Christina Kessler (born May 28, 1988) has competed for the Canadian National women’s ice hockey team. Her debut with Team Canada was at the 2010 Four Nations Cup

2010 Four Nations Cup

The 2010 4 Nations Cup was held in Clarenville, Newfoundland and St. John's, Newfoundland from November 9 to November 13, 2010. Games were played at the Clarenville Events Centre and Mile One Centre. The 15th edition of the international tournament was held in Newfoundland to help Hockey...

 where she was part of the gold medal winning squadron. She plays also for Burlington Barracudas

Burlington Barracudas

The Burlington Barracudas are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Burlington, Ontario. The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its inaugural season. The team plays its home games in Wave Twin Rinks in Burlington...

, a professional women's ice hockey team in Canadian Women's Hockey League

Canadian Women's Hockey League

The Canadian Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's ice hockey leagues in Canada. The league was founded in 2007. The league currently has six ice hockey teams: three in Ontario, one in Quebec, one in Alberta and one in Boston, Massachusetts....

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Harvard

On December 4 and 5, 2010, Kessler had one of the best performances of her NCAA career. She recorded 24 saves against Minnesota on Dec. 4, as the Crimson prevailed by a 1-0 mark. She followed up her performance with 29 saves to guide Harvard to a 0-0 tie the following day. Entering the weekend, Minnesota had not been shut out since the 2006-07 season.

Hockey Canada

She made her debut for the Canadian National women’s hockey team at the 2010 Four Nations Cup

2010 Four Nations Cup

The 2010 4 Nations Cup was held in Clarenville, Newfoundland and St. John's, Newfoundland from November 9 to November 13, 2010. Games were played at the Clarenville Events Centre and Mile One Centre. The 15th edition of the international tournament was held in Newfoundland to help Hockey...

. Kessler won a gold medal as she was one of the backup goaltenders to Shannon Szabados

Shannon Szabados

Shannon Szabados is an ice hockey goaltender for the Canadian national hockey team. She also plays for the men's hockey team at Grant MacEwan University in Alberta. Szabados has been the first female player at several different tournaments and in several leagues, both during minor and junior...

. She travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia to participate in the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Camp from July 4–12. In the first game of the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Kessler earned the shutout in a 16-0 victory over Switzerland. On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that will participate in the 2011 4 Nations Cup

2011 4 Nations Cup

The 2011 Four Nations Cup is a women's ice hockey tournament that was held in Nyköping, Sweden. All matches were held at the Stora Hallen arena. The November 10 match between Canada and the US marked the 100th time since 1990 that the two countries have played each other.-Schedule:-Bronze medal...

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Awards and honors

• 2008 ECAC Tournament Team
• ECAC Goaltender of the week (Week of December 1, 2009)
• ECAC Goaltender of the week (Week of December 8, 2009)