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Sarah Lefort

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Sarah Lefort
Lefort with PWHL Montreal in 2024
Born (1994-02-09) February 9, 1994 (age 30)
Ormstown, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 164 lb (74 kg; 11 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams
Montréal Victoire
Coached for Cégep André-Laurendeau (QCHL)
Playing career 2012–present
Coaching career 2019–present

Sarah Lefort (born February 9, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).[1]

Playing career

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Hockey Canada

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Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
U18 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Czech Republic
Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Canada at Sweden - 1:00pm EST, January 6th, 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Rennie, Sarah (2023-12-23). "Sarah Lefort earns spot on Montreal's pro hockey team". The Gleaner. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  9. ^ "HockeyEastOnline.com - Hockey East Honors All-Star Selections at 2015 Championship Banquet". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
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