Sarah Edney

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Sarah Edney
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Sarah Edney playing for the Buffalo Beauts in 2018
Born (1993-09-02) September 2, 1993 (age 28)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 133 lb (60 kg; 9 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Peel Div.
PWHL
ECAC
CWHL team		 Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Mississauga
Harvard Crimson
Brampton Thunder
National team  Canada
Playing career 2009–present
Sarah Edney
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
IIHF U18 Women's Worlds
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sweden 2011 Tournament
Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Germany 2015 Tournament
4 Nations Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sweden Team

Sarah Edney was selected first overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2015 CWHL Draft.[1] She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2015 4 Nations Cup in Sundsvall, Sweden.[2]

Playing career[]

Edney played high school hockey at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Mississauga, Ontario. While a student there, she also competed in softball and track and field. In her junior season, she was named an assistant captain in hockey. She also played hockey for the Mississauga Junior Chiefs. During her career with the Junior Chiefs, Edney led the squad to gold and silver medals in the Ontario provincial championships.

Hockey Canada[]

At the 2011 IIHF Women's Under 18 championships, she was the captain of Team Canada. She would help the team earn a silver medal. In the same year, she was the Team Ontario captain at the 2011 Canada Winter Games, where she claimed a silver medal.

She was a member of Canada's National Women's Development Team that won a gold medal at the 2015 Nations Cup (formerly known as the Meco Cup).[3]

NCAA[]

Edney committed to join the Harvard Crimson of the ECAC.[4]

NWHL[]

On August 31, 2017, Edney signed with the Buffalo Beauts as a free agent,[5] joining former Thunder teammates Jess Jones and Rebecca Vint who also signed with the Beauts. Edney participated in the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game.[6]

Career stats[]

Hockey Canada[]

Year Event Team GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Under 18 Nationals[7] Ontario Blue 5 0 2 2 4
2011 IIHF Under 18 Worlds Canada 4 1 2 3 2
2011 Canada Winter Games Ontario 5 1 3 4 0

[8]

Awards and honours[]

  • Mississauga Female High School Athlete of the Year in 2010-11
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School Hockey Most Valuable Player (2009–10)
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Junior Student Athlete of the Year
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Senior Student Athlete of the Year[9]
  • Toronto Star High School Female Athlete of the Week (Week of January 12, 2010)[10]

NWHL[]

  • NWHL Co-Player of the Week, Awarded March 12, 2018 [11]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/brampton-thunder-choose-defenceman-sarah-edney-first-overall-in-cwhl-draft-322632151.html[dead link]
  2. ^ "Canada's National Women's Team roster named for 2015 4 Nations Cup".
  3. ^ "Canada at Sweden - 1:00pm EST, January 6th, 2015".
  4. ^ http://www.beyondthedashers.net/uploads/4/3/5/8/4358899/11-12_nc_team.pdf
  5. ^ "SCORING MACHINE JESS JONES IS A BEAUT". www.nwhl.zone. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  6. ^ "Media Guide for the 2018 NWHL All-Star Game". NWHL.zone. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  8. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  9. ^ http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wice/2011-12/bios/edney_sarah[dead link]
  10. ^ "Female athlete of week: Sarah Edney". Toronto Star. 12 January 2010.
  11. ^ "NWHL Players of The Week: Madison Packer and Sarah Edney". nwhl.zone. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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