Skylar Fontaine
Skylar Fontaine | |||
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Born |
East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States | June 8, 1998||
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NCAA team | Northeastern Huskies | ||
Playing career | 2017–present |
Skylar Fontaine is an American ice hockey defender, currently playing with the Northeastern Huskies of the NCAA.
Career[]
Fontaine began skating at the age of two.[1] During high school, she played for the East Greenwich High School boys' team, ranking among the leading scorers on the team.[2][3]
In 2017, she began attending Northeastern University, playing for the university's women's ice hockey programme.[4] She scored 14 points in 38 games in her rookie NCAA season, winning a WHEA championship with the Huskies. She then improved to 36 points in 38 points in her second collegiate year, being named to the Hockey East First All-Star Team for the first time. In the 2019–20 season, she notched 42 points in 38 games, leading all Hockey East defenders in scoring and second in the entire NCAA.[5] That year, she was named Hockey East Defender of the Year, the first Northeastern player to ever win that award.[6]
Style of play[]
Fontaine has been described as an offensive defender, with strong skating and hockey instincts.[7][8]
Personal life[]
Fontaine studies human services and criminal justice at Northeastern University.[9] Her sister, Alex Tancrell-Fontaine, played NCAA hockey with Union College from 2011 to 2015, and her brother, Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, was drafted 202nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[10][11]
Awards and honors[]
- 2018-19 CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American
- 2019-20 CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American
- 2020-21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American[12]
- Skylar Fontaine, Northeastern, 2021 Hockey East Best Defenseman Award[13]
References[]
- ^ Editor, William Geoghegan Sports. "Sky's the limit for EG's Fontaine". The Independent.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ KOCH, BILL. "Points leader on EG boys hockey team is a girl with dreams of big future". providencejournal.com.
- ^ Mastracchio, Bruce (December 1, 2017). "EG Athletes Who Have Gone on to College Sports, Dec. 2017 Edition". East Greenwich News.
- ^ Divver, Mark. "Local hockey notes: East Greenwich's Fontaine, 16, commits to Northeastern". providencejournal.com.
- ^ Puzzanghera, Mike (January 24, 2019). "Hobson and Fontaine: Women's hockey duo drives defense".
- ^ "Sky's the limit for NU's Skylar Fontaine". December 10, 2020.
- ^ "(A WAY Too Early) 2021 NWHL Draft Preview". May 28, 2020.
- ^ Fundaro, Gabriella (August 5, 2020). "2020 Top 25 Under 25 | Honorable Mentions 2: Alexie Guay, Skylar Fontaine, Lindsay Browning". The Ice Garden.
- ^ "Skylar Fontaine - Women's Ice Hockey". Northeastern University Athletics.
- ^ "Skylar Fontaine". teamusa.usahockey.com.
- ^ "Classes, Practice, and Getting Drafted in a Pandemic".
- ^ "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams". hockeyeastonline.com. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Five Other Award Winners Announced for 2020-21 Season". hockeyastonline.com. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Living people
- 1998 births
- American women's ice hockey defensemen
- Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey players