Laura Fortino
Laura Fortino | |||
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Born |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | January 30, 1991||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||
Weight | 137 lb (62 kg; 9 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
CWHL team Former teams |
Markham Thunder Cornell Big Red | ||
National team | Canada | ||
Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Laura Michele Fortino (born January 30, 1991) is a Canadian ice hockey player for Markham Thunder. On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that participated in the 2011 4 Nations Cup.[1] Of note, she was the first overall selection in the 2014 CWHL Draft.[2]
Playing career[]
In 2004, Fortino played for the Hamilton Reps (Bantam AA Boys) and she won a silver medal at the Ontario provincials, with honourable mention going to her AA defence partner Kyle Rooney. As a member of Stoney Creek, she won a bronze medal at the 2007 PWHL championships. At the 2007 National Women's Under-18 Championships in Kitchener, Ontario, she won a gold medal with Ontario Red. The following year, Fortino won a gold medal with Stoney Creek at the OWHA provincials and at the PWHL championship of 2008. In 2007–08, Fortino led PWHL defencemen in scoring. She won a gold medal with Ontario Red at the 2008 National Women’s Under-18 Championships in Napanee, Ontario. In 2009, Fortino won a silver medal with Stoney Creek at the OWHA provincials. Fortino ranked second among PWHL defencemen in scoring in 2008–09.
NCAA[]
Fortino joined the Cornell Big Red in 2009 and she earned All-America honours as a freshman. She led NCAA defencemen, Cornell defencemen and Cornell freshmen in scoring in 2009–10. As a member of the Big Red, she played in the NCAA championship game at the Frozen Four in 2010.
Hockey Canada[]
Named to 2014 Olympic roster for Canada.[3][4] In August 2008, Fortino was a member of Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team for a three-game series against the United States in Lake Placid. Later that year, she would win a silver medal with Canada's National Women’s Under-18 Team at the 2008 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Calgary.
The following year, she participated with Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team for a three-game exhibition versus the United States in Calgary. At the 2009 IIHF World Women's Under 18 championships, Fortino won a silver medal in Füssen, Germany. She was part of another three game exhibition series with the Under 22 team vs. the United States in August 2010. Fortino won a gold medal with Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team at the 2010 MLP Cup in Ravensburg, Germany. In the semifinal of the 2011 MLP Cup, Fortino scored a goal in a 9–0 rout of Russia to advance to the Gold Medal game.[5] Fortino would score another goal as Canada beat Sweden in the final by a 6–0 tally to claim the gold medal.[6] In March 2011, she was invited to the Canadian national women's ice hockey team selection camp to determine the final roster for the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championships.[7] In a March 31, 2012 exhibition game versus the United States, Laura Fortino scored her first international goal in a 1–0 win at the Ottawa Civic Centre.[8] She scored at 17:26 of the second period and was assisted by Marie-Philip Poulin, as she scored on American goaltender Molly Schaus. Fortino was credited for an assist feeding the puck to teammate, Marie-Philip Poulin when she scored the winning goal in Sochi against the United States.
Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL)[]
On August 19, 2014, Fortino was chosen first overall in the CWHL by the Brampton Thunder.[9] She is the second alumna of the Stoney Creek Junior Sabres (PWHL) to be selected first overall.
For the 2015–2016 season she was named an Assistant Captain.
Personal life[]
Fortino is a Hamiltonian born and raised, and she is a distant relative of John Fortino of the Fortinos supermarket chain.[10] She is of Italian descent.[11]
Awards and honours[]
- Cornell's co-Rookie of the Year 2009–10
- ECAC First All-Star Team 2009–10
- ECAC All-Rookie Team 2009–10
- RBK Hockey/AHCA Women’s Division I 2009–10 First Team All-American [12]
- 2011 First Team All-America selection[13]
- 2011–12 CCM Hockey Women’s Division I All-American: First Team[14]
- Player of the Game for Canada, 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, April 8 contest vs. Finland
- Gold medal recipient at the 2011 "Expressive Italian Hand Talkers Competition"
- Nominated for 2015–2016 CWHL Most Valuable Player[15]
- 2015–16 CWHL Defenceman of the Year[16]
Career statistics[]
Hockey Canada[]
Year | Event | GP | G | A | Pts |
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2008 | Pre-U18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2008 | U18 WC | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2008 | U18 vs USA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | U18 WC | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2009 | U22 Selection Camp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | MLP Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | U22 vs USA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2011 | MLP Cup |
NCAA[]
Year | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
2009–10 | 33 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 38 | +24 |
2010–11 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 6 | +44 |
2011–2012 | 33 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 24 | +45 |
2012–2013 | 34 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 22 | +29 |
CWHL[]
Year | Team | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
2014–15 | Brampton Thunder[17] | 24 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2015–2016 | Brampton Thunder[18] | 24 | 8 | 20 | 28 | +13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2016 Clarkson Cup | Brampton Thunder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
- ^ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules".
- ^ "Canada names women's Olympic hockey team". December 23, 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laura Fortino". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
- ^ http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/157110/la_id/1.htm
- ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
- ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
- ^ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules".
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/staggering-support-pushing-team-canada-at-women-s-world-championships-1.1379522[bare URL]
- ^ "Ivana Fortino Interview". February 6, 2018.
- ^ http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/aa031810.pdf
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Natalie Spooner Earns All-America Honors". March 19, 2012.
- ^ "Awards Gala | Canadian Women's Hockey League – Pointstreak Sites". www.cwhl.ca. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ Carlsson, Gunnar (March 12, 2016). "Laura Fortino, Tyler Fines win CWHL Awards". Pension Plan Puppets. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ http://cwhl_site.stats.pointstreak.com/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=277088&seasonid=13281[bare URL]
- ^ "Canadian Women's Hockey League | Pointstreak Stats". cwhl_site.stats.pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Laura Fortino at Olympedia
- Laura Fortino at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Laura Fortino at the International Olympic Committee
- Laura Fortino at Olympics.com
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Brampton Thunder players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian people of Italian descent
- Canadian women's ice hockey defencemen
- Clarkson Cup champions
- Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Markham Thunder players
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players of Canada
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario
- Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players