Chloé Aurard (born 15 March 1999) is a French
ice hockey
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forward playing for the
New York PWHL team of the
Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), and the
French national team.
Playing career
In the 2013-14 season, Aurard played in the
France women's ice hockey league, the top level of women's ice hockey in the country. In a season that began when she was just 14 years old, she ranked 2nd in the league in scoring with 17 goals and 24 points in 11 games.
From 2018 to 2023, Aurard played for the
Northeastern Huskies
The Northeastern Huskies are the athletic teams representing Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. They compete in thirteen varsity team sports: men's and women's hockey (in Hockey East); men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, ...
. In that time, she finished in the top 10 scorers twice, in 2021 and 2023, and posted 204 points across 167 games.
On September 18, 2023, Aurard was selected in the 4th round of the
2023 PWHL Draft
The 2023 PWHL Draft was the first draft in Professional Women's Hockey League history, and took place on September 18, 2023, at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Taylor Heise was the first pl ...
, 21st overall by the
New York PWHL team. She was the first French player to be affiliated with a PWHL team.
International play
At 16 years old, Aurard made her international senior debut, representing France at the
2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division IA. Since 2014, she has represented France variously at
IIHF Under-18,
World Championship
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, and Olympic levels.
Aurard was named captain of the French squad at the
2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
The 2016 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the ninth Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. The tournament was played in St. Catharines, Canada.
Top Division
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Relegation series
...
, and alternate captain at the
2023 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship will be an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) which will be contested in Brampton, Canada from 5 to 16 April 2023, at the CAA Centre.
Particip ...
.
Awards and honors
NCAA
*2020–21 Second Team CCM/AHCA All-American
*2020–21 All-USCHO.com Second Team
International
*Most Penalized Player (12), 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 World Championship D1A
*2022 IIHF World Women's Championship D1A
**Most Goals (4)
**Most Points (8)
**Best Plus/Minus (+9)
**Top Player on Team
**Best Forward
References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
French expatriate ice hockey people
French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
French women's ice hockey forwards
Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey players
People from Saint-Martin-d'Hères
French twins
Sportspeople from Isère
Vermont Academy alumni
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