Claire Thompson (ice hockey)

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Claire Thompson
Born (1998-01-28) January 28, 1998 (age 23)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 147 lb (67 kg; 10 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
PWHPA team Toronto
Played for Princeton Tigers
National team  Canada
Playing career 2016–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Canada

Claire Thompson (born January 28, 1998) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player with the Toronto section of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) and the Canadian national team.[1][2] A graduate of Princeton University, she finished her career fifth in all-time points by a defenceman in Princeton Tigers history with a cumulative 87 points.

She made her debut for the Canada women's national ice hockey team in 2019 in a two-game series against the United States held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]

Playing career[]

Hockey Canada[]

In August 2019, Thompson was named to Canada's Under-22/Development Team for a three-game series against the United States in Lake Placid, New York.[3] Thompson made her debut for the Canada women's national ice hockey team in 2019 in a two-game series against the United States held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] She was then selected to attend the 2020 Women's Hockey World Championships that were not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] She was one of 28 players invited to Hockey Canada's Centralization Camp, which represents the selection process for the Canadian women's team that shall compete in Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[5]

University[]

During her freshmen year with Princeton Tigers, Thompson skated in all 33 games finishing with 20 points on 6 goals and 14 assists; she was second in defence in scoring and the leading freshmen defender. She was also named to the ECAC All-Academic Team.[4]

In her sophomore season, Thompson the Tigers' defence in scoring earning 21 points on 9 goals and 7 assists in 33 games. She was selected for Second-Team All-Ivy, ECAC All-Academic Team, and was named an AHCA All-America Scholar. [4]

After her junior year, Thompson finished third on the Princeton Tigers team in scoring, leading the defensemen with 28 points on 9 goals and 19 assists. She was 6th in the nation in points per game for a defenseman (0.85). The Tigers won the Ivy League championship this season. Thompson was selected for First-Team All-ECAC, First-Team All-Ivy League, and was a finalist for ECAC Best Defenseman. Additionally, she was an Academic All-Ivy League selection, named to the ECAC All-Academic Team, and was an AHCA All American Scholar. [4]

In her senior season with the Tigers, Thompson captianed the team to their first ever ECAC Championship.[6] The team was scheduled to play Northeastern University in the first round of the NCAA tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled by the NCAA due to COVID-19. Thompson led the team's defence in scoring, finishing the season with 23 points on 7 goals and 16 assists in 31 games. She was selected for Second-team All-Ivy, Third-team All-ECAC, ECAC All-Tournament team, a finalist for the ECAC Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year, Academic All-Ivy honoree, ECAC All-Academic, and AHCA All-America Scholar.[4] Additionally, Thompson was selected as Princeton's nominee for NCAA woman of the year and was also a finalist for Princeton Athletics' C. Otto Von Kienbusch Award for Top Senior Female Student Athlete. [7][8]

Career statistics[]

NCAA[]

Year GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
2016–17 33 6 14 20 12 3 0 1
2017–18 32 9 7 16 30 3 1 3
2018–19 33 9 19 28 28 5 0 4
2019–20 31 7 16 23 27 3 1 2

[4]

Awards and honours[]

  • 2017 ECAC All-Academic Team
  • 2018 Second Team All-Ivy
  • 2018 ECAC All-Academic Team
  • 2018 AHCA All-America Scholar
  • 2019 First Team All-Ivy
  • 2019 First Team All-ECAC
  • 2019 ECAC All-Academic Team
  • 2019 AHCA All-America Scholar
  • 2019 Academic All-Ivy League
  • 2020 Second Team All-Ivy
  • 2020 Third Team All-ECAC
  • 2020 ECAC All-Academic Team
  • 2020 AHCA All-America Scholar
  • 2020 Academic All-Ivy League

[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Press, The Canadian (January 18, 2021). "Canadian Women's National Team opens 35-player Calgary camp - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "National Women's Team Roster Unveiled for Series Against United States". hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Canada 2019 NWDT Series Vs. United States Roster". hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Claire Thompson". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "CANADA'S NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM UNVEILS OLYMPIC CENTRALIZATION ROSTER: 28 players to centralize in Calgary ahead of 2022 Olympic Winter Games". hockeycanada.ca. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Champions! OT Goal Defeats No. 1 Cornell as No. 6 Princeton Wins First ECAC Title". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Thompson Selected as Princeton's Nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Princeton Athletics Announces C. Otto von Kienbusch Award Finalists". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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