Raygan Kirk
Raygan Kirk is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League. She played college ice hockey at Robert Morris and Ohio State. She was named Most Outstanding Player at the 2024 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament.
Early life
Kirk is the daughter of Brad and Nancy Kirk. She attended Collège Lorette Collegiate in Lorette, Manitoba. She was named the Manitoba Chicken Junior Female Athlete of the Year in 2019.Playing career
College
Kirk began her collegiate career for Robert Morris during the 2019–20 season. During her freshman year, she appeared in 26 games, with 24 starts, and posted a 15–8–1 record, with a 2.09 goals against average and.924 save percentage. She also recorded four shutouts, which tied for most in the conference. Following the season she was named to the CHA All-Rookie team. During the 2020–21 season, in her sophomore year, she posted a 8–5–1 record, with a 1.91 GAA and.939 save percentage, in a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.On May 26, 2021, Robert Morris University announced they were disbanding both men's and women's ice hockey programs. In June 2021, Kirk transferred to Ohio State. During the 2021–22 season, in her junior year, she appeared in four games and posted a 4–0–0 record, with a 1.37 GAA and.881 save percentage. She served as a backup to starting goaltender Andrea Brändli. She helped lead the Buckeyes to their first NCAA women's ice hockey tournament championship in 2022.
During the 2022–23 season, in her senior year, she appeared in eleven games and posted an 8–2–1 record, with a 2.03 GAA and.912 save percentage. During the 2023–24 season, in her graduate year, she appeared in 24 games and posted a 22–2–0 record, with a 1.05 GAA, a.945 save percentage, and ten shutouts. Following an outstanding season, she was named a finalist for the Goalie of the Year award. She helped lead the Buckeyes to their second NCAA women's ice hockey tournament championship in 2024. During the championship game against Wisconsin she posted a 27 save shutout and was subsequently named tournament Most Outstanding Player.