Marie-France Morin (born March 22, 1976)[1][2] from Gloucester, Ontario[1][3] is a former member of the Canadian national women's hockey team. She also competed with the Ottawa Raiders in the National Women's Hockey League.[3][4]
| Marie-France Morin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 22, 1976 Gloucester, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Ottawa-Nepean Raiders Russell Invaders Saint-Isidore Eagles National Capital Raiders Ottawa Raiders Brampton Thunder | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2002 | ||
Early life
editShe attended high school at Collège catholique Samuel-Genest, a French Catholic high school in Ottawa where she won the Ottawa High School Athletic Association Tier II junior basketball championship.[5]
Playing career
editMinor and Bantam Hockey
editIn 1985 while playing as a goalie on a boys team in the North Gloucester Minor Hockey Association, the Ottawa District Hockey Association briefly barred her participation based on the later-overturned Supreme Court of Ontario ruling[2][6] blocking 8-year old Justine Blainey from playing on a Metro Toronto Hockey League team.[7] She was the only girl in the league.[8]
In 1992 at the age of 16 she played goal, leading the Ottawa-Nepean Raiders to win the Ontario women's bantam A hockey championships.[9]
Junior Hockey
editIn 1991, while playing for in Gloucester Midget A, she was selected in the 10th round of the annual Central Junior A Hockey League draft by the Gloucester Rangers, an Ottawa-based Junior A men's team.[10] making her the first women ever drafted in the league.[11] In 1995 she was playing for both the Russell Invaders senior B women's team (who won the Ontario Women's Hockey Association, defeating Sudbury in the final with Morin in goal) and the Saint-Isidore Eagles in the men's Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League.[12] She played for the Saint-Isidore Eagles until 1998.[13]
In summer 1995 she played for the Ottawa Selects in an under-18 tournament against the United States United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team.[14]
Professional Hockey
editShe joined the newly formed National Capital Raiders of the National Women's Hockey League for their first season in 1998.[8][13] The team was renamed to the Ottawa Raiders the following year, and she played through 2002, appearing in a March 2002 quarter-final win against the Montreal Wingstar.[15]
Canadian National Women's Hockey Championship
editShe competed in the 2002 Canadian National Women's Hockey Championship on loan to the Brampton Thunder, the Ontario host team. She was selected as the team's player of the game, in both the March 6, 2002 match against the Beatrice Aeros[16] and in the March 9 semi-final loss against Team Quebec.[17] She stopped 24 shots leading Brampton to the bronze medal, beating Alberta 5 to 1.[18]
Canada women's national ice hockey team
editCalled up to Canada in September 1999,[19] following an audition of 30 goalies in May 1999,[8] Morin's first game for Canada was in a February 2, 2000 4-1 loss to the United States game in Buffalo, New York.[3] She also played for Canada, winning a gold medal at the 2000 4 Nations Cup, including a shut-out in a 9-1 match against Sweden.[20]
Career stats
edit| Year | Event | Games | Minutes | GA | GAA | Saves | Sv % |
| 2000 | Exhibition vs. US | 1 | 60 | 4 | 4.00 | ||
| 2000 | 4 Nations Cup | 2 | 120 | 2 | 1.00 | 37 | .949 |
References
edit- ^ a b "2000-01 National Women's Team". The Official Website of Hockey Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ a b MacCharles, Tonda (October 25, 1985). "Four area girls barred from boys' hockey teams". Ottawa Citizen. p. B1. ProQuest 238894214.
- ^ a b c Cleary, Martin (February 4, 2000). "Gloucester goalie satisfied with debut". Ottawa Citizen. p. B2. ProQuest 240345701.
- ^ "Ottawa Senators Women's Hockey powered by GOALLINE.ca". oswh.goalline.ca. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ Ferguson, Bob (November 19, 1991). "HIGH SCHOOLS: Status quo reigns in Carleton hockey". Ottawa Citizen. p. B5. ProQuest 239609238.
- ^ "Girls allowed to play". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. October 31, 1985. p. C6. Gale A165554116.
... and Marie France Morin, a goalie in the North Gloucester Minor Hockey Association
- ^ Hunter, Paul (November 3, 2017). "Fight for girls' hockey rights led to some dark corners". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c Burke, Lisa (September 27, 1999). "Nationals next goal for Raider". Ottawa Citizen. p. C5. ProQuest 240297916.
- ^ "Digest". Ottawa Citizen. April 14, 1992. p. C7. ProQuest 239620363.
- ^ Ferguson, Bob (November 19, 1991). "Stonier Bears' choice as top CJHL draft pick". Ottawa Citizen. p. B5. ProQuest 239609238.
- ^ Burke, Lisa (June 14, 1998). "Bears pick woman in CJHL draft". Ottawa Citizen. p. B2. ProQuest 240178956.
- ^ Cleary, Martin (April 30, 1995). "Local athletes hit sports bull's-eye". Ottawa Citizen. p. C9. ProQuest 239913276.
- ^ a b Mercer, Jeremy (September 12, 1998). "'This team is a dream come true': The Raiders are Ottawa's first entry into the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League". Ottawa Citizen. p. C1. ProQuest 240188683.
- ^ "WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Selects' three games versus U.S, will attract scouts to Sportsplex". Ottawa Citizen. July 5, 1995. p. B7. ProQuest 239936893.
- ^ Desaulniers, Darren (March 17, 2002). "Raiders win series opener with Wingstar". Ottawa Citizen. p. B3. ProQuest 240538398.
- ^ Kalchman, Lois (March 7, 2002). "Olympic Women Shine at Tourney". Toronto Star. pp. C3. ProQuest 1441635103.
- ^ Kalchman, Lois (March 10, 2002). "Aeros, Quebec going for gold". Toronto Star. pp. E3. ProQuest 1441607189.
- ^ Desaulniers, Darren (March 11, 2002). "Quebec best in Canada: Six shutouts in six games for female champs; Quebec 1, Ontario 0". Ottawa Citizen. p. C2. ProQuest 240544289.
- ^ Desaulniers, Darren (October 25, 1999). "First part of dream comes true for Morin". Ottawa Citizen. p. C3. ProQuest 240306872.
- ^ "Hockey: Canada downs Sweden, 9-0". National Post. Toronto. November 8, 2000. pp. B13. ProQuest 329741734.
- ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada | Minor Hockey, Team Canada, National Championships and more". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved August 27, 2019.