Amanda Boulier
| Amanda Boulier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boulier with the Minnesota Whitecaps in 2019 | |||
| Born |
March 30, 1993 Watertown, Connecticut, US | ||
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
Montreal Victoire | ||
| Coached for |
Yale Bulldogs Marshall Hilltoppers | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
| Coaching career | 2016–present | ||
Amanda Boulier (born March 30, 1993) is an American ice hockey player and coach, currently playing for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Career
[edit]St. Lawrence won the Eastern College Athletic Conference in her rookie NCAA season, where she scored 20 points in 38 games and was named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team. After missing the 2013–14 season due to injury, Boulier returned to the St. Lawrence lineup and was named team captain.[1]
In 2017, she signed with the Connecticut Whale of the NWHL.[2] After just one year with the Whale, she signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps, where she would win the Isobel Cup. be named a finalist for Defender of the Year and one of the Fans’ Three Stars of the Season in 2019.[3][4] She has been named to the NWHL All-Star Game three times.[5]
In June 2020, she became the first defender to re-sign with the Whitecaps for the 2020–21 NWHL season. She chose to opt-out of the COVID-19 bubble season, however.
In September 2021, she announced that she had signed with the defending Isobel Cup champions, the Boston Pride.[6] She spent a single season in Boston, winning her second Isobel Cup, before returning to the Whitecaps.[7]
Boulier was drafted in the 13th round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by Ottawa.[8] She was traded to Montreal on March 18, 2024, in exchange for forward Tereza Vanišová.[9]
International career
[edit]Boulier represented the United States at the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, putting up four points in five games as the country won gold.
Coaching career
[edit]From 2016 to 2018, Boulier served as an assistant coach for the NCAA Division I Yale Bulldogs. During her time with the Whale, she also served as a coach with Chelsea Piers Connecticut.[10] In April 2020, she was named head coach for the Marshall School's girls' ice hockey team.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011-12 | St. Lawrence Saints | NCAA | 38 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012-13 | St. Lawrence Saints | NCAA | 34 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2013-14 | St. Lawrence Saints | NCAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2014-15 | St. Lawrence Saints | NCAA | 36 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2015-16 | St. Lawrence Saints | NCAA | 38 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017–18 | Connecticut Whale | NWHL | 12 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 22 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Boston Pride | PHF | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Minnesota Whitecaps | PHF | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NWHL/PHF totals | 94 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Amanda Boulier - Women's Hockey". St. Lawrence University Athletics. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Mike (August 29, 2017). "Yale assistant coach Amanda Boulier signs with Connecticut Whale". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (July 12, 2019). "Whitecaps Get Top Defender Amanda Boulier Back". thehockeywriters.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "NWHL Announces Season-End Award Winners". The Victory Press. March 26, 2019. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Rule, Heather (February 9, 2019). "Compact Impact". Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Tipcke, Alicia (September 16, 2021). "Duluth Marshall coach Amanda Boulier departing NWHL/PHF's Whitecaps for Boston Pride". WDIO. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ Rice, Dan (December 12, 2022). "Q & A with Whitecaps Defender Amanda Boulier". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ Wegman, Josh (September 18, 2023). "PWHL Draft results: Minnesota takes Heise with top pick". theScore. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Announces Trade Between Ottawa and Montréal". Professional Women's Hockey League. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ https://www.chelseapiersct.com/ice-hockey/meet-our-staff/amanda-boulier/ [dead link]
- ^ "Girls hockey: Boulier named Marshall coach". April 30, 2020. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Amanda Boulier on Twitter
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