Kendall Coyne Schofield

On January 15, 2020, Coyne was one of ten players named to the US roster for the Elite Women's 3 on 3 at the 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Louis.

On January 25, 2019, Coyne was named a replacement for Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon at the 2019 NHL All-Star Skills fastest-skater challenge as part of the 2019 NHL All-Star weekend. Although she was originally going to demonstrate the challenges, Coyne became the first woman to compete in a NHL All-Stars skills competition. Coyne had a time of 14.326 seconds, which placed her seventh out of eight skaters, which was comparable to the rest of the eight-person field; Connor McDavid won the competition with a time of 13.378 seconds. She then served as a broadcasting analyst during the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning game on Wednesday Night Hockey.

On July 11, 2018, Coyne became the first woman to play in the Chicago Pro Hockey League at MB Arena, a league which features 80 professional players and 80 amateurs.

Coyne is married to NFL player Michael Schofield of the Carolina Panthers. They attended the same high school in Orland Park, but didn't start to date until they were both college-age and met at a local gym. They wed in July 2018.

Coyne has represented the U.S. at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, where she won a silver medal, and at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, where she won a gold medal. She competed in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, winning the silver medal with the US Team, losing to Canada in the gold medal game. Coyne was the leading scorer for team USA, with 6 points on 2 goals and 4 assists.

On January 28, 2011, it was announced that Coyne was named to the preliminary roster for the U.S. Women's National Team. From April 4 to 12, 2011, she was one of 30 players who took part in a selection / training camp. She was named to the final roster that participated at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship.

On April 28, 2011, it was announced that Coyne committed to the Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey program. In her senior year, Coyne was awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award as the top female college ice hockey player in the United States.

Coyne has competed in seven IIHF World Women's Championships, winning gold medals in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and a silver medal in 2012. Coyne competed in three IIHF U18 World Women's Champonships, winning gold medals in 2008, 2009 and silver in 2010. Coyne is the all-time leading scorer in tournament history with 33 points (22g 11a) in 15 games

During the 2009–10 season, Coyne scored 53 goals and registered 34 assists in 46 games with the Chicago Mission Under 19 girls team. With the Mission, Coyne participated in three seasons and had 254 points in 157 games. In addition, she played in two national championship games with the Mission and won one title. Coyne attended the Berkshire School for the 2010–2011 season, totaling 77 points on 55 goals and 22 assists, in 25 games. She was named the New England Prep School Player of the Year.

On January 10, 2009, in Fussen, Germany, Coyne scored the game-winning goal in overtime for the US in the gold medal game of the 2009 IIHF Under 19 championships. In August 2009, Coyne was the youngest player (at 17 years old) at the USA Hockey women's national festival in Blaine, Minnesota. The festival was the selection camp for the senior national team (that would constitute players for the 2010 Olympic team) and Coyne was one of 41 players that were invited. In the gold medal game of the 2010 Four Nations Cup, Coyne scored for the United States. After the 2010 Four Nations Cup, Coyne had 36 career points (24 goals, 12 assists) in 27 games with the U.S. national team.

From 2006 to 2010, Coyne attended Sandburg High School and later attended the prep school, the Berkshire School, in Sheffield, Massachusetts for the academic year 2010 to 2011. In December of 2015, she graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with a B.A. in communication studies. In 2017, she graduated with a M.S. summa cum laude in corporate and organizational communications at Northeastern University.

Kendall Coyne Schofield (born May 25, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team and the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association. She is also a color commentator for the San Jose Sharks. With the national team, she has won six gold medals at the IIHF World Women's Championships and the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In 2016, she was the winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. In January 2017, Coyne was recognized as the recipient of the NCAA Today's Top 10 Award.