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Jersey Number 28
Makayla Watson
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brooks, Alberta, Can.
- High School:
- George Elliot Secondary School / Team Alberta / Team Canada U18
- Position:
- Defense
2025-26 ECAC Hockey Second Team
2024-25 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2025-26
2024-25 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2025-26
- Appeared in 36 games
- Tallied a career-high 26 points with six goals and 20 assists
- Named to the 2026 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team
- Named an ECAC Defender of the Year Finalist
- 2026 All-ECAC Second Team
- 2026 New England Division I Women’s Hockey All-Star
- Finished fifth on the team in points
- Tied for third on the team in blocks with 38
- Recorded first career hat trick against Colgate on Jan. 23, marking the first defenseman in 15 years to score a hat trick
- Registered four multi-assist and six multi-point performances
- Appeared in all 38 games
- Named to ECAC Hockey's All-Rookie Team
- Tied with Bryn Prier for the most points among First Year skaters (16)
- Finished tied for third on the team in plus/minus rating at +17
- Had a season-high three points in her first collegiate game against Maine on Sept. 27, scoring her first goal and making two assists
- Tallied four multi-point games
- Blocked 19 shots, good for fourth most on the Bobcats
- Earned ECAC Hockey All-Academic Honors
- Tallied 88 points in 84 games in the CSSHL with RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna and Edge School U18 prep over the last three seasons
- 2024 CSSHL Playoff Champion
- Bronze medal with Team Canada U18 in the 2023-24 World Junior Championship
- Co-Top Freshman in CSSHL 2022
- First Team All-Prarie Division CSSHL 2023
- Named Captain of Team Alberta at 2023 National Championships
- 2023 Most Valuable Player Edge School U18 team
- Daughter of Tyler and Carrie Watson
- Has one sister Kinsley
- Attended George Elliot Secondary School
- Honor Roll with Distinction 2022
- Majoring in Business
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