Cassandra Poudrier (born December 5, 1992) is an ice hockey player who currently plays in the CWHL for Les Canadiennes de Montreal. On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that will participate in the 2011 4 Nations Cup.[1]
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| Born |
December 5, 1992 Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CWHL team Former teams |
Les Canadiennes de Montreal
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| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editHockey Canada
editIn April 2010, Poudrier competed for Canada at the Under-18 World Championship, as the Canadian team won the Gold Medal. As a member of the gold medal winning squad, a hockey card of her was featured in the Upper Deck 2010 World of Sports card series.[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] In the gold medal game of the 2015 Nations Cup, she would log an assist in a 4-0 win against Sweden.[4]
NCAA
editIn January 2012, it was announced that Poudrier committed to joining the Cornell Big Red in autumn 2012. She was the top-scoring freshman defenseman in her first season and was named to the ECAC Hockey All Rookie Team. She earned Ivy League Honorable Mention and Third Team All-ECAC Hockey honors as a sophomore and was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team as a junior. During her senior season, while serving as team captain, she was named a Second Team All-Ivy Selection. She was selected for membership in the Quill and Dagger society.
Professional
editPoudrier was drafted by the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation 18th overall in the 5th round of the 2015 draft.[5] In the 2016 Canadian Women's Hockey League draft she was taken 10th overall by the Montreal Les Canadiennes.[6] Poudrier has since started her professional career with Les Canadiennes, choosing to play in the CWHL.
Career stats
editHockey Canada
edit| Year | Event | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | +/- | PIM |
| 2007 | National Under 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | National Under 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | National Under 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
References
edit- ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
- ^ "2010 Upper Deck UD World of Sports Checklist". 21 August 2010.
- ^ "Canada at Sweden - 1:00pm EST, January 6th, 2015".
- ^ "Canada at Sweden - 1:00pm EST, January 6th, 2015".
- ^ "ICYMI: Full Recap of 2015 NWHL Entry Draft | NWHL". Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
- ^ "Cassandra Poudrier '16 and Taylor Woods '16 Selected in CWHL Draft". 24 August 2016.
- ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Cassandra Poudrier at Cornell University
- Cassandra Poudrier on Twitter