Shannon Doyle
Shannon Doyle is a Canadian-born women’s ice hockey player with the Connecticut Whale of the National Women's Hockey League.Playing career
NCAA
At the NCAA level, she accumulated 25 points with the Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey from 2010–12, and 53 points with the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program over the course of two seasons from 2012-15. During her time with the Boston University Terriers, the program would win four consecutive Hockey East championships. In the aftermath of the 2015 Hockey East tournament, Doyle joined Kayla Tutino and captain Marie-Philip Poulin on the All-Tournament Team.NWHL
On December 31, 2015, Doyle was one of three Connecticut Whale players (including Kate Buesser and Kaleigh Fratkin that were loaned to the Boston Pride. The three donned the Pride jerseys for one day and participated in the 2015 Women's Winter Classic, the first outdoor professional women’s hockey game. She was named to the 2019 and 2020 NWHL All-Star Games.
She was named team captain for the Whale ahead of the 2019-20 season. She announced in June 2020 that the 2020-21 NWHL season would probably be her last in professional hockey.Personal Life
Outside of hockey, Doyle teaches English. She has a Master's degree in British literature.
