| Caroline Ouellette | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1979 Montreal, QC, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| NCAA CWHL team |
Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey Montreal Stars |
| National team | Canada |
| Playing career | 1999–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Canada | ||
| Women's ice hockey | ||
| Olympic games | ||
| Gold | 2002 Salt Lake City | Tournament |
| Gold | 2006 Torino | Tournament |
| Gold | 2010 Vancouver | Tournament |
| IIHF World Women's Championships | ||
| Gold | 1999 Finland | Tournament |
| Gold | 2000 Canada | Tournament |
| Gold | 2001 United States | Tournament |
| Gold | 2004 Canada | Tournament |
| Silver | 2005 Sweden | Tournament |
| Gold | 2007 Canada | Tournament |
| Silver | 2008 China | Tournament |
| Silver | 2009 Finland | Tournament |
| Silver | 2011 Switzerland | Tournament |
| Women's 4 Nations Cup | ||
| Gold | 2010 Canada | Tournament |
| Silver | 2011 Sweden | Tournament |
Caroline Ouellette (born May 25, 1979 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars (CWHL). 3-time Olympic Gold Medallist / 5-time World Championships Gold / 4-time World Championships Silver / 2-time Clarkson Cup Champion, Ouellette is currently in the Top 10 in all-time NCAA scoring with 229 career points. Ouellette is a member of the Triple Gold Club (the accomplishment is not yet officially recognized by the IIHF for women), as one of only three women to win the Clarkson Cup, a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games, and gold at the IIHF women's world hockey championships.
Nicknamed Caro by her teammates, she started playing hockey at the age of 9 years. She is the co-founder of athletichub.com , an innovative new online network that helps student-athletes navigate the recruitment process. She is also an ambassador for Right to Play and for Carrément Rose.
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Ouellette played for Team Quebec at the 1995 Canada Winter Games, and won gold for Canada’s Under 18 team in 1997.[1] When the Canadian Under 19 women’s hockey team was founded on May 15, 1996, Ouellette was one of the played name to the team. One of her teammates was future Olympic speed skater Cindy Klassen.[2] The head coach was Daniele Sauvageau[3] Ouellette represented Team Quebec at the 1998 Esso women's hockey nationals. She scored a goal and two assists in the bronze medal game, as Team Quebec was awarded the Maureen McTeer Trophy.[4] During the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Ouellette assisted on all three goals as Canada defeated Finland by a 3-2 tally in round robin play.[5] In the gold medal game of the 2011 Four Nations Cup, Ouellette notched a goal in a 4-3 loss.[6] Ouellette has taken part in 3 Olympic Games, 9 World Championships and 9 Four Nations Cups. In 157 international games with Team Canada, Ouellette has racked up 169 points.
Ouellette attended the University of Minnesota Duluth and played for the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program. Ouellette set an NCAA record for most shorthanded goals in one game with 2. This was accomplished on November 14, 2003 versus North Dakota.[7] In the 2004-05 season, Ouellette was a factor on more than 60 percent of goals scored by the Bulldogs. Among the top nine scorers on the Bulldogs, she had nine penalties, which were the fewest. Throughout her NCAA career, she never had double digits in penalties. By season’s end, she was one of three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Ouellette is ranked third in all-time leading scoring in Bulldogs history and was named to the WCHA All-Decade team in 2009.[8] She joined the national team in 1999 and has won four world championships (1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004) and three Olympic gold medals with the team (2002, 2006 and 2010).
During the 2000–01 NWHL season, Ouellette played with the Montreal Wingstar and finished third in league scoring with 53 points.[9] In 2008-09, Ouellette joined the Montreal Stars. She won CWHL Top Scorer of the Month honours in November (tying the league record with 19 points in just six games) and December. At year's end, she was named CWHL Most Valuable Player. By winning a third gold medal in women's Olympic hockey, she became the Bulldog hockey player with the most gold medals.[10]
By winning the 2009 Clarkson Cup, Ouellette became an unofficial member of the Triple Gold Club (the accomplishment by women is not yet officially recognized by the IIHF), as she became one of only three women (at the time) to win the Clarkson Cup, a gold medal in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and a gold medal at the IIHF World Women's Championships.[11] Ouellette was the league's scoring leader last season with 71 points, 24 goals and 47 assists and honoured as the CWHL's Most Valuable Player (an award she also won in 2009). She was the winner of the 2011 Angela James Bowl as she led the CWHL in scoring. In the championship game of the 2011 Clarkson Cup, Ouellette led all scorers with three points (one goal, two assists).[12]
Ouellette graduated from the National Police Academy in Quebec in 2000 and played for Quebec in fastball at the 1997 Canada Games. On September 11, 2010, the Centre Etienne Desmarteau in Montreal, named one of the two rinks in the arena in Ouellette's honour.[13] Caroline Ouillette gets involved in the support to raise funds for the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation. This disease has affected the Ouellette family.[14] On January 21, 2011, Ouellette, along with Bulldog alumni Jenny Potter and Maria Rooth took part in a ceremonial faceoff to mark the first ever game at Amsoil Arena.[15]
| Event | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| 2000 IIHF Worlds | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 IIHF Worlds | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 IIHF Worlds | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 IIHF Worlds | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 IIHF Worlds | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2008 IIHF Worlds | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Preceded by Sabrina Harbec (2010) |
Angela James Bowl 2011 |
Succeeded by Unknown (2012) |
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