Charissa Stadnyk

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Calgary, Alb.

“Charissa pressures the puck and gets shots on goal. Each shift, she is tenacious." - Jeff Kampersal

Senior Year (2011-12): Named a co-captain ... appeared in all 31 games, closing out her career playing in every single game ... scored once and had nine goals for 10 points ... picked up her first assist of the year at Union on Oct. 28 ... scored against Colgate on Nov. 19 ... had an assists in three straight games at New Hampshire, at Yale and at Brown ... earned an assist in each game of the Dartmouth series ... collected an assist in a 5-3 win at Colgate on Jan. 13 ... assisted on Princeton's lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Clarkson on Feb. 10 ... picked up an assist in game one of the ECAC quarterfinals at Harvard.
Awards
• Preseason Athlete Award (team award)

Junior Year (2010-11): Skated in all 31 games for the third time in her career … scored two goals and added five assists for seven points … won the team's Unsung Hero Award … transitioned from forward to defense prior to the season … notched assists on two Princeton goals, including the game winner, in a 5-0 blanking of Brown … netted the game winner in Princeton's home win over St. Lawrence … added a goal in a win at 10th-ranked Harvard … had assists in the final three games of the regular season, wins against Rensselaer, Brown and Yale.
Awards
• Unsung Hero Award (team award)

Sophomore (2009-10): Played in all 31 games as a sophomore … scored three goals and added four assists for seven points … notched an assist in a win over Colgate … scored on the power play as Princeton rallied in the third period for a tie at Quinnipiac … had a pair of assists in Princeton's win over Dartmouth … scored in Princeton's overtime loss to Brown … had a goal and an assist in Princeton's regular-season finale shutout of Yale.

Freshman Year (2008-09): Appeared in 31 games as a freshman ... scored six goals and added eight assists for 14 points ... scored twice on the power play and added a game winner ... scored her first collegiate goal in her second game, in a win over Connecticut ... added a goal in a loss to Harvard ... scored in a win over Vermont ... had an assist in a win over St. Lawrence ... notched assists in back-to-back wins over Quinnipiac and Union ... had a helper in a win at Minnesota Duluth ... assisted on Heather Landry's game winner at Harvard ... scored in wins at Union and Quinnipiac ... had an assist in a win over Colgate ... scored in Princeton's tie with Cornell ... had an assist against RPI in the ECAC quarterfinals.

Before Princeton: Attended the National Sport Academy ... played for the Calgary Flyers Midget AAA team the past three seasons ... scored 21 goals and had 28 assists for 49 points in 29 games while serving as a team captain last season ... played for the Alberta U-18 team at the Canadian Championships ... served as an assistant captain the previous season ... also played volleyball, field hockey, swam and ran track in high school.

Personal: Full name is Charissa Marie Stadnyk ... daughter of Myron and Jennifer Stadnyk ... both parents attended the University of Saskatchewan ... father is an engineer ... mother is a teacher ... has an older brother Anthony that graduated from the University of Calgary and attends law school at the University of Saskatchewan, and a younger sister Annie ... enjoys camping and playing the piano ... birthday is June 9.

Season	GP	G	A	Pts.	+/-	P-PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	HAT
2008-09	31	6	8	14	+2	6-12	2	0	1	0
2009-10	31	3	4	7	-7	4-8	1	0	0	0
2010-11	31	2	5	7	+13	10-20	0	0	1	0
2011-12	31	1	9	10	+4	10-20	0	0	0	0
Career	124	12	26	38	+12	30-60	3	0	2	0

	Career Highs	Career Firsts	Multiple/Game
Goals	1, 12x MR vs. Colgate (11/19/11)	vs. Connecticut (10/25/08)	0
Assists	2, 2x MR vs. Brown (12/4/10)	vs. St. Lawrence (11/21/08)	2
Points	2, 3x vs. Brown (12/4/10)	G vs. Connecticut (10/25/08)	3