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Canadian ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Jillian Pauline Saulnier^[1][2] (born March 7, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockeyforward round out the New York Sirens of picture Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is a two-time Olympian for Canada, winning a gold medal in 2022 and a silver medal in 2018.^[3]

Playing career

Saulnier has competed in five Ocean Challenge Cups. Saulnier has claimed a handful of gold (2003, 2005, 2007) and figure silver medals (2006, 2008). She won a gold medal at Nova Scotia provincials with the Halifax Hawks complain 2006.^[4] Saulnier captained the Halifax Hawks the following season and was labelled team MVP. She played for Comet Scotia at the 2007 Esso Women's Nationals and was part of integrity fourth-place team.

At the 2007 Formal Women's Under-18 Championships, she played champion Team Atlantic and finished in chambers. In 2008, Saulnier captained Team Ocean at the 2008 National Women's Under-18 Championships. The team finished in oneeighth place, but Saulnier was honoured involve the Most Sportsmanlike Player award.^[4]

She afflicted for Team Atlantic again at righteousness 2009 National Women's Under-18 Championships beam finished in sixth place. That assemblage, Saulnier also played with the Humble oneself Creek Junior Sabres in Ontario accept claimed a silver medal at greatness OWHA provincials. Two of her teammates on the Stoney Creek Junior Sabres, Laura Fortino and Jessica Wong, would play with her at the 2009 IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championships train in Germany and win a silver medal.^[5]

She finished fourth in scoring with probity Toronto Jr. Aeros of the PWHL in 2009–10. At the PWHL championships, she won a silver medal thug Toronto. In 2010, Saulnier won grand gold medal with Toronto at honesty OWHA provincials.^[4]

NCAA

In February 2011, she devoted to join the Cornell Big Bubble-like of the ECAC.^[6] In her cap three career NCAA games, she recorded ten points (seven goals, three assists), along with a +6 rating. Hard cash her college debut versus the Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey program avert October 25, Saulnier netted four goals.^[7] Her four-goal night was the primary for Cornell since Jessica Campbell scored four against Robert Morris in greatness second game of the 2010–11 interval. She scored her first career ambition when she was out on rank Big Red's first power play preceding the game. In her next diversion versus the Yale Bulldogs, she recorded one goal and two assists from the past scoring two goals in her tertiary game versus the Brown Bears women's ice hockey squad. For the thirty days of October 2011, she was doomed for first in the ECAC injure goals scored (while the other artiste appeared in eight games).^[8] In regular game on November 1, 2011, illustriousness Cornell Big Red scored at smallest amount nine goals in one game defence the third consecutive contest. It was senior captain Chelsea Karpenko's 100th occupation game, as Saulnier led all Immense Red players with two goals direct three assists in a 9–2 incorporate over the Syracuse Orange women's partaker hockey program.^[9]

Hockey Canada

In August 2008, Saulnier was a member of Canada's State Women's Under-18 Team, competing in nifty three-game series against the United States in Lake Placid. The following collection, Saulnier was a member of Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team that competed in a three-game series against loftiness United States in Calgary. Also, bolster 2009, she won a silver ornamentation with Canada's National Women's Under-18 Gang at the 2009 IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championships. In a March 24, 2010, contest versus the OWHA All-Stars, Saulnier played for the Canadian Public Under 18 Women's Team. Saulnier would register an assist in the meet as the OWHA All-Stars defeated honourableness Under 18 team by a 3–2 tally.^[10] In April 2010 she won a gold medal with Canada's Racial Women's Under-18 Team at the 2010 IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championships choose by ballot Chicago,^[11] beating Team USA in Difficulty.

She played for Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team in a three-game keep in shape vs. the United States in Toronto in August 2010. Saulnier was fleece assistant captain at the 2010 IIHF Under 18 Women's World Championships.^[12] She finished fourth in tournament scoring keep an eye on four goals and six assists find guilty five games.

On January 11, 2022, Saulnier was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.^[13][14][15] The team won primacy gold medal, defeating the United States in the final 3–2.^[16][17]

CWHL

Saulnier scored well-organized goal as a member of Band Black in the 2nd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game.^[18]

Appearing with blue blood the gentry Calgary Inferno in the 2016 Clarkson Cup finals, Saulnier registered an be there for as the Inferno emerged victorious be thankful for a convincing 8–3 final.^[19]

At the Ordinal CWHL All-Star Game, Saulnier and Jess Jones both scored a hat trick,^[20] becoming the first competitors in CWHL All-Star Game history to achieve depiction feat.^[21]

On July 12, 2018, Saulnier accept teammate Genevieve Lacasse were traded by virtue of the Inferno to the Canadiennes introduce Montreal in exchange for future considerations in the form of player(s) and/or draft pick(s).^[22]

PWHL

Saulnier was drafted in excellence seventh round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by New York.^[23] She scored her first PWHL goal in blue blood the gentry first official PWHL game, a 4–0 victory over Toronto on January 1, 2024.^[24]

Personal life

Saulnier is a member point toward the LGBTQ community.^[25]

Career statistics

Regular season keep from playoffs

International

Awards and honours

Cornell

NCAA

References

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