UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Junior Tessa Janecke and freshman Nicole Hall were each selected by their respective countries to be on the rosters for the 2024 Six Nations Championship. Janecke will play for Team USA, and Hall will play for Team Sweden.
The Six Nations Tournament is the third competition on the annual Women's Euro Hockey Tour. The United States, along with Canada, Czechia, Finland, Switzerland and Sweden, will take part in this tournament.
Hall comes from an international background as she was a member of the Team Sweden 16U team in 2020, as well as a member of the Team Sweden 18U team in 2021 and 2022. She was a part of the Team Sweden World Championship team in 2022. In her first season with Penn State, the Stockholm, Sweden native has three goals and an assist for four points so far in 2024-25.
At the midway point in the season, Janecke leads or is tied for the Atlantic Hockey league lead in several offensive categories: goals (14), assists (17), points (31), shots (119), face-off wins (324), face-off win percentage (.689), and plus/minus (+18). Nationally, Janecke's 14 goals rank sixth, while her 31 points rank eighth. The Orangeville, Ill. native earned AHA Forward of the Week twice this season and AHA Forward of the Month three times.
The United States roster included her for both the November and December 2023 rivalry series tournaments. The U.S. also added her to the Women’s National Team Evaluation Camp roster, and they named her to the team for the IIHF World Championships in 2023 and 2024.
The 2024 Six Nations Tournament takes place from Dec. 11-15, 2024, at Hakametsä in Tampere, Finland. Click HERE for more information about the 2024 Six Nations Tournament and Women's European Hockey Tour.