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Meghan Duggan (born September 3, 1987) is a retired American professional ice hockey forward and the director of player development for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).

NCAA
On December 6, 2005, Duggan signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Wisconsin Badgers beginning in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. She scored her first collegiate goal on September 30, 2006, in the final two minutes of a 5–1 victory over Quinnipiac. On November 22, she was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Rookie of the Week after scoring four goals in a two-game sweep of Bemidji State.


 * 2006-07
 * 2007-08
 * 2008-09
 * 2010-11

Boston Blades

 * 2011-12
 * 2012-13
 * 2013-14
 * 2014-15

Buffalo Beauts
Duggan, citing a larger paycheck and greater opportunities for growth, left the CWHL in 2015 to become an inaugural member of the National Women's Hockey League, opening the 2015–16 season as an assistant captain for the Buffalo Beauts. The Beauts lost their first game 4–1 to the Boston Pride, lead by Duggan's college teammate Hilary Knight. Halfway through the season, Duggan attended the 1st NWHL All-Star Game, picking up an assist for Team Pfalzer in their 5–1 victory over Team Hilary Knight and registering an 80 mph slapshot in the associated skills competition.


 * 2015-16

Boston Pride

 * 2016-17

International play

 * 2007 WWC
 * 2008 WWC
 * 2009 WWC
 * 2010 Olympics
 * 2011 WWC
 * 2013 WWC
 * 2014 Olympics
 * 2015 WWC
 * 2016 WWC
 * 2017 WWC
 * 2018 Olympics

Retirement
Duggan announced her retirement from professional ice hockey on October 13, 2020, at the age of 33. She finished her career with 43 goals and 35 assists for a total of 78 points in 144 games for USA Hockey between 2017 and 2018. Additionally, at the time she retired, Duggan was the third-leading scorer of any Badger with 108 goals and 238 points in 159 collegiate games. After her retirement as a player, the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League appointed Duggan their inaugural manager of player development, where she was tasked with tracking prospect development and working with members of the Devils on the ice. After one year in the position, she was promoted to director of player development on May 31, 2022.

Personal life
Duggan married fellow women's ice hockey gold medalist Gillian Apps, who captained Duggan's rival Canadian national team during the 2010 and 2014 Olympics, on September 22, 2018. Duggan's teammates Brianna Decker, Kacey Bellamy, and Erika Lawler served as bridesmaids during the ceremony. The couple's first child, George Robert Apps-Duggan, was born on February 29, 2020. Since Duggan's retirement, the family lives in Stamford, Connecticut.

Duggan has thrown the ceremonial first pitch at two Boston Red Sox baseball games. She did so first on April 19, 2010, as part of a larger Patriots' Day celebration with other members of the 2010 Olympic team, and again on April 24, 2014, with members of the 2014 Olympic team.