Sarah Edney was selected first overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2015 CWHL Draft.[1] She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2015 4 Nations Cup in Sundsvall, Sweden.[2]

Sarah Edney
Sarah Edney playing for the Buffalo Beauts in 2018
Born (1993-09-02) September 2, 1993 (age 31)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 133 lb (60 kg; 9 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Peel Div.
PWHL
ECAC
CWHL
AWIHL team
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Mississauga
Harvard Crimson
Brampton Thunder
Sydney Sirens
National team  Canada
Playing career 2009–present
Sarah Edney
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
IIHF U18 Women's Worlds
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sweden 2011 Tournament
Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Germany 2015 Tournament
4 Nations Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sweden Team

Playing career

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Edney played high school hockey at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Mississauga, Ontario. While a student there, she also competed in softball and track and field. In her junior season, she was named an assistant captain in hockey. She also played hockey for the Mississauga Junior Chiefs. During her career with the Junior Chiefs, Edney led the squad to gold and silver medals in the Ontario provincial championships. Sarah now lives in Australia and plays in a non-professional league.

Hockey Canada

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At the 2011 IIHF Women's Under 18 championships, she was the captain of Team Canada. She would help the team earn a silver medal. In the same year, she was the Team Ontario captain at the 2011 Canada Winter Games, where she claimed a silver medal.

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]

NCAA

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Edney committed to join the Harvard Crimson of the ECAC.[4]

NWHL

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On August 31, 2017, Edney signed with the Buffalo Beauts as a free agent,[5] joining former Thunder teammates Jess Jones and Rebecca Vint who also signed with the Beauts. Edney participated in the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game.[6]

AWIHL

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Sarah moved to Sydney, Australia, and has been playing for the Sydney Sirens in the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League since 2019.[7]

Career stats

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Hockey Canada

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Year Event Team GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Under 18 Nationals[8] Ontario Blue 5 0 2 2 4
2011 IIHF Under 18 Worlds Canada 4 1 2 3 2
2011 Canada Winter Games Ontario 5 1 3 4 0

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Awards and honours

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  • Mississauga Female High School Athlete of the Year in 2010-11
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School Hockey Most Valuable Player (2009–10)
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Junior Student Athlete of the Year
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Senior Student Athlete of the Year[10]
  • Toronto Star High School Female Athlete of the Week (Week of January 12, 2010)[11]

NWHL

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  • NWHL Co-Player of the Week, Awarded March 12, 2018 [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Winnipeg Free Press". Archived from the original on 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-01-26 – via www.winnipegfreepress.com.
  2. ^ "Canada's National Women's Team roster named for 2015 4 Nations Cup". Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  3. ^ "Canada at Sweden - 1:00pm EST, January 6th, 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  4. ^ http://www.beyondthedashers.net/uploads/4/3/5/8/4358899/11-12_nc_team.pdf Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "SCORING MACHINE JESS JONES IS A BEAUT". www.nwhl.zone. 2017-08-31. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  6. ^ "Media Guide for the 2018 NWHL All-Star Game". NWHL.zone. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Sarah Edney". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  8. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". www.hockeycanada.ca. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  9. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  10. ^ "Sarah Edney - Harvard". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  11. ^ "Female athlete of week: Sarah Edney". Toronto Star. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  12. ^ "NWHL Players of The Week: Madison Packer and Sarah Edney". nwhl.zone. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by CWHL first overall draft pick
2015
Succeeded by