VEGAS (May 30, 2019) - The Vegas Junior Golden Knights announced today, May 30, that the recipient of the Vegas Junior Golden Knights Inaugural Mark Workman Scholarship is Emily Kline.
Kline, 17, recently graduated from Odyssey Charter High School in Las Vegas and has played 14 years of hockey in Minnesota and Nevada. The Princeton, Minnesota native played for the Vegas Junior Golden Knights Varsity D3 team this past season and served as an alternate captain. Appearing in 14 games for the Vegas Junior Golden Knights, Kline tallied three assists. Heading into the 2019-20 season, Kline will be an incoming freshman at Arizona State University and has committed to play for the Sun Devils Women's Club Hockey Team.
"Emily is an incredible competitor on the ice and in the classroom. Her application and essay demonstrated her leadership, her contributions in the community, as well as her remarkable passion for the sport," said Vegas Golden Knights Director of Hockey Administration Katy Boettinger, who also serves as the Academic Advisor and Scholarship Committee Chair of the Vegas Junior Golden Knights. "Emily has faced many challenges in her playing career, but remained positive, and continued to turn each obstacle into an opportunity."