Sarah Vaillancourt

Sarah Vaillancourt
Born	May 8, 1985 (1985-05-08) (age 26) Sherbrooke, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
ECAC CWHL team	Harvard Crimson (2004-2009) Montreal Stars (2010-present)
National team	Canada
Playing career	2003–present

Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Competitor for  Canada
Olympic games
Gold	2006 Torino	Tournament
Gold	2010 Vancouver	Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold	2007 Canada	Tournament
Silver	2005 Sweden	Tournament
Silver	2008 China	Tournament
Silver	2009 Finland	Tournament
Silver	2011 Switzerland	Tournament
Women's 4 Nations Cup
Gold	2010 Canada	Tournament
MLP Nations Cup
Gold	2005 Germany	2005 Tournament
Gold	2007 Germany	2007 Tournament

Sarah Marie Vaillancourt (born May 8, 1985 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars (CWHL).

Playing career

Sarah Vaillancourt was the captain of Canada’s Under 22 team at the 2007 Air Canada Cup. In 2003, she was the captain of Team Québec at the Canada Winter Games that won the Silver Medal.^[1] One of her teammates was future Olympian Catherine Ward. She graduated from high school as a tri-varsity captain and athlete from Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut as a member of the class of 2004.

Harvard Crimson

She was a star for the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey program and won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2008. Her freshman year was in 2004-05, and she finished fifth in the nation, and first among freshmen, in scoring with 2.31 points per game.^[2]

Hockey Canada

In 2005, she made the Canadian national women's hockey team, where she would go on to play at the 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships in Sweden. In her first game ever, she led Canada with 6 points in an 13-0 win over the Kazakhstani national women's ice hockey team. This tied a record for most points in a game on the Canadian national team. She would finish the tournament with 8 points. On February 20, 2006, Vaillancourt, as the second youngest member of the team, won a team gold medal in Turin with the Canadian Women's Hockey team beating Sweden in the final game and outscoring their opponents 46 to 2.

Montreal Stars

In the championship game of the 2011 Clarkson Cup, Vaillancourt scored a goal in the third period.^[3] By winning the 2011 Clarkson Cup, Vaillancourt became an unofficial member of the Triple Gold Club (the accomplishment by women is not yet officially recognized by the IIHF), as she became one of only four women to win the Clarkson Cup, a gold medal in the Winter Olympics, and a gold medal at the IIHF World Women's Championships. The other women include Caroline Ouellette, Jenny Potter and Kim St. Pierre.

Career stats

Hockey Canada

Event	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
2005 Women's World Championships	5	3	5	8	2
2006 Olympics	5	2	4	6	2
2007 Women's World Championships	5	2	4	6	4
2008 Women's World Championships	5	4	2	6	8
2009 Women's World Championships	5	3	4	7	8
2010 Olympics	5	3	5	8	6

^[4]

Awards and honors

• 2004-05 All USCHO.com Rookie Team^[5]
• Top 10 Finalist for 2007 Patty Kazmaier Award ^[6]
• First Team All-Ivy League, 2007–08, Harvard (Junior), Unanimous selection
• Ivy League Player of the Year 2007-08, Harvard (Junior), Unanimous selection^[7]
• 2009 First Team All-Ivy League^[8]
• Sarah Vaillancourt, 2009 First Team All-ECAC ^[9]
• 2009 ECAC Player of the Year ^[10]
• 2011 Clarkson Cup Tournament Most Valuable Player^[11]

References

1. ^ Canadian Gold 2010, Andrew Podnieks, p. 170, Fenn Publishing, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55168-384-3
2. ^ "SI.com - Best Athlete You've Never Heard Of - Aug 31, 2007". CNN. 31 August 2007. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/sioncampus/08/29/unheralded.athletes/1.html. 
3. ^ http://cwhl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1560528
4. ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.22, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
5. ^ http://www.uscho.com/2005/03/22/uschocoms-200405-di-womens-yearend-honors/
6. ^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030507aac.html
7. ^ http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=6431
8. ^ "All-Time All-Ivy: Ice Hockey". Ivy League Sports. http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/alltime.asp?intSID=8. Retrieved 16 April 2010. ^{[dead link]}
9. ^ "Nicole Stock and Paige Pyett Named All-ECAC Hockey". Brown Athletics. March 3, 2009. http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030309aad.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 
10. ^ "Nicole Stock and Paige Pyett Named All-ECAC Hockey". Brown Athletics. March 3, 2009. http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030309aad.html. Retrieved 27 April 2010. 
11. ^ http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2011/03/28/17779016.html

External links

• Women Hockey Life
• Profile on Canadian Olympic Committee

Preceded by Julie Chu (2007)

Patty Kazmaier Award 2008

Succeeded by Jessie Vetter (2009)

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Name	Vaillancourt, Sarah
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Date of birth	1985-05-08
Place of birth	Sherbrooke, QC, CA
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