Annie Guay (born June 29, 1985) is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team and a member of Montreal Stars (CWHL). Her first tournament for the senior Canada women's national ice hockey team was at the 2010 Four Nations Cup where she won the gold medal. At the age of 25, she retired from the competitive hockey.
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June 29, 1985 Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editBorn in Rouyn-Noranda, Guay made her amateur hockey in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue in Quebec. She was selected for the national camp Under-22 years and she played for the under-22 Canadian National Team (2003 to 2009). Also since 2008, she is a member of Montreal Stars in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). In season 2010–11, She is 7th leading scorer and only Defencemen in the top 10 scoring leaders.[1]
NCAA
editGuay was an important key to the Saints' defensive success in the 2005–06 season. The St. Lawrence Saints held league opponents to an average of 1.10 goals per game. In addition, Guay contributed on with 21 points (seven goals, fourteen assists) in ECAC league games, which led all ECAC defenders.[2] In her senior year at St. Lawrence (2007–08), Guay, along with teammate Sabrina Harbec capped their senior years by earning All-America honors for the third straight year.[3]
Hockey Canada
editThe retirement of three defenders (Becky Kellar, Colleen Sostorics and Carla MacLeod) created room on defense for Canada's senior women's team. Guay was selected to Canada's team at the 2010 4 Nations Cup.[4] Guay was not called by Hockey Canada for the selection camp [5] for the 2011 World Women's Championships held in Switzerland, on April 16–25, 2011.
Career stats
editAnnie Guay is the all-time leader in games played for Canada's Under 22 National women's team with 37 games played.
| years | Games | Goals | Assists | Pts | Pen |
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| 2003 at 2007 and 2009–10 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 20 |
Hockey Canada
edit| Event | GP | G | A | Pts |
| August 2003 Exhibition vs. US |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Air Canada Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| August 2004 Exhibition vs. US |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Air Canada Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 U22 Selection Camp Canada White squad |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 Air Canada Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 U22 Selection Camp Canada White squad |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| August 2006 Exhibition vs. US |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Air Canada Cup | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 U22 Selection Camp Canada White squad |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 MLP Nations Cup | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 Four Nations Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CWHL
edit| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 2008–09 | Montreal Stars | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2009–10 | Montreal Stars | 22 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 12 |
| 2010–11 | Montreal Stars | 26 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 16 |
NCAA
edit| Season | Games played | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 2004–05 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005–06 | 36 | 8 | 26 | 34 |
| 2006–07 | 36 | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| 2007–08 | 32 | 4 | 25 | 29 |
Retirement from hockey
editAnnie Guay retired from competitive hockey in April 2011.[9] She now lives in Abitibi. She appears at school hockey for L'École de hockey du Nord-Ouest (at Rouyn-Noranda), and she coaches the young girls.[10]
Awards and honours
edit- Second Team All-America selection (2006)
- 2006 First Team All-ECAC [11]
- 2006 ECAC Tournament team[12]
- 2006–07 ECAC Coaches Preseason All-League Selection
- 2006–07 ECAC Media Preseason All-League Selection[13]
- 2007 European Air Canada Cup, Top Defenceman Award (awarded by the Directorate)[14]
- All-America honors (2007)
- All-America honors (2008) [15]
- 2008 First Team All-ECAC[16]
- Winner of Clarkson Cup in 2008–09 with Montreal Stars[17]
- First Team All-Stars 2009–10 in CWHL
- CWHL Top Defender 2009–10
References
edit- ^ Helene Lapointe and Meg Hewings, Montreal confronts rivals Brampton,"News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-03-13., March 7, 2011
- ^ "ECAC Hockey League Announces Women's Preseason All-League Teams". ECAChokcey.com. 20 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "News Digest March 31, 2008". St. Lawrence University. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Defender Annie Guay drew into Saturday's lineup in place of Bobbi-Jo Slusar, who suffered a lower-body injury in Friday's game against Finland. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/season_id/146510/game_id/146566/ss_id/EVENT/ÉVÉNEMENT/.htm
- ^ (French) Dominic Chamberland, Annie Guay n'y comprend rien, [1], March 7, 2011.
- ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "- CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Annie Guay career stats". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ (French) Dominic Chamberland, «C'est notre Coupe Stanley!», [2], April 3, 2011
- ^ (French) Dominic Chamberland, L'École de hockey du Nord-Ouest en transition, http://www.abitibiexpress.ca/Sports/Hockey/2011-05-07/article-2482456/LEcole-de-hockey-du-NordOuest-en-transition/1 Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, May 7, 2011
- ^ "French and Hunt named to All-ECAC Hockey League Teams". Colgate University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "ECAC Hockey" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "ECAC Hockey League Announces Women's Preseason All-League Teams". ECAChokcey.com. 20 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ^ "Annual Awards Announced; Vaillancourt Named Player of Year". Colgate University Athletics. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "Annual Awards Announced; Vaillancourt Named Player of Year". Colgate University Athletics. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ Montreal wins first Clarkson Cup, "Montreal wins first Clarkson Cup". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- "Hockey Canada profile". Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Montreal Stars profile". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
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