2021 NWHL Draft Prospect Profile: Annie Katonka

F Annie Katonka, Plattsburgh (NEWHL - DIII)

Hometown: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Despite not suiting up once this season due to the global pandemic, Katonka is the clear best player in Division III in this class. Even when scaling for the relatively lower level of competition in Division III, she has the 11th highest weighted career goals created of any senior going into this season. She had 41 points in 26 games in 2019-20 for Plattsburgh and has a national championship under her belt as well. She was a CCM/ACHA First Team All American and All-USCHO First Team bother her sophomore and junior seasons, and was the NEWHL Player of the Year as a junior. Over her pandemic-abbreviated career, she had 64 goals and 54 assists for 118 career points in 87 career games. Plattsburgh is consistently one of the best programs in Division III, so I’m not tremendously concerned about the transition to professional hockey. She had 31 goals in 31 games as a sophomore, so the goal scoring acumen is clearly there. I fully expect her to pursue a career in professional hockey in some form or fashion.