Marie-Philip Poulin
Encyclopedia
Marie-Philip Poulin (born March 28, 1991) is a Canadian ice hockey
forward, now playing for the Boston University Terriers
. Poulin was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and had previously played for the Dawson College Blues. She has been referred to as the Sidney Crosby
of women's hockey for her high level of achievement at a young age.
of the Canadian Women's Hockey League
. She appeared in only 16 games, but managed to lead all rookies in scoring with 22 goals and 21 assists. So dominant was she in half a season as a 16-year old rookie that she finished runner up in the CWHL Most Valuable Player vote by club captains. She was also a recipient of the Montreal Canadiens scholarship program in January 2008. In 2008-09, she played with her school team (Dawson College
), but also played as an associate player with the Stars. At year's end, she helped the Stars win the Clarkson Cup
over the Minnesota Whitecaps in Kingston, Ontario in March 2009.
She participated at the 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
in Calgary and was Canada's leading scorer. She was part of the team that won a silver medal. She finished the tournament with eight goals and six assists in five games. In two seasons with Canada's national women's under-18 team, Poulin became the all-time leading scorer in U18 team history with 31 points in 17 games. She helped Canada to back-to-back silver medals at the IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championship in 2008 and 2009.
She made her debut on the Canadian senior national team, earning silver at the 2009 World Championship in Hameenlinna, Finland.
Poulin scored both goals during Team Canada's 2-0 win in the gold medal game against the United States
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
. At the end of the tournament, Poulin was named to the tournament all-star team. In the 2010 Four Nations Cup
, she scored a hat trick vs. Finland on November 12.
. On October 2, 2010, she scored the first goal of her NCAA career, during a 5-4 loss at North Dakota. With her third shorthanded goal of the season on October 15, 2010, she tied BU’s single-season record for shorthanded tallies in just four games. She led all NCAA freshmen in goals (9) and points per game (2.00) during October 2010. In addition, she led all Hockey East freshmen in goals, assists and points, and ranked during the month. She was ranked first among all Hockey East players in shorthanded goals with three. In the first seven games of her NCAA career, she had a seven-game point-scoring streak consisting of nine goals and seven assists. On December 7 and 10, two wins over Northeastern and Harvard, Poulin registered three goals. In both games, she had a total of 11 shots on goal and a +2 rating. On December 10, she scored two goals and a game-high eight shots as BU prevailed by a 5-3 mark over Harvard.
On January 15 and 16, 2011, Poulin recorded five points (2 goals,3 assists) in BU’s two wins over Boston College and Maine. Against BC, Poulin notched a power-play goal and two assists. Versus the Maine Black Bears, she registered a goal and an assist. On January 22, 2011, Poulin recorded a hat trick, including two power play goals as BU prevailed over Vermont in a 4-0 win. The win was the Terriers 100th win in program history. Poulin broke BU’s single-season points record with her second goal of the game and later tied the single-season goals record with her third marker. She became the first Terriers player to be honoured as Hockey East Rookie of the Year in March 2011.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward, now playing for the Boston University Terriers
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
. Poulin was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and had previously played for the Dawson College Blues. She has been referred to as the Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby
Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League . Crosby was drafted first overall by the Penguins out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League...
of women's hockey for her high level of achievement at a young age.
Montreal Stars
Poulin spent 2007-08 with the Montreal StarsMontreal Stars
The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its...
of the Canadian Women's Hockey League
Canadian Women's Hockey League
The Canadian Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's ice hockey leagues in Canada. The league was founded in 2007. The league currently has six ice hockey teams: three in Ontario, one in Quebec, one in Alberta and one in Boston, Massachusetts....
. She appeared in only 16 games, but managed to lead all rookies in scoring with 22 goals and 21 assists. So dominant was she in half a season as a 16-year old rookie that she finished runner up in the CWHL Most Valuable Player vote by club captains. She was also a recipient of the Montreal Canadiens scholarship program in January 2008. In 2008-09, she played with her school team (Dawson College
Dawson College
Dawson College was the first English CEGEP and is located in Westmount, just west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dawson College is located near the heart of downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on 4.85 hectares of green space...
), but also played as an associate player with the Stars. At year's end, she helped the Stars win the Clarkson Cup
Clarkson Cup
The Clarkson Cup is an ice hockey trophy, which since 2009 has been awarded to the winner of the Canadian Women's Hockey Championship. Like the Stanley Cup, it was created by and named after a former Governor General of Canada: Adrienne Clarkson....
over the Minnesota Whitecaps in Kingston, Ontario in March 2009.
