Isabelle Chartrand

Isabelle Chartrand
Born (1978-04-20) April 20, 1978
Anjou, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
ECAC team St. Lawrence
National team  Canada
Playing career 1995–2002
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's ice hockey
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
2001 United States Tournament

Isabelle Chartrand (born April 20, 1978 in Anjou, Quebec) is a women's ice hockey player. Chartrand competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City before her 24th birthday.[1] Chartrand was one of the youngest members of the team. Her previous experience with Team Canada was a Gold Medal at the 2001 Women’s World Hockey Championships.

Playing career

Chartrand began playing ringette but would eventually shift to ice hockey. By the age of 16, she was a member of Team Quebec. At the 1995 Canada Winter Games, she would claim a bronze medal in ice hockey.[2] Four years later, she took gold with Team Quebec at the Esso National Championships.

NCAA

Prior to the 2002 Olympics, Chartrand attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. As a member of the ECAC Hockey team, Chartrand was named rookie of the week on January 15, 2001.[3] Chartrand had two goals and an assist for Team Canada’s gold medal winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[4] Chartrand is one of only three athletes from St. Lawrence University to have an Olympic Gold Medal (the others are Ed Rimkus and Gina Kingsbury).[5] Also She played 2 seasons (1998–99 and 1999–2000) for Laval Le Mistral a women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League.

References

  1. ↑ Canadian Gold 2002, p. 116, Andrew Podnieks, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2002
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  3. ↑ Canadian Gold 2002, p. 116, Andrew Podnieks, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2002
  4. ↑ Canadian Gold 2002, p. 115, Andrew Podnieks, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2002
  5. ↑ http://web.stlawu.edu/netnews/ginakingsbury.html
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