Amanda Boulier

Amanda Boulier (born March 30, 1993) is an American ice hockey player and coach, currently playing in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF; previously NWHL) with the Minnesota Whitecaps. She holds the NWHL/PHF record for most career goals scored by a defenseman.[1]

Amanda Boulier
Boulier with the Minnesota Whitecaps in 2019
Born (1993-03-30) March 30, 1993
Watertown, Connecticut, US
Height 5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
PHF team
Former teams		 Minnesota Whitecaps
Coached for Yale Bulldogs
Marshall Hilltoppers
Playing career 2011–present
Coaching career 2016–present

Career

St. Lawrence won the Eastern College Athletic Conference in her rookie NCAA season, where she scored 20 points in 38 games and was named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team. After missing the 2013–14 season due to injury, Boulier returned to the St. Lawrence lineup and was named team captain.[2]

In 2017, she signed with the Connecticut Whale of the NWHL.[3] After just one year with the Whale, she signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps, where she would win the Isobel Cup. be named a finalist for Defender of the Year and one of the Fans’ Three Stars of the Season in 2019.[4][5] She has been named to the NWHL All-Star Game three times.[6]

In June 2020, she became the first defender to re-sign with the Whitecaps for the 2020–21 NWHL season. She chose to opt-out of the COVID-19 bubble season, however.

In September 2021, she announced that she had signed with the defending Isobel Cup champions, the Boston Pride.[7]

International career

Boulier represented the United States at the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, putting up four points in five games as the country won gold.

Coaching career

From 2016 to 2018, Boulier served as an assistant coach for the NCAA Division I Yale Bulldogs. During her time with the Whale, she also served as a coach with Chelsea Piers Connecticut.[8] In April 2020, she was named head coach for the Marshall School's girls' ice hockey team.[9]

Career Statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2011-12St. Lawrence SaintsNCAA 384162018 -----
2012-13St. Lawrence SaintsNCAA 348243228 -----
2013-14St. Lawrence SaintsNCAA ----- -----
2014-15St. Lawrence SaintsNCAA 366172312 -----
2015-16St. Lawrence SaintsNCAA 3810192910 -----
2017–18Connecticut WhalePHF 123590 10002
2018–19Minnesota WhitecapsPHF 16581316 21122
2019–20Minnesota WhitecapsPHF 226212710 10000
PHF totals 5014344826 41124

References
  1. "NWHL Record-Breakers Lovisa Selander and Amanda Boulier Are the VEDA Players of the Week". OurSports Central. February 25, 2020.
  2. "Amanda Boulier - Women's Hockey". St. Lawrence University Athletics.
  3. Murphy, Mike (August 29, 2017). "Yale assistant coach Amanda Boulier signs with Connecticut Whale". The Ice Garden.
  4. Oliver, Nathaniel (July 12, 2019). "Whitecaps Get Top Defender Amanda Boulier Back". thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  5. "NWHL Announces Season-End Award Winners". The Victory Press. March 26, 2019.
  6. Rule, Heather (February 9, 2019). "Compact Impact".
  7. Tipcke, Alicia (September 16, 2021). "Duluth Marshall coach Amanda Boulier departing NWHL/PHF's Whitecaps for Boston Pride". WDIO. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  8. https://www.chelseapiersct.com/ice-hockey/meet-our-staff/amanda-boulier/
  9. "Girls hockey: Boulier named Marshall coach". April 30, 2020.
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