Sophie Shirley
| Sophie Shirley | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
June 30, 1999 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Right | ||||||||||||||||
| NCAA team Former teams |
Wisconsin Badgers Calgary Inferno | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||
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Sophie Shirley (born June 30, 1999) is a Canadian ice hockey player, currently playing with the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program. She was named to the Canada women's national ice hockey team roster [1] that shall participate in a pair of games against the United States on December 13 (in Plymouth, Michigan) and December 20, 2016 (in Sarnia, Ontario). Said series against the US shall mark Shirley’s debut with the national team.[2]
Playing career
Shirley was a member of Saskatchewan’s women’s ice hockey team that competed in the 2015 Canada Winter Games.[3] The team would qualify for the bronze medal game, losing to Team Manitoba by a 2-1 mark in overtime.
Competing with the Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team, she captured a silver medal at the 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.
Awards and honors
- 2014 Rookie of the Year Award, Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA League
- 2014 Second Team All-Star, Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA League
- 2014 Saskatoon Stars Team MVP
- Directorate Award, Best Defender, 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
References
- ^ "Canada's National Women's Team Rosters For December Series and Nations Cup". Hockey Canada. November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ "Rosters – Canada 2016 NWT Series". Hockey Canada. November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ "Participant – Prince George 2015 Canada Winter Games". Canada Winter Games. n.d. Retrieved November 25, 2016.