{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox ice hockey biography | image = Samantha Cogan 2019.jpg | alt = | caption = Cogan in 2019 | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|07|07}} | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = 154 | position = Forward | shoots = Left | league = | team = Minnesota Frost (PWHL) | former_teams = {{ubl|SDE HF (SDHL)|Toronto Sceptres (PWHL)|Team Sonnet (PWHPA)|Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)|KRS Vanke Rays|Wisconsin Badgers|Nepean Wildcats}} | league_coach = | team_coach = | coached_for = Calgary Dinos | sex = f | ntl_team = | career_start = 2011 | career_end = | career_start_coach = 2021 | career_end_coach = | website = | medaltemplates = }}
'''Samantha "Sam" Cogan'''<ref name="kennedy20240302">{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Ian |date=March 2, 2024 |title=Sam Cogan Scores First PWHL Goal in Front of Hometown Crowd |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/sam-cogan-scores-first-pwhl-goal-in-front-of-hometown-crowd |access-date=24 March 2024 |website=The Hockey News}}</ref> (born July 7, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who signed with the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) on 26 March 2026, after completing the 2025-26 SDHL season with SDE HF. She played college ice hockey at Wisconsin and won a national title with the team in 2019.
==Playing career== Cogan first started playing hockey at six years old.<ref name="badgers-bio18/19">{{Cite web |title=2018-19 Women's Hockey Roster: 7 Sam Cogan |url=https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/sam-cogan/6350 |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Wisconsin Badgers}}</ref> Her father was initially apprehensive about her playing hockey but her mother and friends convinced him to let her play the sport.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Elliot |first=Monique |date=March 31, 2014 |title=Women's hockey player hopes to score Olympic gold in 2018 |url=https://issuu.com/ottawajewishbulletin/docs/ottawa-jewish-bulletin-2014-04-07 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Ottawa Jewish Bulletin |pages=18 |via=Issuu}}</ref> She shoots left.<ref name="badgers-bio18/19"/>
===Junior=== Cogan began her junior career in the Provincial Women's Hockey League (PWHL or Provincial WHL; renamed Ontario Women's Hockey League in 2023) playing for the Nepean Wildcats in her home city of Ottawa, Ontario.<ref name="kennedy20240302" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cleary |first=Martin |date=April 9, 2014 |title=Cogan, Wildcats maul competition: Samantha Cogan certainly would love to replay her 2013-14 hockey season all over again. Who wouldn't, when you consider her list of achievements |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/cogan-wildcats-maul-competition |access-date=2024-03-25 |work=Ottawa Citizen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staffieri |first=Mark |date=February 4, 2013 |title=Sam Cogan Represents the Next Wave of Scoring Leaders for Nepean PWHL |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1511582-sam-cogan-represents-the-next-wave-of-scoring-leaders-for-nepean-pwhl |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> She spent four seasons with the team, from 2011 to 2015, and in her final season was named alternate captain and helped lead the team to their first regular season championship.<ref name="pwhl_stats14/15">{{Cite web |title=PWHL 2014/2015 – Nepean Wildcats, Stats |url=http://pwhl3.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=257106&seasonid=13188 |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Provincial Women's Hockey League}}</ref><ref name="staffieri20221222">{{Cite web |last=Staffieri |first=Mark |date=December 22, 2022 |title=Samantha Cogan a hometown heroine at PWHPA All-Star Weekend |url=https://womenshockeylife.com/samantha-cogan-a-hometown-heroine-at-pwhpa-all-star-weekend/ |access-date=March 25, 2024 |work=Women's Hockey Life}}</ref><ref name="badgers-bio18/19" /> Cogan was the team's leading scorer in her second season<ref>{{Cite web |title=PWHL 2012/2013 – Nepean Wildcats, Stats |url=http://pwhl3.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=257106&seasonid=9653 |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Provincial Women's Hockey League}}</ref> and was a top-three point and goal scorer during her other three seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PWHL 2011/2012 – Nepean Wildcats, Stats |url=http://pwhl3.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=257106&seasonid=7375 |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Provincial Women's Hockey League}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PWHL 2013/2014 – Nepean Wildcats, Stats |url=http://pwhl3.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=257106&seasonid=11512 |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Provincial Women's Hockey League}}</ref><ref name="pwhl_stats14/15" />
