Skylar Fontaine

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Skylar Fontaine
Born (1998-06-08) June 8, 1998 (age 23)
East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States
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[]

  1. ^ Editor, William Geoghegan Sports. "Sky's the limit for EG's Fontaine". The Independent.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. ^ KOCH, BILL. "Points leader on EG boys hockey team is a girl with dreams of big future". providencejournal.com.
  3. ^ Mastracchio, Bruce (December 1, 2017). "EG Athletes Who Have Gone on to College Sports, Dec. 2017 Edition". East Greenwich News.
  4. ^ Divver, Mark. "Local hockey notes: East Greenwich's Fontaine, 16, commits to Northeastern". providencejournal.com.
  5. ^ Puzzanghera, Mike (January 24, 2019). "Hobson and Fontaine: Women's hockey duo drives defense".
  6. ^ "Sky's the limit for NU's Skylar Fontaine". December 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "(A WAY Too Early) 2021 NWHL Draft Preview". May 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Fundaro, Gabriella (August 5, 2020). "2020 Top 25 Under 25 | Honorable Mentions 2: Alexie Guay, Skylar Fontaine, Lindsay Browning". The Ice Garden.
  9. ^ "Skylar Fontaine - Women's Ice Hockey". Northeastern University Athletics.
  10. ^ "Skylar Fontaine". teamusa.usahockey.com.
  11. ^ "Classes, Practice, and Getting Drafted in a Pandemic".
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.

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