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Jocelyne Lamoureux
American ice hockey forward (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jocelyne Nicole Lamoureux-Davidson (born July 3, 1989)[1] is an American former ice hockey player. She scored the game-winning shootout goal to win the gold medal for Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympics against Canada after her twin sister Monique tied the game near the end of regulation.
Jocelyne Lamoureux | |||
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![]() Jocelyne Lamoureux playing for Team USA against the ECAC All-Stars in 2010 | |||
Born |
(1989-07-03) July 3, 1989 (age 35) Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
University of Minnesota University of North Dakota | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 2008–2021 | ||
Lamoureux-Davidson also won silver medals for the United States women's national ice hockey team at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.[2] Lamoureux played one season of NCAA hockey for the University of Minnesota and three for the University of North Dakota. She competed for a year with the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, a worker's union pushing for equality in the sport, and retired from playing in 2021.[3] After her retirement, Monique and her twin sister published their first book Dare to Make History.[4] The sisters also founded the Lamoureux Foundation, which funds educational and extracurricular programs for children in need, primarily in their home state of North Dakota.[5]