Lori Dupuis
Lori Dupuis | |||
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Born |
November 14, 1972 Williamstown, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
National team | Canada | ||
Playing career | 1995–present |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Women's Ice hockey | ||
1998 Nagano | Ice hockey | |
2002 Salt Lake City | Ice hockey |
Recognized as one of the top female ice hockey players in the world, Lori Dupuis is a pioneer for women's ice hockey in Canada and abroad.
She was born in raised just outside of Cornwall, Ontario. After playing minor ice hockey in Cornwall, Dupuis attended the University of Toronto, where she played with the Varsity Blues from 1991 to 1997 and was nominated as female athlete of the year in 1996 and 1997.
After University, Dupuis joined the Brampton Thunder of the National Women's Hockey League. She was named to 1998-99 NWHL Western Division 2nd All-Star Team.
Dupuis joined Team Canada in the mid-1990s, helping the team win world championships in 1997, 1999 and 2000. In 1998, she helped her team win the silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano. The pinnacle of her career was Team Canada's gold medal win at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Dupuis continues to play for the Brampton Canadette Thunder, a member of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. She is the team captain.
Awards and honors
- Lori Dupuis, Brampton, Top forward in the 2010 Clarkson Cup[1]
References
External links
- Brampton Thunder players
- Canadian women's ice hockey players
- English Ontarian
- Ice hockey personnel from Ontario
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Olympic ice hockey players of Canada
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Winter Olympics medalists
- University of Toronto alumni
- Canadian ice hockey player stubs
- Canadian Winter Olympic medalist stubs