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Jessica Wong is an ice hockey player for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women’s ice hockey program. Wong is a native of Baddeck, Nova Scotia. In her second season with the Bulldogs, she accumulated 38 points (15 goals and 23 assists) as a Defenceman. On June 7, 2010: Jessica Wong was named Nova Scotia's Female Team Athlete of the Year by Sport Nova Scotia. Wong was given the Ricoh Sport Award. [1] She scored a goal to win the 2010 NCAA title in triple-overtime, and she scored two goals to earn an Under-22 Women's World Championship gold.

Playing Career
Wong captained the Warner Warriors in 2006-07, leading the team in scoring and awarded MVP honors. She participated for Nova Scotia at the 2006 Esso Women’s Nationals in Sydney, Nova Scotia with a fifth place finish. Wong also played for Team Atlantic at the 2007 National Women’s Under-18 Championships. The team finished in fourth place. In 2007, she also represented Nova Scotia at the 2007 Canada Winter Games where the team finished in sixth. Wong was also part of three Atlantic Challenge Cups for Nova Scotia, where she won two gold medals (2005, 2007) and one silver (2006) In addition, Wong played for Team Atlantic at the 2008 National Women’s Under-18 Championship with an eighth place finish. In the same year, Wong played with Stoney Creek in Ontario. She won a gold medal with Stoney Creek at OWHA provincials and at the PWHL championship in 2008. In 2009, she won a silver medal with Stoney Creek at the OWHA provincials in 2009.

2009-2010 Season
Scored the game-winning goal for UMD in the 2010 NCAA national championship game after three overtimes on March 21, 2010. The goal earned her 2010 NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team honors, and she also had 10 shots in that final contest, she ranked fourth among UMD scorers with 31 points (15-16=31). Wong netted the first NCAA postseason goal of her young career in the 2010 NCAA Regional Quarterfinal against New Hampshire, a power-play and game-winning goal all in one. She was WCHA Rookie of the Week pick back on Jan. 20, 2010. Wong had eight multiple point games - three times logged two goals, including in her very first game as a Bulldog back on Oct. 2, 2009. Wong held a +13 rating and has played in all 41 games this season.

Hockey Canada
She was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team for a three game series against the United States in August 2007. The following year, she played with the Under 18 team in another series against the US. This series was held in Lake Placid, New York. Wong gained a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championships. She graudated to the Under 22 team as part of a three game series in Calgary in August 2009. Wong acquired a gold medal with the Under-22 Team at the 2010 MLP Cup in Ravensburg, Germany. In August 2010, she suited up for the Under 22 once more as part of a three-game series vs. the United States in Toronto in August 2010. At the 2011 MLP Cup, Wong was part of another gold medal winning squad.

Awards and Honours
Nova Scotia's Female Team Athlete of the Year 2010 NCAA All-Tournament Team (2010) 2011 All-WCHA Second Team