Jocelyne Lamoureux

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Jocelyne Lamoureux
Born (1989-07-03) July 3, 1989
Grand Forks, ND, USA
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
WCHA team North Dakota (2010–13)
National team  United States
Playing career 2008present
Jocelyne Lamoureux

Lamoureux avoids a Russian defender during the 2010 Winter Olympics
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver 2010 Vancouver Tournament
Women's World Championships
Gold 2011 Switzerland Tournament
Gold 2013 Canada Tournament
Silver 2012 United States Tournament
Women's 4 Nations Cup
Gold 2011 Sweden Tournament
Silver 2010 Canada Tournament

Jocelyne Lamoureux (born July 3, 1989) is an American ice hockey forward. She was named to the United States women's national ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics along with her twin sister Monique, winning a silver medal.[1] Lamoureux played one season of NCAA hockey for the University of Minnesota and three for the University of North Dakota.

Playing career

Jocelyne and her twin sister were both all-state in soccer as teenagers.[2] Together, they played on the Peewee A Boys' team in 2001–02 team at twelve years old (called the Wheat Kings) and led them to the North Dakota State Hockey championship. Afterwards, they accepted a scholarship to Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Minnesota, the same school that Sidney Crosby played at.[2] At Shattuck-St. Mary's, the Lamoureux sisters led the school to four state titles and three national championships (2005, 2006 and 2007). In her freshman year, she accumulated 102 points (47 goals, 55 assists) in 60 games in 2004–05. The following season, she had 137 points (68 goals, 69 assists) in 59 games to place second on the team in points and first in goals. In 2006–07, she ranked second on the team with 131 points (65 goals, 66 assists), and tallied 107 points (42 goals, 65 assists) in 27 games as a senior.[3]

Minnesota Golden Gophers

As a freshman in 2008–09, she finished second on the team and fourth in the nation with 65 points (28 goals, 37 assists). The Gophers appeared in the NCAA Women's Frozen Four. At season's end, she was earned All-WCHA First Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team honors.[4]

North Dakota Fighting Sioux

In 2009, Jocelyne and her sister transferred from Minnesota to North Dakota. The reason for the transfer to their home state was attributed to the fact that North Dakota hired Brian Idalski, a former coach at the USA Hockey Development Camps.[5] On October 23, 2010, she had a hat trick and one assist against Minnesota State. In addition, one of her goals was the game-winning goal. The hat trick was the first by a North Dakota player since Cami Wooster in 2005.[6]

USA Hockey

Her first exposure to USA Hockey was at the USA Hockey Player Development Camp. She ended up being a four-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2004–07). She was a two-time USA Hockey Women's National Festival participant (2008–09) and a member of the United States Women's Under-22 Select Team for the 2008 Under-22 Series. She led the team with two goals. Lamoureux also participated as a two-time member of the United States Women's Select Team for the Four Nations Cup (1st 2008, 2nd 2006). Along with her sister, she was a member of the United States Women's National Team for the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship that won the gold medal.[3] Currently, she is a member of the 2009–10 United States national women's ice hockey team. Jocelyne and her sister Monique were the first set of twins ever to play women's ice hockey in the Olympics.[7] Lamoureux was named to the roster for the 2010 Four Nations Cup.[8] In the opening match of the 2012 IIHF World Women's Championships, Lamoureux scored three goals while assisting on three others in a 9–2 win over Canada.[9] Her sister, Monique Lamoureux-Kolls, and Hilary Knight each scored twice.

Awards and honors

  • 2008–09 WCHA finalist, Pre-season Rookie of the Year[10]
  • All-WCHA First Team, 2009
  • WCHA All-Rookie Team, 2009[11]
  • WCHA co-Offensive Players of the Week (week of October 27, 2010)[6]
  • 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee[12]
  • 2011 All-WCHA Second Team[13]
  • WCHA Player of the Week (week of November 8, 2011)[14]
  • U.S. Player of the Game, November 10, 2011, vs. Canada, 2011 4 Nations Cup[15]
  • WCHA Player of the Week (week of January 23, 2012)[16]
  • Finalist, 2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award[17]
  • 2012 NCAA scoring champion
  • 2012 WCHA scoring champion
  • UND's 2011–12 Grace Rhonemus Female Athlete of the Year Award
  • 2012 Capital One Academic All-American [18]
  • 2014 NCAA Today's Top 10 Award[19]

Personal

Her father Jean-Pierre was a backup goaltender at the University of North Dakota from 1979–83.[4] Besides her twin sister, Lamoureux has four brothers. Jean-Philippe is a professional ice hockey goaltender. He led the Lincoln Stars to the Clark Cup as a teenager and played for Team USA in the 2004 Viking Cup. He was the 2008–09 Goalie of the Year in the ECHL, and also led the Alaska Aces to the 2009 Kelly Cup Finals Finals.[5] Jacques was an All-America centre in 2009 for Air Force Academy. In addition, he was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.[5] Pierre-Paul played for the University of Manitoba, and is a student-assistant coach for the North Dakota hockey team. Mario skated for Team USA at the 2006 Viking Cup and now plays for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux. Her mother Linda competed in the Boston Marathon.[20] One of their childhood neighbours, Scott Howe, plays at the Air Force Academy.

References

Preceded by
Meghan Duggan (2010–11)
NCAA women's scoring champion
2011–12
Succeeded by
Amanda Kessel (2012–13)

External links

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