Skylar Fontaine

Skylar Fontaine is an American ice hockey defender, currently playing with the ZSC Lions Frauen of the SWHL top tier in Switzerland.[1]

Skylar Fontaine
Born (1998-06-08) June 8, 1998
East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SWHL team
Former teams		 ZSC Lions Frauen
Northeastern Huskies
Playing career 2017–present

Career

Fontaine began skating at the age of two.[2] During high school, she played for the East Greenwich High School boys' team, ranking among the leading scorers on the team.[3][4]

In 2017, she began attending Northeastern University, playing for the university's women's ice hockey programme.[5] She scored 14 points in 38 games in her rookie NCAA season, winning a WHEA championship with the Huskies. She then improved to 36 points in 38 points in her second collegiate year, being named to the Hockey East First All-Star Team for the first time. In the 2019–20 season, she notched 42 points in 38 games, leading all Hockey East defenders in scoring and second in the entire NCAA.[6] That year, she was named Hockey East Defender of the Year, the first Northeastern player to ever win that award.[7]

Style of play

Fontaine has been described as an offensive defender, with strong skating and hockey instincts.[8][9]

Personal life

Fontaine studies human services and criminal justice at Northeastern University.[10] Her sister, Alex Tancrell-Fontaine, played NCAA hockey with Union College from 2011 to 2015, and her brother, Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, was drafted 202nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[11][12]

Awards and honors
  • 2018-19 CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American
  • 2019-20 CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American
  • 2020-21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American[13]
  • 2021 Hockey East Best Defenseman Award[14]
  • 2021 NCAA All-Tournament Team

References
  1. "Fontaine Signs with ZSC Lions Frauen". nuhuskies.com. June 8, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  2. Geoghegan, William (January 8, 2015). "Sky's the limit for EG's Fontaine". The Independent. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. KOCH, BILL. "Points leader on EG boys hockey team is a girl with dreams of big future". providencejournal.com.
  4. Mastracchio, Bruce (December 1, 2017). "EG Athletes Who Have Gone on to College Sports, Dec. 2017 Edition". East Greenwich News.
  5. Divver, Mark. "Local hockey notes: East Greenwich's Fontaine, 16, commits to Northeastern". providencejournal.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  6. Puzzanghera, Mike (January 24, 2019). "Hobson and Fontaine: Women's hockey duo drives defense".
  7. "Sky's the limit for NU's Skylar Fontaine". December 10, 2020.
  8. "(A WAY Too Early) 2021 NWHL Draft Preview". May 28, 2020. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  9. Fundaro, Gabriella (August 5, 2020). "2020 Top 25 Under 25 | Honorable Mentions 2: Alexie Guay, Skylar Fontaine, Lindsay Browning". The Ice Garden.
  10. "Skylar Fontaine - Women's Ice Hockey". Northeastern University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  11. "Skylar Fontaine". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  12. "Classes, Practice, and Getting Drafted in a Pandemic". 9 December 2020.
  13. "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams". hockeyeastonline.com. 2021-03-19. Archived from the original on 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  14. "HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Five Other Award Winners Announced for 2020-21 Season". hockeyastonline.com. 2021-02-26. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
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