Hilary Knight Timeline

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1989 Hilary Knight born in Palo Alto Hilary Knight is born in Palo Alto, California, and grows up in Lake Forest, Illinois, and Sun Valley, Idaho.
2007 Hilary Knight joins the Wisconsin Badgers Knight enrols at the University of Wisconsin and starts a record-setting college career.
2008 Hilary Knight wins her first world title At 18, Knight is part of the US team that beats Canada for the world championship in Harbin.
2009 Hilary Knight wins the NCAA title with Wisconsin Wisconsin wins the national championship with Knight among its leading scorers.
2010 Hilary Knight wins Olympic silver in Vancouver The youngest player on the US team, Knight wins silver after a 2–0 loss to Canada in the final.
2011 Hilary Knight leads Wisconsin to a second NCAA title Knight scores 47 goals in a season as Wisconsin wins another national title.
2011 Hilary Knight scores the world championship winner Knight scores the overtime winner against Canada to give the US the world title in Zurich.
2014 Hilary Knight wins Olympic silver in Sochi The US lose the Sochi final to Canada in overtime after leading 2–0 late in the game.
2017 Hilary Knight leads the US team's equal-pay boycott Knight and her teammates threaten to boycott the world championship and win a landmark deal with USA Hockey.
2018 Hilary Knight wins Olympic gold in Pyeongchang The US beat Canada in a shootout to win their first Olympic gold in 20 years. Knight scores in regulation.
2019 Hilary Knight co-founds the PWHPA After the Canadian Women's Hockey League folds, Knight is among the players who form the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association.
2022 Hilary Knight wins Olympic silver in Beijing Knight captains Team USA and scores in the final, a 3–2 loss to Canada.
2023 Hilary Knight wins a world title in Brampton The US beat Canada 6–3 in the final in Brampton, Ontario.
2024 Hilary Knight plays in the first PWHL season Knight captains Boston in the new Professional Women's Hockey League and reaches the first final.
2025 Hilary Knight joins Seattle Knight signs with the PWHL expansion team in Seattle, later named the Torrent.
2026 Hilary Knight's Torrent set a US attendance record Seattle sell out Climate Pledge Arena with 17,335 fans, a US record for women's hockey at the time.
2026 Hilary Knight proposes to Brittany Bowe The day before the Olympic final, Knight proposes to her girlfriend, US speedskater Brittany Bowe.
2026 Hilary Knight ties the Olympic final in Milan With two minutes left against Canada, Knight deflects a Laila Edwards shot to tie the game at 1–1. It is her record 15th Olympic goal.
2026 Hilary Knight wins her second Olympic gold Megan Keller's overtime winner gives the US gold in Knight's record fifth Olympics.