Sarah Lefort
| Sarah Lefort | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lefort with PWHL Montreal in 2024 | |||
| Born |
February 9, 1994 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
[edit]Hockey Canada
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada | ||
| 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]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012-13 | Boston University | HE | 37 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013-14 | Boston University | HE | 38 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014-15 | Boston University | HE | 37 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015-16 | Boston University | HE | 34 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016-17 | Montréal Canadiennes | CWHL | 22 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017-18 | Montréal Canadiennes | CWHL | 28 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 | Montréal Canadiennes | CWHL | 26 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2019-20 | Independent | PWHPA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020-21 | Montréal | PWHPA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021-22 | Montréal | PWHPA | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022-23 | Montréal Force | PHF | 17 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023-24 | PWHL Montréal | PWHL | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| PWHL totals | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||
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, or ThePWHL.com
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian women's ice hockey forwards
- Les Canadiennes de Montreal players
- Clarkson Cup champions
- Ice hockey people from Montérégie
- Montreal Force players
- Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players
- Stanstead College alumni
- Montreal Victoire players
- Sportswomen from Quebec
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen