity lacrosse team after being
named rookie of the year ... Was tabbed with second-team all-state
honors for lacrosse ... Captain of New Brighton soccer club ... A
member of the National Honor Society and the “A” honor
roll at Totino-Grace ... Involved with the Positive Peer Leadership
Project, Sharing and Caring Hands and Habitat for Humanity ...
Athena Award winner.
Personal
Plays the piano and the drums ... Beginning to play the harmonica
... Brother, Noel, plays hockey for Hamline University ... Uncles,
Bob and Steve Arndt, and cousin, Jaime Arndt, played hockey for
Dartmouth ... Cousin, Sam Cornelius, played hockey for Notre Dame.









