Schenectady, NY (April 14, 2005)– Union women's hockey assistant Jackie MacMillan (Buffalo, MN) was inducted into the Buffalo Hockey Hall of Fame between periods of the Buffalo High School versus St. Francis varsity hockey game back on December 18, 2004. She was one of six people to be honored as part of the second class of Hall inductees. Consideration for induction was given on the basis of individual contribution to the development of hockey in the Buffalo, Minnesota area.
During the ceremony MacMillan was recognized as a goalie who set the bar for Buffalo hockey players to reach their fullest potential. She originally started as a player in New Ulm before her family moved to Buffalo at the age of 14. MacMillan was chosen as a goalie for the Bantam A team in just her first year, playing two years on the team. She then played three years for Buffalo varsity, serving as a captain in her senior year before playing at the University of Wisconsin for four years.
At Wisconsin MacMillan played in 121 games, earning 75 career wins and 15 career shutouts. She logged close to 7,000 minutes in goal, had a .912 save percentage and a 2.08 goals against average. In 2002 she led the Nation with a 1.30 goals against average. She was a two-time WCHA All-Academic Team honoree with the Badgers and was named to the WCHA first and second teams. MacMillan was also a four-time WCHA Defensive Player of the Week and named a USCHO National Defensive Player of the Week.
She credits her mom (Tracy), dad (Mike), and brother (Michael) for her success saying — “without them I would not be where I am today”. She also thanks Buffalo hockey, her teammates and coaches for seeing her as 'just another kid who wanted to play hockey' and is “thankful for every opportunity the Buffalo Youth Hockey Association gave me”.