Lauriane Rougeau

Lauriane Rougeau
Lauriane Rougeau playing for Team Canada in 2017
Born (1990-04-12) April 12, 1990 (age 34)
Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 PWHL Toronto
PWHPA
Les Canadiennes de Montreal
Dawson
Cornell
National team  Canada
Playing career 2007–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 United States
Silver medal – second place 2013 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2016 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2017 United States
World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Canada

Lauriane Rougeau (born April 12, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for PWHL Toronto of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at women's ice hockey program|Cornell, where she is a former All-American selection. She was part of the Montreal Stars team that captured the inaugural Clarkson Cup in 2009. Competing in Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics, she was part of Canada's gold medal triumph.[1] Having also earned a gold medal at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, she is among a rare group of Canadian female hockey players that have won the Clarkson Cup, IIHF World Gold and Winter Games gold.

Playing career

Rougeau played midget hockey for the Lac St. Louis Tigres.[2] In 2002, she won a gold medal at the Atom AA Quebec Provincials while playing with the Lakeshore Panthers. Three years later, she won a silver medal with Quebec at the 2005 National Women's Under-18 Championships.

In 2005, Rougeau was part of the team that took first place at the Québec Atom AA championships. Her team also took first place at the 2005 Jeux du Québec.[3]

At the 2007 Canada Winter Games, Rougeau won the bronze with Quebec. In the same year, she represented Quebec at the National Women's Under-18 Championship and was awarded a silver medal.

Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA

In 2007–08, Rougeau factored in the Cheminots du Cégep St-Jérôme winning the Collégial AA championship with a perfect 27–0 record. The following year, she helped Dawson Blues to a 31–1 record and a runner-up finish in the Collégial AA playoffs of 2008–09. For the season, she led Dawson defenders in scoring. Dawson competed in the 2009 Junior Women's Hockey League Challenge Cup in Washington, D.C., and Rougeau helped the team win the tournament.

NCAA

Rougeau joined Cornell in 2009 and was named an NCAA Second Team All-American and Ivy League Rookie of the Year. She ranked second among Cornell defenders and freshmen in scoring in 2009–10. Rougeau ranked third overall in Cornell scoring in 2009–10. As a rookie, she was part of the Cornell team that played in the NCAA championship game at the 2010 Frozen Four, but were defeated by the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.

CWHL

Despite playing minor hockey, Rougeau was part of the Montreal Axion which had a runner-up finish in the 2006–07 NWHL season. In 2009, she competed for the Montreal Stars and was part of a Clarkson Cup victory.

PWHL

After going undrafted in the 2023 PWHL Draft, Rougeau signed with PWHL Toronto following their 2023 training camp.[4] On January 20, 2024, she scored the winning goal in the PWHL's first shootout.[5]

Hockey Canada

Rougeau assisted on the first goal in the history of the Canadian National Women's Under 18 program (on August 23, 2007 in Ottawa, Ontario).[6] The goal would be scored by future Cornell teammate Catherine White. In addition, she was team captain for that game. She was captain once more, as part of Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team as they won a silver medal at the 2008 IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championships. She was recognized as Top Defender.

She would compete with Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team in 2008 as part of a three-game series vs. the United States in Pierrefonds, Quebec. In August 2009, she would play for the team for another three game series against the US (this time in Calgary, Alberta). The following year, she would participate in another series vs. the US (contested in Toronto, Ontario).

Rougeau competed in the MLP Cup on three separate occasions. She won a silver medal at the 2009 MLP Cup in Ravensburg, the gold medal at the 2010 and 2011 MLP Cup, respectively. On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that will participate in the 2011 4 Nations Cup.[7] In a game versus Russia at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Rougeau logged a goal and an assist in a 14–1 victory.[8]

Career statistics

Hockey Canada

Year Event GP G A PTS
2007 U18 vs. USA 3 1 2 3
2008 U18 Exhibition 1 0 1 1
2008 U18 Worlds 5 0 4 4
2008 U22 vs. USA 3 1 2 3
2009 MLP Cup 4 0 1 1
2009 U22 Selection Camp 2 0 0 0
2010 MLP Cup 5 0 1 1
2010 U22 vs. USA 3 0 3 3

NCAA

Year GP G A PTS PIM
2009–10 33 10 22 32 38
2010–11 14 0 11 11 6

Awards and honours

  • Collégial AA Rookie of the Year (2007–08)
  • Collégial AA First All-Star Team in 2007–08
  • Collégial AA First All-Star Team in 2008–09
  • Collegial AA Academic All-Star, 2008–09[9]
  • Quill and Dagger Senior Honor Society, Cornell University

IIHF

  • Directorate Award, Best Defender, 2008 IIHF Under 18 Women's World Championships[10]

NCAA

  • Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2009–10
  • RBK Hockey/AHCA Women's Division I 2009–10 Second Team All-American[11]
  • Finalist, 2010 ECAC Best Defensive Defenseman Award[12]
  • 2010–11 All-ECAC First Team[13]
  • 2011 Second Team All-America selection[14]
  • 2010–11 Second Team All-Ivy [15]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lauriane Rougeau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.westislandgazette.com/sports/16645 Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Canada Winter Games 2007". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  4. ^ Spencer, Donna (December 12, 2023). "Canadians dominate first Professional Women's Hockey League rosters". CTV News. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Rainbird, Daniel (January 20, 2024). "Rougeau scores winner as Toronto beats Montreal in 1st-ever PWHL shootout". CBC. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Official Website Of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  7. ^ "The Official Website Of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Sport Étudiant". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  10. ^ "The Official Website Of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
  11. ^ "" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  12. ^ "Finalists Named for Best Defensive Defenseman Award – ECAC Hockey". Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "American Hockey Coaches Association". Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  15. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey All-Ivy – 2011". Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2011.

External links

  • Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
  • Lauriane Rougeau at Olympedia
  • Lauriane Rougeau at Team Canada
  • Lauriane Rougeau at Olympics.com
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