Kendra Woodland

Kendra Woodland arrived at the University of New Brunswick in 2018 from Kamloops, British Columbia, and over the next five full seasons built one of the most decorated careers in Canadian university hockey. By the time she left the program in 2024, she had posted a 53-35-0 record with a 1.68 goals-against average and a .941 save percentage — numbers accumulated across three AUS championship runs with the Reds.

The accolades came steadily throughout her time in Fredericton. She earned AUS Rookie of the Year honours and a spot on the national all-rookie team in 2018-19, the same season she received her first AUS First All-Star Team selection. A Second All-Star nod followed in 2019-20, and two more First All-Star Team selections came in 2021-22 and 2022-23. In her final season, the awards arrived at every level: AUS Most Valuable Player, U Sports Player of the Year (the Broderick Trophy), and a runner-up finish for the U Sports Female Athlete of the Year award.

Her international record complemented the university resume. In 2018, she was part of the Team Canada squad that won bronze at the IIHF Women's U18 World Championship. Five years later, at the 2023 Universiade, she was central to Canada's gold medal run — posting a 0.25 goals-against average and .984 save percentage with three shutouts across four games.

Away from the ice, Woodland has been a Hockey Gives Blood player ambassador since 2021, organizing blood drives twice a year during her time at UNB and helping host Canadian Blood Services awareness events. She has personally donated blood ten times. In 2022 she was runner-up for the Dayna Brons Award through Hockey Gives Blood, recognized as the only female athlete ever included in that award category before it transitioned to a CHL-specific honour.

After graduating from UNB in 2024, Woodland did not immediately land with a PWHL team. She spent the following year working to maintain her game without the structure of a regular practice schedule or team environment — before earning a roster spot with the Ottawa Charge out of training camp. Kevin Woodley, previewing her InGoal Radio appearance, described it as "a great example of perseverance" and noted that Ottawa's goalie coach Pierre Groulx speaks highly of her development. Woodley also observed that she may be the first goaltender to come out of U Sports and make a PWHL roster.

Woodland wore number 70 for the Charge and caught left. She was 25 years old when the 2024-25 PWHL season began.

InGoal Magazine has covered Kendra Woodland in one podcast appearance. On InGoal Radio Episode 334, she joined host David Hutchison to discuss her path to the PWHL — including how she kept her game sharp during a year without a team and what she learned along the way ^[1]. The episode is available at the link above.