Élizabeth Giguère

Élizabeth Giguère
Born	(1997-05-08) May 8, 1997 (age 27) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
PWHL team Former teams	New York Sirens Boston Pride
Playing career	2017–present

Élizabeth Giguère (born May 8, 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey with the Clarkson Golden Knights and the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, where she was a two-time First Team CCM/AHCA All-American and the winner of the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2020. She previously played for the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).

Playing career

Collegiate career

Giguère began her collegiate career for the Clarkson Golden Knights during the 2017–18 season. During her freshman season, Giguère recorded 27 goals and 44 assists, setting Clarkson's program record for freshman scoring with 71 points. She was named the HCA National Rookie of the Month in December and March.^[1] She was also named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month in October, December, January, and March.^[2] During the 2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, she recorded the game-winning goal in overtime to send Clarkson to the Frozen Four. During the National Championship game against Colgate, she again recorded the game-winning goal in overtime, helping lead Clarkson to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament championship.^[3] Following the tournament, she was named to the 2018 Frozen Four All-Tournament team.^[4] Following an outstanding freshman season, she was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey First Team All-League, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, and a Second-Team All-American.^[5][6][7]

During the 2018–19 season, Giguère led the NCAA in scoring, recording 26 goals and 47 assists in 40 games. She recorded a Clarkson program record five shorthanded goals during the season.^[5] She was named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Month in November, after she recorded 15 points in 10 games, including a nation-high 12 goals during the month.^[8] She recorded her first career hat-trick in 5–1 victory over Yale on January 18, 2019.^[9] During the 2019 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, she recorded the game-winning goal in overtime against Boston College to send Clarkson to the Frozen Four for the fourth consecutive season. This was her third game-winning overtime goal in four NCAA Tournament games.^[10] Following an outstanding sophomore season, she was named to the ECAC Hockey Second Team All-League, a Top 10 Patty Kazmaier Award finalist, a First Team All-American, and USCHO.com Player of the Year.^[11][12][13]

During the 2019–20 season, Giguère led the NCAA in goals, recording 37 goals in 37 games, and tied for second in the NCAA in scoring with 66 points. She tied for the nation lead in game-winning goals with 10, and tied for second in the nation in shorthanded goals with three.^[14] She also led the conference in goals (23), points (41) and points per game (1.86).^[15] She led the nation in goals in November, recording 12 goals in 10 games, and was subsequently named ECAC Hockey's Player of the Month for November.^[16] On December 6, 2019, she recorded her 105th career assist in a 5–0 victory over RPI, setting a Clarkson program record, surpassing the previous record of 104 set by Jamie Lee Rattray and Erin Ambrose.^[17] She led the conference in assists (9) and points (13) in January, and was subsequently named ECAC Hockey's Player of the Month for January, and NCAA First Star of the Week for the week ending January 28, 2020.^[18] After an outstanding junior season, she was named to the ECAC Hockey First Team All-League, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, ECAC Hockey's Best Forward, a First Team All-American for the second consecutive season, and was awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award.^[19][20][21]

On May 20, 2021, Giguère announced she would join Minnesota Duluth for the 2021–22 season as a graduate transfer.^[22] She recorded 22 goals and 40 assists in 40 games, to lead the Bulldogs in scoring, and help them advance to the Frozen Four.^[23] She finished her collegiate career with 295 points in 177 games, ranking sixth all-time in NCAA Division I history in scoring.^[24]

Professional career

On July 28, 2022, Giguère signed a one-year contract with the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).^[24] In her first and only PHF season, she recorded 22 points in 18 games. In the following offseason. she signed with the Montreal Force, but would never join them due to the dissolution of the PHF to make way for the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).^[25]

On September 18, 2023, Giguère was selected in the fifth round, 28th overall, by PWHL New York in the 2023 PWHL draft.^[26] On November 3, 2023, she signed a one-year contract with New York.^[25]

International play

Giguère represented Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she ranked second on the team in scoring, recording three goals and four assists in five games, and won a silver medal. She also represented Canada at the 2017 Nations Cup where she recorded two goals and one assist in five games and won a silver medal.^[5][27][28]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15	Titans du Cégep Limoilou	RSEQ C		28	26	27	53	–		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Titans du Cégep Limoilou	RSEQ C		24	34	20	54	–		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Titans du Cégep Limoilou	RSEQ C		21	32	37	69	16		6	7	6	13	2
2017–18	Clarkson University	NCAA		41	27	44	71	24		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Clarkson University	NCAA		40	26	47	73	16		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Clarkson University	NCAA		37	37	29	66	12		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Clarkson University	NCAA		19	9	14	23	14		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	University of Minnesota Duluth	NCAA		40	22	40	62	6		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Boston Pride	PHF		13	6	14	20	4		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	New York	PWHL		24	3	1	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
PWHL totals				24	3	1	4	6		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015	Canada	U18			5	3	4	7	6
Junior totals					5	3	4	7	6

Awards and honours

Honors	Year
College
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year	2018	[6]
ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team	2018
ECAC Hockey First Team All-League	2018
CCM/AHCA Hockey Second Team All-American	2018	[7]
USCHO.com Player of the Year	2019	[13]
CCM/AHCA Hockey First Team All-American	2019	[12]
ECAC Hockey Second Team All-League	2019	[29]
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year	2020	[19]
ECAC Hockey Best Forward	2020
ECAC Hockey First Team All-League	2020	[30]
CCM/AHCA Hockey First Team All-American	2020	[20]
Patty Kazmaier Award	2020	[21]
CCM/AHCA Hockey Second Team All-American	2022	[31]

References

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2. "Clarkson Duo Honored with National Monthly Awards". ecachockey.com. April 20, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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20. "2019-20 CCM/AHCA Women's University Division All-Americans announced". NCAA.com. March 24, 2020. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
21. "Elizabeth Giguere Wins 23rd Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award". pattykaz.com. March 27, 2020. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
22. "Élizabeth Giguère Joins Bulldogs As Graduate Transfer". umdbulldogs.com. May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
23. Wellens, Matt (March 15, 2022). "UMD women's hockey: Giguere makes another Minneapolis memory by reaching third career Frozen Four". Duluth News Tribune. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
24. Jacobson, Leah (July 28, 2022). "2020 Patty Kazmaier Winner Élizabeth Giguère Signs with Boston". pride.premierhockeyfederation.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
25. Kennedy, Ian (November 3, 2023). "One-Year For Patty Kazmaier Winner Élizabeth Giguère In New York". The Hockey News. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
26. "NCAA-High 11 Bulldogs Selected in Historic First-Ever PWHL Draft". umdbulldogs.com. September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
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28. "Canada's National Women's Development Team claims silver at Nations Cup". hockeycanada.ca. January 7, 2017. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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30. "ECAC Hockey Announces Women's All-League Selections". ecachockey.com. March 5, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
31. "Six Hockey East Players Named 2021-22 CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans". hockeyeastonline.com. March 17, 2022. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Élizabeth Giguère at US College Hockey Online (USCHO)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Loren Gabel	Patty Kazmaier Award 2019–20	Succeeded by Aerin Frankel