Kim St-Pierre

Kim St-Pierre (born December 14, 1978) is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medallist and five-time IIHF world champion. She was announced as a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee on June 24, 2020. She was named to the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2022.

Kim St-Pierre
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2020
St-Pierre with Canada in 2007
Born	(1978-12-14) December 14, 1978 (age 45) Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	McGill Martlets Montreal Stars
National team	Canada
Playing career	1998–2013
Website	www.kimstpierre.com
Medal record Representing  Canada Women's ice hockey Olympic games 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament 2006 Torino Tournament 2010 Vancouver Tournament IIHF World Women's Championships 1999 Finland Tournament 2000 Canada Tournament 2001 United States Tournament 2004 Canada Tournament 2007 Canada Tournament 2005 Sweden Tournament 2008 China Tournament 2009 Finland Tournament 2011 Switzerland Tournament Women's 4 Nations Cup 2010 Canada Tournament

Playing career

McGill

In 1998-99, she was the top rookie for the McGill Martlets women's ice hockey team. She was also the first woman in Canadian Interuniversity Sports history to win a men’s regular season game when McGill University defeated Ryerson University on November 15, 2003, by a score of 5–2.^[1]

International play

Kim St. Pierre was the goaltender for Team Canada in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, and was the starting goaltender in Team Canada's 3-2 victory over Team USA in the gold medal final. She also played for the Canadian women's team in Turin. St. Pierre holds numerous records in international competition, including most shutouts (15), most wins (24), and lowest goals against average (0.84).^[2] She received a gold medal in the Women's Hockey game at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.^[3] St. Pierre retired from international play in April 2013.

CWHL

St-Pierre formerly played for the Montreal Stars of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. In 2007-08, she was voted the CWHL Top Goaltender and a CWHL Eastern All-Star. By winning the 2009 Clarkson Cup, St. Pierre won the top three trophies in women's ice hockey, becoming the third woman to win the Clarkson Cup, an Olympic gold medal (in 2002, 2006, and 2010), and a gold medal at the IIHF women's world hockey championships.^[4]

St. Pierre did not play the 2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team season (along with the Stars season) to have a baby.^[5]

Montreal Canadiens practice

St. Pierre made women's ice hockey history on October 23, 2008, when she tended goal during a practice session with the Montreal Canadiens at Denis Savard Arena. Carey Price was out with the flu.^[6] She was the second woman in NHL history to play alongside NHL players, since Manon Rhéaume in an exhibition game. Wearing her usual #33 jersey, Alexei Kovalev put a wrist shot past her ear and Francis Bouillon blasted a slapshot that just missed her mask and deflected off the crossbar. St.Pierre referred to the experience as "priceless".

Awards and honours

• CWHL Top Goaltender, 2007–08 and 2008–09
• CWHL First All-Star Team, 2008–09
• CWHL Eastern All-Stars, 2007–08
• CIAU Championship game Most Valuable Player in 2000^[7]
• CIS Most Outstanding Player in 2003
• Most Valuable Player, 2002 Esso Women's Nationals^[8]
• Top Goaltender at the 2001 World Championships
• Top Goaltender at the 2004 World Championships
• Top Goaltender at the 2002 Winter Olympics
• Top Goaltender at the 2002 Esso Canadian National Championship^[9]
• Named to the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2022.^[10]

References

1. "Notable Women's Hockey Players". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
2. Canadian Gold 2010, Andrew Podnieks, p. 166, Fenn Publishing, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-1-55168-384-3
3. "Canada wins blanks U.S. to win gold in women's ice hockey". CBC.ca. February 25, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
4. Canadian Gold 2010, Andrew Podnieks, pp. 158, 166, Fenn Publishing, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-1-55168-384-3
5. "Pregnancy creates opening in goal on women's hockey team". Tsn.ca. September 22, 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
6. "Kim St-Pierre tends goal at Canadiens practice". CTV.ca. Retrieved October 23, 2008.
7. Archived March 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
8. "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". Hockeycanada.ca. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
9. "2002 Esso Canadian National Championship". whockey.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
10. "Class of 2022 unveiled for Order of Hockey in Canada". Hockey Canada. March 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

External links

• Official website of Kim St-Pierre