Monique Lamoureux

As a freshman for the Gophers in 2008–09, she was the team's third leading goal scorer, and a second team All-America selection.[3] By mid-February 2009, Lamoureux was leading the nation with 64 points on 32 assists and 32 goals.[6] By season's end, she ranked third in the NCAA and first among rookies with 75 points in 40 games (39 goals, 36 assists). She ranked second in the nation with five shorthanded goals and tied for third with eight game-winners. She participated in her first Frozen Four that season. In addition, she was the WCHA scoring champion, and WCHA Rookie of the Year. She was the only freshman to be named a top-10 finalist for Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.[5]

In 2009, Lamoureux 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.[3] On January 15 and 16, 2011, she led the Sioux with five points in two victories over league rival Bemidji State. She earned a +7 plus/minus rating in her first weekend playing exclusively as a defenseman. In the series against Bemidji, she scored two goals and assisted on three others as North Dakota ran its unbeaten streak to five games at 4–0–1. Over 59 collegiate games, she has accumulated 107 points (54 goals, 53 assists).[7]

With her twin sister, she was a four-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2004–07). She was a member of the United States Women's Select Team for the 2006 Four Nations Cup. The team finished in second place. In 2008, she was part of the United States Women's Under-22 Select Team for the 2008 Under-22 Series. In addition, she was a two-time USA Hockey Women's National Festival participant (2008–09). 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.[5] She won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics with the 2009–10 USA Hockey national women's team. Monique and her sister Jocelyne were the first set of twins ever to play women's ice hockey in the Olympics.[8] Lamoureux-Kolls was named to the roster for the 2010 Four Nations Cup.[9] In the opening match of the 2012 IIHF World Women's Championships, Lamoureux scored two goals in a 9–2 win over Canada.[10] Her sister Jocelyne scored three goals while assisting on three others.

Selected by the Boston Blades in the 2014 CWHL Draft, Lamoureux would win the 2015 Clarkson Cup. In the third period of an 8-0 win on January 18, 2015 for the Boston Blades over the Brampton Thunder, a fight took place. Lamoureux and Brampton's Jamie Lee Rattray both threw punches,[11] as video footage went viral online.

• All-WCHA First Team, 2009
• Patty Kazmaier Award, Top 10 Finalist
• Second Team All-America selection, 2009
• WCHA All-Rookie Team, 2009[13]
• WCHA Rookie of the Year selection, 2009
• WCHA scoring champion, 2009
• Runner-Up, 2010–11 WCHA Preseason Player of the Year[14]
• WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (week of January 19, 2011) [7]
• WCHA co-Defensive Players of the Week (week of February 7, 2011)
• 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee[15]
• 2011 All-WCHA Second Team[16]
• WCHA Player of the Week (week of October 25, 2011)[17]
• WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (week of February 8, 2012)[18]

• Directorate Award, Best Forward, 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship[19]
• U.S. Player of the Game in Gold Medal match, 2011 4 Nations Cup[20]
• 2015 IIHF Media All Star Team, Defense 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship[21]