Katie Weatherston

Katherine Marie "Katie" Weatherston (born April 6, 1983) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player and head coach of the Lebanese women’s national ice hockey team.[1] As a member of the Canadian women's national ice hockey team, she won Olympic gold in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and medalled at two IIHF Women's World Championships.

Katie Weatherston
Born (1983-04-06) April 6, 1983
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight 134 lb (61 kg; 9 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for Stars de Montréal
Ottawa Capital Canucks
Dartmouth Big Green
National team  Canada
Playing career 2002–2008
Website katieweatherston.com
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Tournament
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2008 China

Playing career

Weatherston played four years of college ice hockey with the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program in the ECAC Hockey conference of the NCAA Division I, from 2002 to 2005 and for the 2006–07 season.[2]

She debuted with the Canadian national team at the 2004 Four Nations Cup.[3] For the 2005–06 school year, Weatherston opted to put her college career on hold in order to focus entirely on preparing to represent Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[3]

After completing her college eligibility with Dartmouth, Weatherston played the 2007–08 season in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). She began the season with the Ottawa Capital Canucks but transferred to and finished the season with the Montréal Stars.

In 2009, Weatherston sustained a concussion during a pick up hockey game. It was not her first concussion but, unlike previous instances, her post-concussion symptoms lingered for over two years – dashing her hopes of participating in the 2010 Winter Olympics and bringing an early end to her playing career.[4][5]

Personal life

Weatherston was born on April 6, 1983, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, to David and Anna Weatherston.[2][3] She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Dartmouth College.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Dartmouth Big Green NCAA 35 23 24 47 14 – – – – —
2003–04 Dartmouth Big Green NCAA 32 29 19 48 22 – – – – —
2004–05 Dartmouth Big Green NCAA 31 38 15 53 22 – – – – —
2006–07 Dartmouth Big Green NCAA 26 23 14 37 16 – – – – —
2007–08 Ottawa Capital Canucks CWHL 15 13 7 20 40 – – – – —
2007–08 Stars de Montréal CWHL 2 2 4 6 4 2 2 1 3 10
NCAA totals 124 113 72 185 74 – – – – —
CWHL totals 17 15 11 26 44 2 2 1 3 10

Source: USCHO,[6] Elite Prospects[7]

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Canada OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1 5 2
2007 Canada WW 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 3 1 4 0
2008 Canada WW 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2 0 2 2
Senior totals 15 9 2 11 4

Source: [8]

Awards and honours
  • 2003 ECAC All-Rookie Team
  • 2003 All-Ivy Rookie Team
  • 2003 ECAC All-Star Honourable Mention
  • 2004–05 New England Writers Association Team
  • 2004–05 All-Ivy Second Team
  • 2004–05 All-USCHO Third Team[9]
  • 2006-07 ECAC Coaches Preseason All-League Selection
  • 2006-07 ECAC Media Preseason All-League Selection[10]
  • 2007 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player[11]
  • 2008 Canadian Women's Hockey League Eastern Division All-Star
  • 2008 Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Rookie Team

References
  1. "'We're going to build something great': Katie Weatherston named head coach of Lebanese women's hockey team". CBC News. November 4, 2019. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. "2006-07 W Hockey Roster: 6 Katie Weatherston". Dartmouth College Athletics. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  3. "PLAYER PROFILE – Katie Weatherston". Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  4. Staffieri, Mark (March 19, 2013). "Katie Weatherston looks back on her Team Canada past, Looks forward to Women's Worlds coming to Ottawa". Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  5. Codrington, Lia (January 18, 2013). "The Brains Behind The Boards: What's it like to be sidelined due to a concussion?". Hockey Canada. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  6. "Career Statistics: Katie Weatherston". US College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  7. "Player Profile: Katie Weatherston". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  8. Podnieks, Andrew (2009). Hockey Facts And Stats 2009-2010. Toronto: HarperCollins. p. 22. ISBN 9781554686216.
  9. "USCHO.com's 2004-05 D-I Women's Year-End Honors". US College Hockey Online. March 23, 2005. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  10. "ECAC Hockey League Announces Women's Preseason All-League Teams". ECAC Hockey. September 20, 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  11. "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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