===NCAA=== Cogan's time in the NCAA Division I was spent representing the Wisconsin Badgers in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) from 2015 to 2019, as she majored in physical education.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Milewski |first=Todd D. |date=February 21, 2018 |title=Wisconsin's Sam Cogan named WCHA's offensive player of the week |url=https://madison.com/sports/college/hockey/wisconsins-sam-cogan-named-wchas-offensive-player-of-the-week/article_9b9e393e-771d-5067-bf81-0d342e2f42cb.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-03-25 |work=Wisconsin State Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Andy |date=December 23, 2014 |title=Shaver, Cogan sign LOIs with women's hockey team |url=https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/wisconsin-badgers-volleyball/2014/12/23/7439619/wisconsin-womens-hockey-badgers-sign-shaver-cogan-in-early-signing |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Bucky's 5th Quarter}}</ref><ref name="badgers-bio18/19"/> In her rookie season, Cogan led her rookie teammates in goals, assists, and points.<ref name="badgers-bio18/19" /> She was also the runner up in the same three categories across all WCHA freshmen.<ref name="badgers-bio18/19" /> Cogan's standout rookie season secured her a spot on the 20015–16 WCHA All-Rookie Team and awarded her WCHA Rookie of the Month twice in 2015–16, and WCHA Rookie of the Week on three occasions in 2015–16.<ref name="badgers-bio18/19" /> She was named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week once in 2018, and to the 2017–18 WCHA All-Academic Team.<ref name="badgers-bio18/19" />
In her senior year, Cogan helped lead the team to the 2019 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament national championship. She recorded 100 career points, joining only 25 other Badgers in obtaining that achievement.<ref name="badgers-bio18/19" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Ian |date=July 14, 2022 |title=Women's Hockey Growth Continues With Inclusion in Maccabiah Games |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/womens-hockey-growth-continues-with-inclusion-in-maccabiah-games |access-date=2024-03-25 |work=The Hockey News}}</ref>
===Professional=== Cogan joined the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) in 2020 and played for Calgary-based Team Scotiabank until 2022, at which time she switched teams and spent the 2022–23 season with Toronto-based Team Sonnet.<ref name="ep_player-profile">{{Cite web |title=Player Profile: Samantha Cogan |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/368730/samantha-cogan |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Elite Prospects |language=en}}</ref><ref name="jay20201022">{{cite news |last1=Jay |first1=Michelle |title=PWHPA releases 2020-21 regional rosters |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/pwhpa-releases-2020-2021-regional-rosters-womens-hockey-secret-dream-gap-tour/ |access-date=25 March 2024 |work=The Ice Garden |date=22 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-22 |title=PWHPA Unveils Rosters for 2022-23 Season |url=https://womenshockeylife.com/pwhpa-unveils-rosters-for-2022-23-season/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |work=Women's Hockey Life |language=en-US |type=Press release}}</ref> In her first season with Team Scotiabank, Cogan was selected as a PWHPA All-Star, and her second season with the team was victorious, making Team Scotiabank PWHPA Champions.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024|reason=1. No Canadian teams participated in the 2020–21 PWHPA All-Star due to COVID-19, making the claim that Cogan was an All-Star "in her first season with Team Scotiabank" rather dubious. 2. A 2021–22 PWHPA champion was not named but rather several teams won showcase titles during the season. Clarification and sourcing is needed regarding "her second season with the team was victorious, making Team Scotiabank PWHPA Champions."}} thumb|Cogan with Toronto in 2024 In 2023, the Professional Women's Hockey League announced its inaugural season. Cogan was noted as a player to watch ahead of the 2023 PWHL Draft but, to her own surprise, was not selected during the draft.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Ian |date=2023-09-14 |title=Final: Top 120 PWHL Draft Rankings |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/final-top-120-pwhl-draft-rankings |access-date=2024-02-08 |work=The Hockey News |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ganter20240103">{{cite news |last1=Ganter |first1=Mike |title=Undrafted free agents staking their claim as PWHL Toronto settles in |url=https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/pwhl/undrafted-free-agents-staking-their-claim-as-pwhl-toronto-settles-in |access-date=25 March 2024 |work=Toronto Sun |date=3 January 2024}}</ref> She was invited to PWHL Toronto's preseason training camp and signed with the team as a free agent.<ref name="kennedy20231206">{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Ian |title=Free Agents: A Look At The Preseason Performance Of PWHL Free Agents |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/free-agents-a-look-at-the-preseason-performance-of-pwhl-free-agents |access-date=25 March 2024 |work=The Hockey News |date=6 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
On March 2, 2024, she scored her first PWHL goal against her hometown team in a 5–2 PWHL Toronto win over PWHL Ottawa.<ref name="kennedy20240302"/>
The newly renamed Toronto Sceptres signed Cogan as a reserve player prior to the 2024-25 season.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Sportsnet Staff |title=PWHL teams unveil opening day rosters ahead of regular season opener |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/pwhl/article/pwhl-teams-unveil-opening-day-rosters-ahead-of-regular-season-opener/ |website=Sportsnet |access-date=11 February 2025 |language=en |date=29 November 2024}}</ref> Cogan was released from her reserve contract on February 11, 2025, becoming a free agent.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Canadian Press |title=Toronto Sceptres forward Spooner activated off LTIR, will make debut against Frost |url=https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2025/02/11/toronto-sceptres-forward-spooner-activated-off-ltir-will-make-debut-against-frost/ |website=Lethbridge News Now |access-date=11 February 2025 |language=en |date=11 February 2025}}</ref>
