Anna Meixner

Career notes

• Scored her first PWHL goal in her fifth career game against Maddie Rooney of the Minnesota Frost on December 19 at Xcel Energy Center.
• Got her first career assist on a power play goal by Shiann Darkangelo on April 2nd in a 4-0 win over the Boston Fleet at Tsongas Center.
• Became more comfortable on North American ice surfaces by the end of the season and set-up two playoff goals. A shot-pass allowed Rebecca Leslie to score a goal in the final victory against Montréal in the first round. She also set-up a late goal for Jocelyne Larocque to give Ottawa a 1-0 lead against the Minnesota Frost in the second game of the PWHL Finals. Frost tied the game with 16 seconds remaining.
• Delivered a season-high of 4 hits in the final regular season game in Toronto on May 3nd.
• Captained team Austria at the last 4 IIHF World Cchampionships in the 1A division.
• Was the second top scorer of the IIHF World Championships in the 1A division in China in 2025 with 4 goals and 4 assists in 5 games. Austria finished first to gain access to the top group in 2026.
• Before coming to Ottawa, she spent her whole career in Europe while playing for Brynäs IF in the SDHL in Sweden and EHV Sabres Wien in Austria before coming to Ottawa in 2024-25.
• Had her most prolific season in 2022-23 where she was awarded the Most Valuable Player title of the SDHL while playing for Brynäs IF. She was earned the Most Outstanding Forward award while she helped her team win the silver medal in the SDHL. She completed the season in helping Austria win a bronze medal at IIHF World D1A championships.
• Was Austria’s most valuable player at the IIHF World D1A Championships in 2022.
• Four-time leading scorer of the EWHL in Austria while representing the EHV Sabres Wien.
• Tallied 147 points (80 goals, 67 assists) overin 5 seasons, playing in in which she played 128 games in the SDHL, where she spent her last for seasons (2020-2024)
• Recorded 309 points (182 goals, 128 assists) in 122 games in the EWHL in Austria, where she ranks fourth in all-time in points and second in all-time in scoring.
• Performed and won many medals in snowboarding school competitions throughout Austria in her youth.
• Her parents have watched all of her PWHL games, even if they have to stay up all night to do so.
• Plays a fast, hard pass in short distance area with Ronja Savolainen as part of her warmup routine. The loser is the one who misses the first pass. Started organically during a regular season game. Ottawa won. It became a habit for the rest of the season.
• Has to huddle with Gabbie Hughes and Emily Clark before the first drill on the ice before every game. They started the season with that and kept the tradition for the whole season.