Kayla Tutino

Kayla Tutino
Born	(1992-12-18) December 18, 1992 (age 32) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Position	Forward
Shot	Right
Played for	Boston Blades Les Canadiennes de Montréal
Playing career	2010–2018

Kayla Tutino (born December 18, 1992) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She was the selected first overall by the Boston Blades in the 2016 CWHL Draft. She played college ice hockey at Boston University.^[1] In 2017, Tutino was traded to the Les Canadiennes de Montréal. In 2018, Tutino announced her reitrment from professional hockey.

Playing career

College

During her time with the Boston University Terriers, the program would win four consecutive Hockey East championships (2012–15). In the aftermath of the 2015 Hockey East tournament, Tutino joined Shannon Doyle and captain Marie-Philip Poulin on the All-Tournament Team.^[2]

CWHL

Tutino was drafted first overall by the Boston Blades in the 2016 CWHL Draft.^[3] She became the first female Boston University athlete to be selected first overall in a professional draft.^[4]

On April 25, 2017, Tutino was traded to the Les Canadiennes de Montréal in exchange for Nachi Fujimoto.^[5] On September 16, 2018, Tutino announced her retirement from professional hockey.^[6][7]

Italy

Tutino returned on ice for the Italian Hockey League Women team HC Lakers for the season 2024-2025.^[8]

Coaching career

Between 2020 and 2022 Tutino was the head coach of the Dawson College Blues in QCHL.^[9]

During the season 2023-2024, she was named video coach of the Italy women's national ice hockey team.^[8]

Career stats

Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
2011-12	Boston University Terriers	Hockey East		38	19	20	39		30
2012-13	Boston University Terriers	Hockey East		37	15	13	28		20
2013-14	Boston University Terriers	Hockey East		14	4	6	10		6
2014-15	Boston University Terriers	Hockey East		36	14	23	37		41
2015-16[10]	Boston University Terriers	Hockey East		39	11	19	30		22

Awards and honours

• Most Valuable Player, Ontario Hockey Academy, 2010-11 season
• Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of October 17, 2011)
• Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)
• Hockey East Rookie of the Week (Week of January 9. 2012)
• 2014-15 Hockey East Second Team All-Star^[11]
• 2015 Hockey East All-Tournament Team

References

1. "Montrealer Kayla Tutino picked 1st in 2016 CWHL draft". CBC. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
2. "DYNASTY: Terriers Win Fourth Straight Hockey East Championship". Boston University Terriers Athletics. 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
3. "Montrealer Kayla Tutino picked 1st in 2016 CWHL draft". cbc.ca. August 22, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
4. "Tutino Taken First Overall in CWHL Draft". goterriers.com. August 22, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
5. "LES CANADIENNES ACQUIRE KAYLA TUTINO FROM BOSTON BLADES". montreal.thecwhl.com. April 25, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
6. "LES CANADIENNES BID FAREWELL TO RETIRING AND DEPARTING PLAYERS". montreal.thecwhl.com. September 16, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
7. Mercier, Pierre-Antoine (October 19, 2018). "Les Canadiennes: A new era begins". NHL.com. Retrieved November 8, 2018. Les Canadiennes lost the services of defensemen Cathy Chartrand, Cassandra Poudrier, Laurence Beaulieu, and Natalie Barrette, as well as goalie Catherine Herron and forwards Noemie Marin, Emmanuelle Blais, and Kayla Tutino, who all recently announced their retirement from pro hockey.
8. "Kayla Tutino nuova giocatrice dell'HC Lakers per la stagione 2024/25" (in Italian). 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
9. "Kayla Tutino is new head coach for women's hockey". 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
10. "Kayla Tutino Career Statistics". USCHO. n.d. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
11. "Hockey East Online Press Release". Hockey East Online. 2015-03-06. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2016-08-22.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Sarah Edney	CWHL first overall draft pick 2016	Succeeded by Courtney Turner