Sarah Lefort

Sarah Lefort (born February 9, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey player from Quebec,[1] currently signed with the Montréal Force of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).

Sarah Lefort
Lefort with the Montreal Force in 2022
Born (1994-02-09) February 9, 1994
Ormstown, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 164 lb (74 kg; 11 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PHF team
Former teams		 Montréal Force
Coached for Cégep André-Laurendeau (QCHL)
Playing career 2012–present
Coaching career 2019–present

Playing career

Hockey Canada
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
U18 World Championship
Gold medal – first place2012 Czech Republic
Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place2015 Germany

During the 2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team season, she was a member of the Canadian National Under 18 team that participated in the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. In the gold medal game versus the United States, Lefort scored a goal as Canada claimed the gold by a 3–0 tally.[2]

She was a member of Canada's National Women's Development Team that won a gold medal at the 2015 Nations Cup (formerly known as the Meco Cup).[3]

Professional hockey

In the 2015 NWHL Draft, Lefort was claimed by the Buffalo Beauts. After graduating from Boston University in 2016 as the second-leading scorer in the history of the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program,[4][5] she was the first round pick of Les Canadiennes de Montréal in the 2016 CWHL Draft.[6][7]

Awards and honours

References
  1. "Canada's National Women's Team roster named for 2015 4 Nations Cup".
  2. http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/279/IHW279122_74_3_0.pdf
  3. "Canada at Sweden - 1:00pm EST, January 6th, 2015".
  4. Connolly, John (2014-02-21). "BU's Sarah Lefort on (inter)national map". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  5. "PHF expansion Montreal signs first seven players for upcoming season". Global News. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  6. Schreiter, Michaela (2016-10-28). "Sarah Lefort Lives Up to Great Expectations". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  7. Fontaine, Hugo (2016-12-09). "A Montreal-Boston connection". NHL.com. Translated by Matt Cudzinowski. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  8. "HockeyEastOnline.com - Hockey East Honors All-Star Selections at 2015 Championship Banquet". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
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