Correne (Bredin) Taves (born February 11, 1980) was a member of the Canadian National women's Under 22 team from 1999 to 2001, and a member of the Canadian National women's senior team from 2001 to 2007.[1] Twice, she was an alternate to the Canadian Olympic women's ice hockey team (2002 and 2006, respectively).

Correne Bredin
Born (1980-02-11) February 11, 1980 (age 44)
Warburg, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
ECAC
WWHL team
Dartmouth
Strathmore Rockies
National team  Canada
Playing career 1998–2010
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's ice hockey
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 United States Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sweden Tournament
Women's 4 Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Canada Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2004 Canada Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2005 Finland Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2007 Canada Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2003 Sweden Tournament

Playing career

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Bredin competed for many years in the Western Women's Hockey League. The first team she competed with was the Edmonton Chimos from 1996 to 1998. In 1997, she was part of the Chimos squad that claimed the Canadian National women's ice hockey championship. She would help the Calgary Oval X-Treme claim several championships, including the 2004 NWHL, 2005 and 2007 WWHL, and 2007 Canadian national championships. Her final season in the WWHL came in 2007–08, when she played on the Strathmore Rockies inaugural entry in the WWHL.

In 1998, Bredin joined the NCAA's Dartmouth Big Green and finished her career as the most decorated defensive player in the school's history. Bredin broke the school record for the most career goals by a defender. As of 2011, Bredin still held the Dartmouth record for the most career goals by a defenseman with 44, the second-most career assists by a defenseman with 93 and the second-most career points by a defenseman with 137.[2]

From 2008 to 2010, she played with the Moscow Tornado in the Russian Professional League. Bredin captured the 2009 Russian League Championship and 2010 European Champions Cup.[3]

IIHF

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As part of the IIHF Ambassador and Mentor Program, Bredin was a Hockey Canada athlete ambassador[4] that travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia to participate in the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Camp from July 4–12.[5]

Career stats

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Bredin player profile from Hockey Canada:[6]

Event Games Played Goals Assists Points PIM
2004 Esso Women's Nationals 6 1 3 4 0
2004 Four Nations Cup 4 1 0 1 2
2007 Canada Evaluation Camp 3 0 0 0 2
2007 Esso Women's Nationals 6 1 6 7 2
2007 Four Nations Cup 4 1 0 1 2

References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Bios". Hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  2. ^ "Correne Bredin '02 Named IIHF Mentor and Ambassador - DartmouthSports.com—Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics". Dartmouthsports.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  3. ^ "Pass - Leaders in the advancement of female hockey". Passhockey.ca. Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  4. ^ "NR.082". Hockeycanada.ca. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  5. ^ "Ambassadors". Iihf.com. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  6. ^ "Player Profile". Hockeycanada.ca. 1980-02-11. Retrieved 2012-09-21.