Charline Labonté (born October 15, 1982, in Greenfield Park, Quebec

Greenfield Park, Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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) is a women's ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player. Labonté now lives in Montreal, and is studying Physical Education at McGill University

McGill University

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Playing career

At the 1999 Canada Winter Games in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Labonte was part of the silver medal winning team.

Hockey Canada

Labonté was one of two goaltenders playing for the Canadian women's hockey team in the 2006 Turin olympics. In 2010, she served as the third goaltender for the gold medal winning Canadian women's team. Prior to this she played for the Montreal Axion

Montreal Axion

The Montreal Axion were a National Women's Hockey League team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Axion represented Quebec at the 2005 Esso Women's Nationals...

 and Laval Le Mistral

Laval Le Mistral

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, Teams of the National Women's Hockey League

National Women's Hockey League

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QMJHL

She was one of the few women to play Major Junior

Junior ice hockey

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 hockey, appearing in 28 games with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Acadie-Bathurst Titan

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 of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

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 between 1999 and 2000. She competed for Team Quebec at the 1999 Canada Winter Games. She was a member of the Montreal Axion in 2004-05, and one of her teammates was fellow Olympian Gina Kingsbury

Gina Kingsbury

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McGill Martlets

On December 31, 2010, Labonte required only 13 saves to post her 59th career shutout with McGill as the Martlets defeated the nationally ranked fifth overall Alberta Pandas by a 3-0 mark in the final game of the Bisons Holiday Classic tournament at Max Bell Arena. In the game, the Martlets held a 31-13 edge in shots. Gillian Ferrari

Gillian Ferrari

Gillian Ferrari is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She was inducted into the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Her Mother is from Wales and her Father was born in Italy.-Playing career:...

 was credited with the game-winner on the power-play at 5:49 of the first period. Jasmine Sheehan, a fifth-year defender scored the second goal of the game. Logan Murray, a freshman from Calgary, scored the last goal of the contest. In an October 29, 2011 contest against the Montreal Carabins, Ariane Barker scored on Labonte with 71 seconds left in a 3-2 win versus McGill. Labonte took the loss for the Martlets, giving her a 69-2 overall record in her CIS career. It marked the Martlets first loss to a Quebec conference opponent for the first time in 108 games.

Awards and honors

• Top Goaltender, 2006 Esso Women's National Hockey Championship Pool A: Charline Labonte

External links

• Player profile on hockey Canada
• Charline Labonté: McGill's golden goalie in McGill reporter, February 21, 2008.
• (French) Charline Labonté, le dernier rempart in Cyberpresse, March 10, 2011.