Hockey Canada
At the age of sixteen years old, she made her Team Canada debut with the Under-18 national team during a three-game exhibition series in Prince George, BC between Canada and the United States in the fall of 2007. Playing for Canada Red, Poulin racked up four goals and one assist in two games against Sweden's national women's team, the 2006 Olympic silver medalists. Her 2.5 points per game put her atop the all-time list for the national women's team.She participated at the 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
The 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship were the inaugural junior female world ice hockey championships. They were held from January 7 through January 12 of 2008, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada...
in Calgary and was Canada's leading scorer. She was part of the team that won a silver medal. She finished the tournament with eight goals and six assists in five games. In two seasons with Canada's national women's under-18 team, Poulin became the all-time leading scorer in U18 team history with 31 points in 17 games. She helped Canada to back-to-back silver medals at the IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championship in 2008 and 2009.
She made her debut on the Canadian senior national team, earning silver at the 2009 World Championship in Hameenlinna, Finland.
Poulin scored both goals during Team Canada's 2-0 win in the gold medal game against the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
. At the end of the tournament, Poulin was named to the tournament all-star team. In the 2010 Four Nations Cup
2010 Four Nations Cup
The 2010 4 Nations Cup was held in Clarenville, Newfoundland and St. John's, Newfoundland from November 9 to November 13, 2010. Games were played at the Clarenville Events Centre and Mile One Centre. The 15th edition of the international tournament was held in Newfoundland to help Hockey...
, she scored a hat trick vs. Finland on November 12.
Boston University
Poulin debuted with the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program during the 2010–11 season2010–11 Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey season
The Boston University Terriers women's hockey team will represent Boston University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Terriers are coached by Brian Durocher and they were the first team in Hockey East to qualify for the NCAA Frozen Four championship game. In addition,...
. On October 2, 2010, she scored the first goal of her NCAA career, during a 5-4 loss at North Dakota. With her third shorthanded goal of the season on October 15, 2010, she tied BU’s single-season record for shorthanded tallies in just four games. She led all NCAA freshmen in goals (9) and points per game (2.00) during October 2010. In addition, she led all Hockey East freshmen in goals, assists and points, and ranked during the month. She was ranked first among all Hockey East players in shorthanded goals with three. In the first seven games of her NCAA career, she had a seven-game point-scoring streak consisting of nine goals and seven assists. On December 7 and 10, two wins over Northeastern and Harvard, Poulin registered three goals. In both games, she had a total of 11 shots on goal and a +2 rating. On December 10, she scored two goals and a game-high eight shots as BU prevailed by a 5-3 mark over Harvard.
On January 15 and 16, 2011, Poulin recorded five points (2 goals,3 assists) in BU’s two wins over Boston College and Maine. Against BC, Poulin notched a power-play goal and two assists. Versus the Maine Black Bears, she registered a goal and an assist. On January 22, 2011, Poulin recorded a hat trick, including two power play goals as BU prevailed over Vermont in a 4-0 win. The win was the Terriers 100th win in program history. Poulin broke BU’s single-season points record with her second goal of the game and later tied the single-season goals record with her third marker. She became the first Terriers player to be honoured as Hockey East Rookie of the Year in March 2011.
AA
- 2008-09 Player of the Year Award: Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AALigue de hockey féminin collégial AAThe Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA is an amateur women's ice hockey league in Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be the highest level of young women's ice hockey in the Quebec collegiate system...
- 2008-09 Rookie of the Year Award: Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AALigue de hockey féminin collégial AAThe Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA is an amateur women's ice hockey league in Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be the highest level of young women's ice hockey in the Quebec collegiate system...
CWHL
- CWHL Outstanding Rookie (2007–08, unanimous selection)
- CWHL All-Rookie Team (2007–08)
- CWHL Eastern All Stars (2007–08)
- CWHL Monthly Top Scorer (October 2007)
NCAA
- Hockey East Pure Hockey Player of the Week (Week of October 18, 2010)
- Hockey East Rookie of the Month (October 2010)
- Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week (Week of December 13, 2010)
- Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week, (Week of January 3, 2011)
- Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week (Week of January 17, 2011)
- Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week (Week of January 24, 2011)
- Hockey East Player of the Month (January 2011)
- 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee
- 2011 Hockey East All-Rookie Team (unanimous selection)
- 2011 Hockey East Rookie of the Year
- 2011 New England Women's Division I All-Star selection
IIHF and Olympics
- IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship silver medallist (2008, 2009)
- Directorate Award, Best Forward, 2008 IIHF Under 18 Women's World Championships* 4 Nations Cup gold medallist (2009)
- Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Media All-Star Team
Hockey Canada
| Event | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| 2007 National Fall Festival | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 |