Kim Deschênes (born August 7, 1991) is a Canadian

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player, currently signed with the

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of the

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. She played five seasons with the

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of the

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(CWHL), until the league ceased operations in 2019.

Playing career

For five seasons, Deschênes competed with the

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program in

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play, capturing a national championship 2012.

CWHL

Selected in the first round of the

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, Deschênes participated in the 2nd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game, which both took place at Toronto's

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. On December 31, 2015, Kim Deschênes and the Canadiennes participated in an outdoor women's ice hockey game against the NWHL's Boston Pride. Known as the

2016 Outdoor Women's Classic The 2016 Outdoor Women's Classic presented by Scotiabank was an ice hockey game played on December 31, 2015, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, between the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League and Les Canadiennes o ...

it was the first-ever professional women's ice hockey outdoor game. Deschênes would score the first goal of the game. Deschênes scored a goal as a member of Team Black in the 2nd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game. She would also appear with Les Canadiennes in the finals of the

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International play

Deschênes participated with Canada in the women's ice hockey tournaments at the

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and

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, capturing a gold medal in both events. Among the players named to the 2013 roster, Deschênes was the only returning player from the 2011 team. For the 2013 team, Deschênes was also named as the

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of the Canadian team.

Awards and honors

*2011-12 RSEQ Second-Team All-Star

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deschenes, Kim 1991 births Living people Canadian women's ice hockey forwards Clarkson Cup champions Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade Ice hockey people from New Brunswick Les Canadiennes de Montreal players Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey players Montreal Force players People from Bathurst, New Brunswick Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players Universiade medalists in ice hockey Universiade gold medalists for Canada