Sarah Lefort
Sarah Lefort | |||
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Born |
Ormstown, Quebec, Canada | February 9, 1994||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 164 lb (74 kg; 11 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
PWHL team Former teams |
Montréal Victoire | ||
Coached for | Cégep André-Laurendeau (QCHL) | ||
Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Coaching career | 2019–present |
Sarah Lefort (born February 9, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).[1]
Playing career
Hockey Canada
Medal record | ||
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Women's ice hockey | ||
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U18 World Championship | ||
Gold medal – first place | 2012 Czech Republic | |
Nations Cup | ||
Gold medal – first place | 2015 Germany |
During the 2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team season, she was a member of the Canadian National Under 18 team that participated in the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. In the gold medal game versus the United States, Lefort scored a goal as Canada claimed the gold by a 3–0 tally.[2] She was a member of Canada's National Women's Development Team that won a gold medal at the 2015 Nations Cup (formerly known as the Meco Cup).[3]
Professional hockey
In the 2015 NWHL Draft, Lefort was claimed by the Buffalo Beauts. After graduating from Boston University in 2016 as the second-leading scorer in the history of the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program,[4][5] she was the first round pick of Les Canadiennes de Montréal in the 2016 CWHL Draft.[6][7] In 2023, Lefort earned a contract with PWHL Montreal following a training camp invitation.[8]
Awards and honours
- 2014-15 Hockey East Second Team All-Star[9]
References
- ↑ "Canada's National Women's Team roster named for 2015 4 Nations Cup". Hockey Canada. October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ↑ "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Gold Medal Game Summary 2012" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ↑ "Canada at Sweden - 1:00pm EST, January 6th, 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
- ↑ Connolly, John (2014-02-21). "BU's Sarah Lefort on (inter)national map". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ "PHF expansion Montreal signs first seven players for upcoming season". Global News. 2022-07-25. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ Schreiter, Michaela (2016-10-28). "Sarah Lefort Lives Up to Great Expectations". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ Fontaine, Hugo (2016-12-09). "A Montreal-Boston connection". NHL.com. Translated by Matt Cudzinowski. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ Rennie, Sarah (2023-12-23). "Sarah Lefort earns spot on Montreal's pro hockey team". The Gleaner. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ "HockeyEastOnline.com - Hockey East Honors All-Star Selections at 2015 Championship Banquet". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian women's ice hockey forwards
- Les Canadiennes de Montreal players
- Clarkson Cup champions
- Ice hockey people from Montérégie
- Montreal Force players
- Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players
- Stanstead College alumni
- Montreal Victoire players
- Sportswomen from Quebec