Meghan Duggan

Meghan Duggan boasts an illustrious career spanning the realms of professional hockey and sports leadership. A celebrated three-time Olympic medalist and integral player in the U.S. National Team's dominance, she has secured her legacy with seven gold medals across eight World Championships. In her role as Director of Player Development for the New Jersey Devils, Duggan is at the forefront of breaking barriers in the National Hockey League (NHL), paving the way for greater inclusivity in hockey operations.

Duggan's journey began as a student athlete at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW), where she skated in four NCAA championship games, winning three. She was a first-team All-American and received the Patty Kazmaier Award as the best women’s hockey player in the NCAA as a senior. She left the Wisconsin Badgers program upon graduation as the No. 1 scorer in program history. She has since been inducted into UW's Athletic Hall of Fame.

After graduation, Duggan played six seasons of professional hockey: four for the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, including their championship season of 2014-15 when they captured the Clarkson Cup, and one season each for the Buffalo Beauts and the Boston Pride of the National Women’s Hockey League. As captain of the 2018 U.S. Olympic team, Duggan led her squad to a historic gold medal, adding to her collection of silver medals from previous Olympic appearances in 2010 and 2014. In 2019, she joined the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association in their attempts to create a new, sustainable professional hockey league, which today is known as the Professional Women’s Hockey League. She retired from both the U.S. Women’s National Team and from professional hockey in 2020.

Duggan's leadership extends beyond the rink, demonstrated by her advocacy for gender equity in sports and exemplified by her leadership during the 2017 strike by the U.S. Women’s National Team. This bold action not only garnered recognition from prestigious organizations like the Women’s Sports Foundation, where she would later serve as president for two years, but also solidified her commitment to empowering the next generation of athletes.

Complementing her on-ice achievements, Duggan actively contributes to diversity and inclusion initiatives within USA Hockey and the NHL, ensuring that the sport she loves continues to evolve towards a more equitable future.