Jessie Eldridge

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Jessie Eldridge
Born (1997-12-17) December 17, 1997 (age 24)
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHPA team
Former teams		 Team Bauer (Montreal)
National team  Canada
Playing career 2020–present

Jessie Eldridge (born December 17, 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey player, who skateed for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team during its Rivalry Series with the United States national team in February 2020. A graduate of Colgate University, Eldridge skated with Team Bauer, representing the Montreal area, in the 2020–21 PWHPA season.

Playing career[]

NCAA[]

Having graduated from the Colgate Raiders in 2019, Eldridge recorded 74 goals and 89 assists, earning the top spot on Colgate's all-time points leader board.[1] During the 2018–19 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season, her 30-goal output broke the program record for most goals in a single season. One season prior, Eldridge appeared in the 2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship game, an historic first in program history.

Hockey Canada[]

Eldridge attended Canada's National Women's Development Team selection camp in Calgary, Alberta in August 2019.[2] Named to Canada's roster for the February 2020 Rivalry Series versus the United States, Eldridge made her debut with the national team on February 3, 2020 in Victoria, British Columbia.[3]

In April 2021, Eldridge was part of the National Women's Team Selection Camp Roster, in anticipation of the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championships.[4]

PWHPA[]

Skating for Team Bauer (Montreal), Eldridge participated in the 2021 Secret Cup, which was the Canadian leg of the PWHPA Dream Gap Tour. In a 4-2 championship game win over Team Sonnet (Toronto), she logged a goal and an assist.[5]

Awards and honors[]

PWHL[]

  • Toronto Aeros captain (2014–15)
  • PWHL scoring champion (2014–15)

NCAA[]

  • ECAC Third-Team All-Star (2016–17)
  • ECAC Player of the Month December 2018[6]
  • ECAC Player of the Month February 2019[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Kyle Relf (January 22, 2020). "Jessie Eldridge '19 joins Team Canada". ecachockey.com. ECAC Hockey. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Canadian National Women's Team Media Guide Rivalry Series February 3-8, 2020" (PDF). ecachockey.com. ECAC Hockey. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Kevin Woodley (February 4, 2020). "Jessie Eldrdige debut for Team Canada Rivalry Series". ecachockey.com. ECAC Hockey. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "National Women's Team Selection Camp Roster". ecachockey.com. ECAC Hockey. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Team Bauer beats Team Sonnet to win Canadian leg of PWHPA Secret Dream Gap Tour". sportsnet.ca. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  6. ^ "Eldridge, Fillier, Sauve Take Home December Awards". ecachockey.com. ECAC Hockey. January 4, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Eldridge, Connors, Sauvé Take Home February Awards". ecachockey.com. ECAC Hockey. March 5, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
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