Emmanuelle Blais
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Emmanuelle Blais (born November 7, 1987 in LaSalle, Quebec), is a Canadian
ice hockey
player. She is a member of Montreal Stars
in the Canadian Women's Hockey League
(CWHL).
in Quebec. She started playing hockey at the age of 5 year and was the first girl ever(Montreal Maroon Espoir) to play in the Espoir category. She was selected for the national camp Under-22 years and she play for Canadian National Team under-22 (2006 to 2010). Also since 2010, she is a member of Montreal Stars
(CWHL). In his first season in CWHL, She finished 5th leading scorer in the top scoring leaders.
Blais was also a 2009-10 RBK First Team All-American. Her 1.59 points per game was the fifth highest total in the country. Her 32 goals led the NCAA, and she had a career high of 65 points. On April 12, Blais was a co-winner of the University of Minnesota Duluth's Outstanding Female Senior Athlete Award. The award was shared by four winners: the others being Jheri Booker (basketball), Clare Dahmen (soccer) and Kristin Danielson (softball).
, future Clarkson Cup champion Stephanie Denino, future Canadian National Team member Jesse Scanzano
. Other teammates included future NCAA player Karell Emard.
She is a former member of the Canadian U22 hockey team. In March 2011, she was invited to the Canadian national women's ice hockey team selection camp to determine the final roster for the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championships, from April 2 to 5 2011 at the Toronto MasterCard Centre In the second game of the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Blais scored her first ever goal for the senior Canadian National Women's team as Canada defeated Russia by a 14-1 score.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. She is a member of Montreal Stars
Montreal Stars
The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its...
in the 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....
(CWHL).
Playing career
Emmanuelle Blais made her amateur hockey in the region of MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in Quebec. She started playing hockey at the age of 5 year and was the first girl ever(Montreal Maroon Espoir) to play in the Espoir category. She was selected for the national camp Under-22 years and she play for Canadian National Team under-22 (2006 to 2010). Also since 2010, she is a member of Montreal Stars
Montreal Stars
The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its...
(CWHL). In his first season in CWHL, She finished 5th leading scorer in the top scoring leaders.
NCAA
In 2009-10 season, Blais led the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs with 65 points, 32 goals and 33 assists in 39 games, helping the team win the NCAA Division I title championship title, a title she also earned in 2008. She left the program with 145 career points (73 goals and 72 assists). She ranks eighth place in all-time scoring. In its April 29, 2010, Sports Illustrated listed Emmanuelle Blais as one of its "Faces In The Crowd" Part of the recognition is attributed to Blais earning the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player award on March 21.Blais was also a 2009-10 RBK First Team All-American. Her 1.59 points per game was the fifth highest total in the country. Her 32 goals led the NCAA, and she had a career high of 65 points. On April 12, Blais was a co-winner of the University of Minnesota Duluth's Outstanding Female Senior Athlete Award. The award was shared by four winners: the others being Jheri Booker (basketball), Clare Dahmen (soccer) and Kristin Danielson (softball).
Hockey Canada
Blais competed for Team Quebec at the 2005 Under 18 National hockey challenge. Some of her teammates on Team Quebec included future Olympic gold medalist Catherine WardCatherine Ward
Catherine Ward is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was also a member of the 2008–09 McGill Martlets women's hockey season, which won a Canadian Interuniversity Sport title...
, future Clarkson Cup champion Stephanie Denino, future Canadian National Team member Jesse Scanzano
Jesse Scanzano
Jesse Scanzano is a Canadian ice hockey forward for the Mercyhurst College Lakers. She grew up in Montreal, Quebec and played for the Montreal Axion women's ice hockey team and participated in the 2005 Esso Women’s Nationals She was selected fifth overall in the 2011 CWHL Draft...
. Other teammates included future NCAA player Karell Emard.
She is a former member of the Canadian U22 hockey team. In March 2011, she was invited to the Canadian national women's ice hockey team selection camp to determine the final roster for the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championships, from April 2 to 5 2011 at the Toronto MasterCard Centre In the second game of the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Blais scored her first ever goal for the senior Canadian National Women's team as Canada defeated Russia by a 14-1 score.
NCAA
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 2006-07 | UMD Bulldogs | 39 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 58 |
| 2007-08 | UMD Bulldogs | 32 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 30 |
| 2008-09 | UMD Bulldogs | 33 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 60 |
| 2009-10 | UMD Bulldogs | 41 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 40 |
| Total NCAA | - | 145 | 73 | 72 | 145 | 188 |
CWHL
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 2010-11 | Montreal Stars | 28 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 30 |
Hockey Canada
- January 4, 2010: In a pre-tournament game for the 2010 MLP Cup, Blais had two assists for Canada as Canada bested Germany by a 5-1 mark. Despite icing only eight forwards and moving one defender from the blue line, Canada outshot the Germans 57-10.
Year Event GP G A PTS PIM 2005 National U18 Championships 5 3 1 4 4 2005 Esso Women’s Nationals 6 1 1 2 0 2005 U22 Selection Camp 2 0 0 0 0 2007 Exhibition (vs. USA) 2 0 0 0 2 2008 Air Canada Cup 4 2 0 2 2 2008 Exhibition (vs. USA) 3 3 1 4 4 2009 MLP Cup 4 0 4 4 4 2009 U22 Selection Camp 2 0 0 0 2 2010 MLP Cup 5 0 5 5
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Awards and honors
- 2010 Top-10 Patty Kazamier Award Finalist
- 2010 All-WCHA First Team
- 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team
- 2010 WCHA Final Face-off tournament MVP.
- 2010 WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of October 26)
- 2010 Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player
- 2010 Frozen Four Tournament Team
Personal life
- Blais has a nickname: Croquette (because she’s small). She completed a Bachelor’s degree with a major in communications and a minor in psychology at University of Minnesota Duluth.
- On September 13, 2010, Blais and her Bulldogs teammates were part of a group of NCAA sporting champions that visited the White House in Washington, D.C. and listened to United States president Barack Obama congratulate them on their victory.
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