== International play == As a junior player with the Canadian national under-18 ice hockey team, Cogan participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2014 and 2015, winning gold and silver medals, respectively.<ref name="staffieri20221222" /><ref name="ep_player-profile" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2015 |title=Breaking the Ice with Sam Cogan |url=https://uwbadgers.com/news/2015/9/18/WHOCKEY_1013155429.aspx |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Wisconsin Badgers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staffieri |first=Mark |date=January 6, 2022 |title=PWHPA Spotlight: Samantha Cogan |url=https://womenshockeylife.com/pwhpa-spotlight-samantha-cogan/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |work=Women's Hockey Life}}</ref> Her performance in the 2014 championship awarded her an opportunity to be a part of the Canadian National Team Fall Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-11 |title=Coach Sam Cogan |url=https://sdracademy.com/coach-sam-cogan/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |work=SDR Academy |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life == Cogan was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Don and Heather Cogan, and is Jewish.<ref>{{cite news |last=Braun |first=Jon |date=June 30, 2014 |title=SJCC honours athletes at Breakfast of Champions |url=https://cdn.fedweb.org/fed-10/2/2014-06-30.pdf |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Ottawa Jewish Bulletin |pages=34}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gurvis |first=Jacob |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Meet Jordan Harris, the Black Jewish NHL player on a mission to change hockey |url=https://www.jta.org/2024/03/08/sports/the-jewish-sport-report-meet-jordan-harris-the-black-jewish-nhl-player-on-a-mission-to-change-hockey |work=The Jewish Sport Report |access-date=2024-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Haase |first=Nicole |date=October 1, 2015 |title=Meet a new Badger: Sam Cogan |url=https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2015/10/1/9421695/wisconsin-womens-hockey-meet-a-new-badger-sam-cogan |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Bucky's 5th Quarter}}</ref><ref name="staffieri20221222" /><ref name="kennedy20240302" /><ref name="badgers-bio18/19" /> She has a sister, Casey, and a brother, Tyler.<ref name="badgers-bio18/19" /> She attended Glebe Collegiate Institute for high school, where she was on the honor roll for three years.<ref name="badgers-bio18/19" />
She served as an assistant coach to the Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey program during the 2021–22 season of U Sports women's ice hockey.<ref name="ganter20240103" /> The Dinos coaching team in that season was led by head coach Carla MacLeod and Kelty Apperson was an assistant coach alongside Cogan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021-22 Women's Hockey Coaching Staff |url=https://godinos.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/coaches/2021-22 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=University of Calgary Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
Cogan resided in Calgary during 2020 to 2023.<ref name="staffieri20221222" />
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Award !! Year or period |- ! colspan="2"|International |- | World U18 Gold Medal | 2014 |- | World U18 Silver Medal | 2015 |- !style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wisconsin Badgers|color=white}};" colspan="2"|College |- | rowspan="3"| WCHA Rookie of the Week | Week of November 3, 2015 |- | Week of December 8, 2015 |- | Week of February 10, 2016 |- | rowspan="2"| WCHA Rookie of the Month | December 2015 |- | February 2016 |- | WCHA All-Rookie Team | 2015–16 |- | WCHA Offensive Player of the Week | Week of February 20, 2018 |- | NCAA Tournament Champion | 2019 |- ! colspan="2" |PWHPA |- | All-Star Game | 2022–23<ref name="staffieri20221222" /> |- !colspan="2"|Other |- | Sharon Koffman Memorial Athletic Award{{Small|<br>bestowed by the Ottawa Jewish Sports Hall of Fame}} | 2017<ref>{{Cite news |last=Scanlan |first=Wayne |date=June 11, 2017 |title=Levine inducted into Jewish sports hall as Maccabiah athletes feted at JC |url=https://ottawasun.com/2017/06/11/levine-inducted-into-jewish-sports-hall-as-maccabiah-athletes-feted-at-jc |access-date=March 25, 2024 |work=Ottawa Sun}}</ref> |}
==See also== *List of select Jewish ice hockey players
== References == * {{cite AV media |people=Cogan, Samantha; Pate, Brandon (interviewer) |date=2021-10-11 |title=PWHPA professional hockey player Samantha Cogan |type=Video interview |language=en |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-myQBo-jB1o&ab_channel=Brandon%27sSportsTalk |access-date=2024-03-25 |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |publisher=Brandon's Sports Talk |quote= |ref= |via=YouTube}} {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}} * {{Instagram}}
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