Prior to her NCAA career, Hawkins played at
South Carleton High School in the
Ottawa, Ontario area with future
St. Lawrence Skating Saints women's ice hockey skater Chelsea Grills. In the first eight games of the 2000 season, both Grills and Hawkins averaged four points a game as the South Carleton Storm started the season with an 8–0 record. Hawkins transferred from South Carleton High School so that she could compete for the Taft School and the CT Polar Bears in Connecticut at the age of 15. Hawkins captained both Taft and the Polar Bears during her Senior year, claiming Gold at the 2004 US National Championship.
NCAA At the end of her freshman season (2004–05), Hawkins finished second nationally among freshmen in goals scored with 25 and third in points with 40. Her goals and points numbers led the Huskies, while breaking the program's single-season marks for both categories, respectively. In addition, she was a four-time Hockey East Rookie of the Week award winner. Her 18 goals in conference play led all Hockey East skaters. She was a contributing factor in the Huskies reaching the Hockey East championship game as she scored more than a quarter of the Huskies' goals. On October 21, 2006, she set a Hockey East record (and tied an NCAA record) with three power play goals in one game. This was accomplished versus the Maine Black Bears and was part of a five-point game; it was her second hat trick in five games. In her sophomore and junior campaigns, she was the Huskies' leading scorer (sophomore numbers: 12 goals, 15 assists and 27 points; junior numbers: 18 goals, 18 assists and 36 points). After her senior season, Hawkins set a program record with 27 assists and finished as the Huskies' all-time leading scorer (69 goals, 75 assists, 144 points). In addition, she became the first Husky to win the Hockey East Sportsmanship Award. Hawkins was captain of the Huskies in her junior and senior seasons, and was an alternate captain during her sophomore season.
Europe In 2009–10, she relocated to Zurich, Switzerland and competed for the ZSC Lions. Her 55 points (29 goals, 26 assists) led the Lions, as she helped the squad advance to their first appearance in the Swiss Championship game. In addition, she was selected as one of the Swiss League's Most Valuable Players. Hawkins was selected by the Boston Blades in the
2010 CWHL Draft.
Boston Blades Joining the CWHL's Boston Blades during their inaugural season (
2010–11), it was a roster that included future
Hockey Hall of Fame member
Angela Ruggiero, future
American Hockey League executive
Hayley Moore, and future
Toronto Six General Manager
Mandy Cronin. Along with a number of
USA Hockey alums, including
Kacey Bellamy,
Caitlin Cahow,
Jessica Koizumi and
Erika Lawler, Hawkins, wearing number 19, made her debut in Blades colors on January 8, 2011 versus the Brampton Thunder. Appearing in seven games overall, the 2011–12 season saw Hawkins finish ninth in team scoring. Amassing 11 points in 18 games played, Hawkins, with the #21 adorned on the back of her jersey, enjoyed a three-game scoring streak from February 19 to 26, 2012. Recording six points during said streak, Hawkins recorded her first career hat trick in CWHL play, scoring a goal in every period during a 9–2 triumph on February 19 over the
Burlington Barracudas. Of note, her first career CWHL point took place on December 11, 2011, in a road affair versus the
Toronto Furies, logging an assists on a third period goal by
Micaela Long. The next game, a December 17, 2011, home affair versus the visiting Brampton Thunder saw Hawkins enjoy her first career goal in the CWHL, logging the game-winner, unassisted, versus goaltender
Liz Knox at the 5:36 mark of the second period, part of a 3–1 final. Making her postseason debut in the
2012 Clarkson Cup, Hawkins appeared in all three round robin games. Recording a goal in her first Clarkson Cup playoff match, a 3–2 loss on March 22, 2012 to the Thunder, she recorded a goal at the 19:19 mark of the third period. Coincidentally, her first playoff goal, akin to her first regular season goal, was also scored on Knox. In the Blades only win at the Clarkson Cup playoffs, a 5–2 victory versus the Toronto Furies, Hawkins and
Gigi Marvin contributed the assists on the game's opening goal, scored at the 3:11 mark by
Kelli Stack. Hawkins' final appearance with the Blades took place during the
2012–13 CWHL season, gracing the ice on October 28, 2012 in a road match versus the Toronto Furies, a 2–1 win. That season, the Blades captured the first Clarkson Cup title in franchise history. ==Career stats==