Jocelyne Larocque

Jocelyn Larocque (born May 19, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defencewoman. She plays for PWHL Toronto of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She also plays for Canada in Olympic hockey. She was the first female indigenous woman to play on Team Canada at the Olympics.[1] She is a part of the Métis Nation.[2] She has won two Olympic gold medals, and one silver medal.[3] In 2018, she won the Manitoba Female Indigenous Athlete of the Decade award.[4] Larocque has won a total of 9 world championships.[4]

Jocelyne Larocque as a college player at University of Minnesota, Deluth

Early life

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Larocque grew up in St. Anne, Manitoba, Canada.[2] As a child, she would play hockey on boys’ teams.[2] She went to college at the University of Minnesota Duluth.[3] While there, she was made all-American twice.[2]

Career

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Larocque was an all-American twice (2008-2009, 2010-2011).[2] She began her career playing for the Calgary Oval X-Treme.[5] She has been a player on the Canadian National Hockey team since 2008.[2][3]

Olympics

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Larocque won her first Olympic medal at the 2014 Sochi games, where Canada took the gold.[3] She returned to the games for Pyeongchang 2018, with Canada winning silver.[3] Her most recent games were the 2022 Beijing Olympics, where Canada won gold.[3]

World Championships

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Larocque has won gold medals at 3 world championships.[6] She has also won silver medals 5 times, and bronze once.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "Indigenous athletes among those aiming for medals at Beijing Olympics". thestar.com. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Johnson, Meaghen (2021-08-13). "Team Canada player profile: Jocelyne Larocque - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Jocelyne Larocque". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The MASRC Announces Winners of the Prestigious Manitoba Indigenous Sport Decade Award Winners | Manitoba Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Council Inc". www.masrc.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  5. ↑ "Elite Prospects - WWHL (W) Stats 2004-2005". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Jocelyne Larocque at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.