Kelly Pannek

Kelly Maureen Pannek (born December 29, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played in the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). An alternate captain for Minnesota, Pannek has won back-to-back Walter Cup championships with the Frost in 2024 and 2025.

Internationally, Pannek has represented the United States since 2017, earning two Olympic medals—gold in 2018 and silver in 2022—and seven World Championship medals, including four golds (2017, 2019, 2023, 2025). At the 2025 World Championship, she finished fourth in tournament scoring with eight points in seven games. In the 2018 Olympic gold medal game against Canada, Pannek delivered a crucial assist on the game-tying goal with 6:21 remaining that sent the game to overtime, where the United States won 3–2 in a shootout for their first Olympic gold in 20 years.

At the collegiate level, Pannek played for the University of Minnesota, recording 186 points in 157 games and winning two NCAA national championships (2015, 2016). She was a Patty Kazmaier Award finalist in 2017 after scoring 62 points in 39 games. In high school at Benilde-St. Margaret's, she was a dual-sport athlete who set a Minnesota state record for the fastest natural hat trick in hockey (three goals in 22 seconds) and was named 2013 Minnesota Ms. Soccer.