Jillian Saulnier
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Jillian Saulnier (born March 7, 1992) was part of Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team to a gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Chicago. As a member of the gold medal winning squad, a hockey card of her was featured in the Upper Deck
2010 World of Sports card series. In addition, she participated in the Canada Celebrates Event on June 30 in Edmonton, Alberta which recognized the Canadian Olympic and World hockey champions from the 2009-10 season .
At the 2007 National Women's Under-18 Championships, she played for Team Atlantic and finished in fourth. In 2008, Saulnier captained Team Atlantic at the 2008 National Women’s Under-18 Championships. The team finished in eighth place but Saulnier was honoured with the Most Sportsmanlike Player award.
She played for Team Atlantic again at the 2009 National Women’s Under-18 Championships, and finished in sixth place. That year, Saulnier also played with the Stoney Creek Junior Sabres in Ontario and claimed a silver medal at the OWHA provincials. Two of her teammates with the Stoney Creek Junior Sabres, Laura Fortino
and Jessica Wong would play together at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championships in Germany and win a silver medal.
She finished fourth in scoring with the Toronto Jr. Aeros of the PWHL
in 2009-10. At the PWHL championships, she won a silver medal with Toronto. In 2010, Saulnier won a gold medal with Toronto at the OWHA provincials.
program on October 25, Saulnier netted four goals. Her four-goal night was the first for Cornell since Jessica Campbell scored four against Robert Morris in the second game of the 2010-11 season. She scored her first career goal when she was out on the Big Red's first power play of the game. In her next game versus the Yale Bulldogs, she registered one goal and two assists, while scoring two goals in her third game versus the Brown Bears women's ice hockey
squad. For the month of October 2011, she was tied for first in the ECAC in goals scored (while the other player appeared in eight games). In a game on November 1, 2011, the Cornell Big Red scored at least nine goals in one game for the third consecutive contest. It was senior captain Chelsea Karpenko's 100th career game, as Saulnier led all Big Red players with two goals and three assists in a 9-2 triumph over the Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey
program.
She participated for Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team in a three-game series vs. the United States in Toronto in August 2010. Saulnier was an assistant captain at the 2010 IIHF Under 18 Women’s World Championships. She finished fourth in tournament scoring with four goals and six assists in five games.
Upper deck
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2010 World of Sports card series. In addition, she participated in the Canada Celebrates Event on June 30 in Edmonton, Alberta which recognized the Canadian Olympic and World hockey champions from the 2009-10 season .
Playing career
Saulnier has competed at five Atlantic Challenge Cups. Saulnier claimed three gold medals (2003, 2005, 2007) and two silver (2006, 2008). She won a gold medal at Nova Scotia provincials with the Halifax Hawks in 2006. The following season, Saulnier captained the Halifax Hawks and was named team MVP. She played for Nova Scotia at the 2007 Esso Women’s Nationals and was part of the fourth place team.At the 2007 National Women's Under-18 Championships, she played for Team Atlantic and finished in fourth. In 2008, Saulnier captained Team Atlantic at the 2008 National Women’s Under-18 Championships. The team finished in eighth place but Saulnier was honoured with the Most Sportsmanlike Player award.
She played for Team Atlantic again at the 2009 National Women’s Under-18 Championships, and finished in sixth place. That year, Saulnier also played with the Stoney Creek Junior Sabres in Ontario and claimed a silver medal at the OWHA provincials. Two of her teammates with the Stoney Creek Junior Sabres, Laura Fortino
Laura Fortino
Laura Fortino is an ice hockey player for the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program. On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that will participate in the 2011 4 Nations Cup....
and Jessica Wong would play together at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championships in Germany and win a silver medal.
She finished fourth in scoring with the Toronto Jr. Aeros of the PWHL
Provincial Women's Hockey League
The Provincial Women's Hockey League is an amateur women's ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada that was founded in 2004. It is considered to be the highest level of young women's amateur ice hockey in Ontario, and is sanctioned by Hockey Canada and the Ontario Women's Hockey Association.-Teams...
in 2009-10. At the PWHL championships, she won a silver medal with Toronto. In 2010, Saulnier won a gold medal with Toronto at the OWHA provincials.
NCAA
In February 2011, she committed to join the Cornell Big Red of the ECAC. In her first three career NCAA games, she reigstered ten points (seven goals, three assists), along with a +6 rating. In her college debut versus the Colgate Raiders women's ice hockeyColgate Raiders women's ice hockey
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program on October 25, Saulnier netted four goals. Her four-goal night was the first for Cornell since Jessica Campbell scored four against Robert Morris in the second game of the 2010-11 season. She scored her first career goal when she was out on the Big Red's first power play of the game. In her next game versus the Yale Bulldogs, she registered one goal and two assists, while scoring two goals in her third game versus the Brown Bears women's ice hockey
Brown Bears women's ice hockey
The Brown Bears women’s ice hockey program is a NCAA Division I ice hockey team that represents Brown University. The Bears play at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown women's hockey is the oldest women's hockey program in the United States. It was the first collegiate women's...
squad. For the month of October 2011, she was tied for first in the ECAC in goals scored (while the other player appeared in eight games). In a game on November 1, 2011, the Cornell Big Red scored at least nine goals in one game for the third consecutive contest. It was senior captain Chelsea Karpenko's 100th career game, as Saulnier led all Big Red players with two goals and three assists in a 9-2 triumph over the Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey
Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey
- 2008-09 Season :On March 6, 2008, it was announced that the Orange would join College Hockey America. Syraucse was the fifth school to join the conference for women's hockey....
program.
Hockey Canada
In August 2008, Saulnier was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team that competed in a three-game series against the United States in Lake Placid. The following year, Saulnier was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team that competed in a three-game series against the United States in Calgary. Also in 2009, she won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championships.She participated for Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team in a three-game series vs. the United States in Toronto in August 2010. Saulnier was an assistant captain at the 2010 IIHF Under 18 Women’s World Championships. She finished fourth in tournament scoring with four goals and six assists in five games.
Hockey Canada
| Year | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2007 | Esso Nationals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | National Under 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | National Under 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | National Under 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
NCAA
- ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of October 31, 2011)
- ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)
- ECACECAC women's ice hockeyThe women’s division of the ECAC is a college athletic conference which operates in the Eastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. The conference used to be affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a consortium of over 300 colleges in the eastern United States...
Rookie of the Month (Month of October 2011)