Sarah Vaillancourt
Canadian women's ice hockey player (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sarah Marie Vaillancourt (born May 8, 1985) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canada women's national team and a member of Montreal Stars (CWHL).
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Born |
(1985-05-08) May 8, 1985 (age 38) Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECAC CWHL team |
Harvard Crimson (2004-2009) Montreal Stars (2010-2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2003–2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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2-time Olympic Gold Medallist / World Championships Gold / 4-time World Championships Silver / Clarkson Cup Champion (2010–11). From 2003 to 2009 Vaillancourt played 88 international games for Team Canada and scored 36 goals adding 39 assists. She won 2 Olympic gold medals for Canada, in 2006 and 2010. While playing for Harvard University she was named the Ivy League and ECAC Hockey Player of the Year. She led Harvard in scoring, and was ranked fourth overall in the NCAA in 2007–08. In 2008, she won the coveted Patty Kazmaier Award.
Vaillancourt started skating at the age of two years and a half and playing hockey at five years. She made the national team when she was 18 and one of her favourite hockey moments is winning gold on home soil at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. She studied psychology at Harvard University and works as a skills coach. Vaillancourt is openly lesbian.[1]