Kendra Fisher
| Kendra Fisher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 20, 1979 Kincardine, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NWHL CWHL team |
Toronto Aeros Vaughan Flames (2009-10) Toronto Furies (2010-11) | ||
| Playing career | 1998–present | ||
|
Medal record | |||
Kendra Fisher is a women's ice hockey goaltender who has competed for the Canada women's national inline hockey team, having participated at four FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships.[1] In addition, Fisher also competed in women’s ice hockey with the first NWHL, followed by a stint in the CWHL, including with the Toronto Furies in their inaugural season.
Playing career
Ice hockey
Fisher was the first female player in the history of the Grey-Bruce Highlanders Minor "AAA" program during the 1995-96 season.
She competed in the Esso Women's Nationals in 2002, 2004 and 2005, respectively. At the 2005 tournament, she was part of the Host Ontario team that played in Sarnia, Ontario.[2] In the first game of said tournament, she posted a shutout in a 15-0 victory over Alberta. Despite a third-place finish in Pool A, Fisher was part of the gold medal winning team in the tournament.[3] During the 2009-10 season, Fisher competed for the Vaughan Flames. One of the highlights of her season was a 4-1 victory over the Mississauga Chiefs on December 13, 2009.[4] The following season, she was selected ninth overall in the 2010 CWHL Draft by the Toronto Furies. She would compete for the club in their inaugural season of 2010-11, sharing goaltending duties with Sami Jo Small.
Inline hockey
In the gold medal game at the 2016 World Inline Hockey Championships, Fisher gained the start in net for Canada, a 3-1 final against the United States.[5]
Career stats
This is an incomplete list
Esso Women’s Nationals
| Year | Event | GP | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | W | L | T | Sv % |
| 2004 | Esso Women's Nationals | 2 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .938 |
Awards and honors
- Top Goaltender, 2002 Esso Women's Nationals[7]
Personal
Fisher was invited to a tryout for the Canadian national women’s ice hockey team in 1999. Unfortunately, a case of anxiety disorder prevented her from finishing the tryout camp. [8]
Fisher now speaks publicly to various school boards to promote greater awareness on mental health. She shares her story on her personal social media accounts as a means of helping others to cope with their own mental health woes. In 2015, Kendra revealed in an interview that she was gay.[9]
References
- ^ "Team Canada Women Roster History" (PDF). canadainline.com. n.d. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/8820/la_id/1.htm
- ^ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/11112/la_id/1.htm
- ^ http://www.mississauga.com/sports/article/230597--chiefs-fall-to-flames-again
- ^ "Canada Wins World Inline Hockey". canadainline.com. 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "2004 Esso Women's Nationals". Hockey Canada. n.d. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/8504/la_id/1.htm
- ^ "Anxiety disorders: a mental illness on the rise". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Hockey player Kendra Fisher comes out: 'Stereotypes of women's sports are keeping lesbians in the closet'". SB Nation. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2016-06-21.