Kassidy Sauvé

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Kassidy Sauvé
Born (1996-05-19) May 19, 1996 (age 25)
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position Goaltender
PWHPA team Team Scotiabank (Calgary)
Played for Clarkson University
Ohio State University
National team  Canada
Playing career 2014–present

Kassidy Sauvé is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender currently playing with Team Scotiabank, the Calgary section of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA).

Career[]

As a teenager, Sauvé played for the Whitby Wildcats in the boys' Eastern AAA Hockey League, making it to the 2012 OHL Cup.[1]

From 2014 to 2018, she played and studied at Ohio State University, in the United States. She missed the latter half of the 2014–15 season and the entire 2015–16 season recovering from surgery after suffering a number of hip injures, including a bone lesion on her femur.[2][3] Across 88 games in three seasons with Ohio, she posted 22 shutouts, a university record. She would then move to Clarkson University for the 2018–19 season.[4] Posting a .937 save percentage with Clarkson, setting a university record for saves, she was named to the ECAC Third All-Star Team and was twice named ECAC Goaltender of the Month.[5]

After graduating, she joined the PWHPA, spending the 2019–20 season with the organisation's New England hub.[6] She made her PWHPA debut at the Dunkin' Showcase in Hudson, New Hampshire in October 2019, winning the Showcase with Team Stecklein.[7] She then played for Team Turnbull at the Philadelphia showcase in February 2020.[8] She remained with the PWHPA for the 2020–21 season, being named to the roster for the Calgary hub, dubbed Team Scotiabank.

International career[]

Sauvé represented Team Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, playing two games as the country won gold.

Personal life[]

Sauvé has an MBA from Clarkson University and a bachelor's degree in Sports Industry from Ohio State.[9] Through her grandmother, she is related to former NHL goaltender Georges Vézina.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kassidy Sauve just 'One of the Guys'". Ontario Hockey League. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  2. ^ "Kassidy Sauvé is Standing Tall for the Buckeyes". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  3. ^ "Overcoming bilateral hip surgery is just one more win for Buckeyes' goaltender Kassidy Sauvé". The Athletic. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  4. ^ "From Buckeye to Golden Knight: Goaltender Kassidy Sauvé transfers to Clarkson". The Athletic. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  5. ^ "NCAA DI: Kassidy Sauvé | Clarkson Golden Knights". Women's Hockey Life. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  6. ^ "PWHPA Player's Blog - Kassidy Sauvé: Dream Your Dream". pwhpa.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  7. ^ "Kassidy Sauvé Backstops Team Stecklein to PWHPA Showcase Title". victorypress.org. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  8. ^ "PWHPA Spotlight: Kassidy Sauvé". Women's Hockey Life. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  9. ^ "Kassidy Sauvé - Women's Ice Hockey Coach - Brown University Athletics". brownbears.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  10. ^ "Kassidy Sauvé - Women's Hockey - Clarkson University Athletics". clarksonathletics.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.

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