Christina Kessler

Christina Kessler
Born	May 28, 1988 (1988-05-28) (age 23) Mississauga, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
ECAC CWHL team	Harvard Crimson (2006-10) Burlington Barracudas(2010-)
National team	Canada
Playing career	2006–present

Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Competitor for  Canada
Women's 4 Nations Cup
Gold	2010 Canada	Tournament
Silver	2011 Sweden	Tournament

Christina Kessler (born May 28, 1988) has competed for the Canadian National women’s ice hockey team. Her debut with Team Canada was at the 2010 Four Nations Cup where she was part of the gold medal winning squadron. She plays also for Burlington Barracudas, a professional women's ice hockey team in Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Playing career

Harvard

On December 4 and 5, 2010, Kessler had one of the best performances of her NCAA career. She recorded 24 saves against Minnesota on Dec. 4, as the Crimson prevailed by a 1-0 mark. She followed up her performance with 29 saves to guide Harvard to a 0-0 tie the following day. Entering the weekend, Minnesota had not been shut out since the 2006-07 season.^[1]

Hockey Canada

She made her debut for the Canadian National women’s hockey team at the 2010 Four Nations Cup. Kessler won a gold medal as she was one of the backup goaltenders to Shannon Szabados. She travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia to participate in the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Camp from July 4–12.^[2] In the first game of the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Kessler earned the shutout in a 16-0 victory over Switzerland.^[3] On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that will participate in the 2011 4 Nations Cup.^[4]

Awards and honors

• 2008 ECAC Tournament Team^[5]
• ECAC Goaltender of the week (Week of December 1, 2009)
• ECAC Goaltender of the week (Week of December 8, 2009)

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/170791/la_id/1.htm
3. ^ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/172931/season_id/172882/ss_id/170713/
4. ^ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/174901/la_id/1/ss_id/170713/
5. ^ http://www.ecachockey.com/women/tournament/Women_All-Tournament_Teams.pdf

Persondata
Name	Kessler, Christina
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Date of birth	May 28, 1988
Place of birth	Mississauga, ON, CAN
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