Jaimie Leonoff (born January 28, 1990) is a Canadian

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executive and former

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, who last played for the Connecticut Whale of the

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(PHF). She currently serves as NY Hockey Holdings business analyst for the

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of the

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(NHL).

Playing career

From 2011 to 2015, she attended

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in the United States, serving as the

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starting goaltender every year except her first year, and being named Team MVP three years in a row. In November of her rookie season, she posted a 52- save game against Mercyhurst, followed up by a 63-save game the next day, and was named an

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All-Academic at the end of year. She was named to the Second Team All-

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in her

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year and an Honorable mention All-Ivy League in her

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year. When

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founded the National Women's Hockey League in 2015, she signed her first professional contract with the Connecticut Whale. She served as the Whale's starting goalie during the 2015–16 season, posting a .936

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, the best in the league, despite facing an average of over 43 shots against every 60 minutes, by far the heaviest workload in the league. She was in net for the opening game in NWHL history, making 35 saves to lead the Whale to a 4-1 victory over the

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. She was named to Team Knight for the 1st NWHL All-Star Game. For the Skills Competition, she dressed up as a cop, attempting to make all her saves as if she was wielding a baseball bat. She left Connecticut to sign with the Metropolitan Riveters for the

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, on a $10,000 contract. However, after going through hip surgery during the off-season and then suffering a torn labrum, she was forced the miss the entire season, and chose to retire from professional play.

International career

Leonoff was invited to the

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National Women’s Team Fall Festival in 2014.

Personal life

Her father, Joel Leonoff, formerly served as

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of the

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, and has been an investor in the Premier Hockey Federation. She has previously express a desire to become an American citizen.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leonoff, Jaimie 1993 births Living people Canadian women's ice hockey goaltenders Connecticut Whale (PHF) players New York Islanders personnel Ice hockey people from Montreal Women ice hockey executives Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey players