Lauren Slebodnick

Cornell Big Red

Slebodnick stepped into the Big Red lineup as a freshman and played well after starter Amanda Mazzotta went down due to injury. She began her career by not allowing a goal for the first 197:32, spanning five appearances. That streak is the seventh-longest such streak in ECAC Hockey history. She played in 16 games that season.

She started 15 games as a sophomore and won 14 of those games, racking up 258 saves with a save percentage of .928. Her 1.45 goals against average was the fourth-best in the country, and she earned five shutouts in her sophomore campaign. She made a season-high 30 saves in a 7-1 win at Quinnipiac on Nov. 19. In the biggest pressure moment of the year, Slebodnick came in to replace Amanda Mazzotta after the first period of the NCAA Quarterfinals against Boston University. Slebodnick played five periods in the game including a terrific shutout effort in nearly three full periods of overtime.

Slebodnick stepped into the role as Cornell's starting goaltender in her junior year, earning Second Team All-Ivy and ECAC Hockey Third-Team honors for her efforts. She had five shutouts, a 1.55 goals against average and a .927 save percentage in her junior year, and she moved up from fifth to second on Cornell's all-time wins list with 51 victories. Slebodnick also tallied three assists on the year, earning the secondary helper on three Big Red goals. Slebondick set the single-season Cornell record for wins in a season with 24 victories, and her 1.55 goals against average was the fifth-best in season history.

Slebodnick, the winningest goaltender in Cornell women's hockey history, finished the season with a 17-2-3 record. She played 1299:30 minutes in 24 games and allowed just 50 goals for season-ending goals-against average of 2.31. Slebodnick, an Ivy League Honorable Mention and three-time ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (Oct. 22, Feb. 3, Mar. 11) this season, also recorded 499 saves for a .909 save percentage. She finished her career with her name appearing several times in the Cornell record books, including the record for most wins (68), second all-time for goals-against average (1.65), second all-time for shutouts (18), third all-time for save percentage (.924) and fourth all-time for saves (1668). She recorded five assists throughout her career and finished with a 68-10-5 record.

Boston Pride

On August 3, 2015, Slebodnick was signed to the Boston Pride. Playing four ganes, she finished off the season with a .883 save percentage. The Pride ended up winning the Isobel Cup against the Buffalo Beauts.

On July 19, 2016, Slebodnick was re-signed with a $10,000 one-year contract extension.

Awards and honors

• All-Ivy Second Team (2013)
• ECAC Hockey Third Team (2013)
• Ivy League Honorable Mention (2014)
• Most Wins at Cornell (2014)
• NWHL Isobel Cup (2016)

In 2016, Slebodnick coached the Boston Shamrocks and East Coast Wizards youth teams.

Slebodnick in goal (NWHL)

Lauren Slebodnick was born to John and Lucie Slebodnick on January 23, 1992. Slebodnick attended high school at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Massachusetts.

She has a younger and older brother.

Cornell University

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NWHL

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