Abby Hustler
| Abby Hustler | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hustler with the Minnesota Frost in 2025 | |||
| Born |
May 13, 2003 St. Louis, Prince Edward Island, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
PWHL Hamilton Minnesota Frost | ||
| Playing career | 2025–present | ||
Abby Hustler (born May 13, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for PWHL Hamilton of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for the Minnesota Frost of the PWHL. She played college ice hockey at St. Lawrence University.
Early life
Hustler grew up in St. Louis, Prince Edward Island. She is the daughter of Paul and April Hustler.[1][2]
Playing career
College
Hustler played four years of college ice hockey at St. Lawrence University. She was an alternate captain in her final two seasons with the team. In January 2024, she earned Top HCA Monthly Honors with 19 points in 9 games, leading the nation in points and her team to a six-game winning streak.[3] Her play in the second half of her junior year earned her a Top-10 finish for the Patty Kazmaier Award, and she finished the season with 55 points in 39 games.[4][5] She earned Second-Team All-ECAC Hockey honors as a senior.[6][7] In her NCAA career, Hustler scored 158 points (71 goals, 87 assists) in 154 games.
Professional
Hustler was drafted in the second round, fourteenth overall, by the Minnesota Frost in the 2025 PWHL Draft.[8] She was the first player from Prince Edward Island drafted into the PWHL. On July 17, 2025, she signed a two-year contract with the Frost.[9] During the 2025–26 season, in her rookie year, she recorded four goals and nine assists in 30 regular season games, and one assist in five games during the 2026 Walter Cup playoffs.[10]
During the league's expansion to 12 teams ahead of the 2026–27 season, she signed a two-year contract with PWHL Hamilton on June 14, 2026.[11]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021–22 | St. Lawrence Saints | ECAC |
37 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | St. Lawrence Saints | ECAC |
39 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | St. Lawrence Saints | ECAC |
39 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | St. Lawrence Saints | ECAC |
39 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Minnesota Frost | PWHL |
30 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| PWHL totals | 30 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Honours | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| Al-ECAC Second Team | 2025 | [7] |
References
- ↑ Simmonds, Jason (February 14, 2019). "Hustler commits to play NCAA Division 1 hockey at St. Lawrence University". Journal Pioneer. SaltWire Network.
- ↑ "P.E.I.'s Abby Hustler one step closer to PWHL". Journal Pioneer. SaltWire Network. 2025.
- ↑ "Abby Hustler and Rutger McGroarty Top HCA Monthly Honors". hockeycommissioners.com. February 6, 2024. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ↑ Scifo, Dan (March 11, 2024). "Kaz Watch: A Scorching Second Half Put St. Lawrence's Abby Hustler Among the Nation's Best". Patty Kazmaier Award. Archived from the original on May 14, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ↑ Kennedy, Ian (May 10, 2025). "2025 PWHL Draft Profile: Abby Hustler". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Hustler Named Second-Team All-ECAC". St. Lawrence University Athletics. February 26, 2025. Archived from the original on February 26, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- 1 2 "ECAC Hockey Announces 2024-25 Women's Second Team All-ECAC". ecachockey.com. February 26, 2025. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 PWHL Draft". thepwhl.com. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Minnesota Frost sign second-round draft choice Abby Hustler to a two-year contract". thepwhl.com. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ↑ "PWHL Hamilton sings Abby Hustler to two-year contract". thepwhl.com. June 14, 2026. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Frost lose Abby Hustler to PWHL Hamilton". twincities.com. June 14, 2026. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or ThePWHL.com