Sarah Lefort
Sarah Lefort | |||
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![]() Lefort with PWHL Montreal in 2024 | |||
Born | Ormstown, Quebec, Canada | February 9, 1994||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 164 lb (74 kg; 11 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
PWHL team Former teams | PWHL Montreal | ||
Coached for | Cégep André-Laurendeau (QCHL) | ||
Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Coaching career | 2019–present |
Sarah Lefort (born February 9, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey player from Quebec,[1] currently playing for PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Playing career
[edit]Hockey Canada
[edit]Medal record | ||
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Women's ice hockey | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
U18 World Championship | ||
![]() | 2012 Czech Republic | |
Nations Cup | ||
![]() | 2015 Germany |
During the 2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team season, she was a member of the Canadian National Under 18 team that participated in the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. In the gold medal game versus the United States, Lefort scored a goal as Canada claimed the gold by a 3–0 tally.[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]
Professional hockey
[edit]In the 2015 NWHL Draft, Lefort was claimed by the Buffalo Beauts. After graduating from Boston University in 2016 as the second-leading scorer in the history of the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program,[4][5] she was the first round pick of Les Canadiennes de Montréal in the 2016 CWHL Draft.[6][7]
In 2023, Lefort earned a contract with PWHL Montreal following a training camp invitation.[8]
Awards and honours
[edit]- 2014-15 Hockey East Second Team All-Star[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Canada's National Women's Team roster named for 2015 4 Nations Cup". Hockey Canada. October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Gold Medal Game Summary 2012" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Canada at Sweden - 1:00pm EST, January 6th, 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
- ^ Connolly, John (2014-02-21). "BU's Sarah Lefort on (inter)national map". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "PHF expansion Montreal signs first seven players for upcoming season". Global News. 2022-07-25. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Schreiter, Michaela (2016-10-28). "Sarah Lefort Lives Up to Great Expectations". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Fontaine, Hugo (2016-12-09). "A Montreal-Boston connection". NHL.com. Translated by Matt Cudzinowski. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Rennie, Sarah (2023-12-23). "Sarah Lefort earns spot on Montreal's pro hockey team". The Gleaner. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ "HockeyEastOnline.com - Hockey East Honors All-Star Selections at 2015 Championship Banquet". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database