Kim St-Pierre (born December 14, 1978 in Châteauguay,

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) is a

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player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medallist and five-time IIHF world champion. She was announced as a

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inductee on June 24, 2020. She was named to the

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in 2022.

Playing career

McGill

In 1998-99, she was the top rookie for the

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team. She was also the first woman in

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history to win a men’s regular season game when

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defeated

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on November 15, 2003 by a score of 5-2.

International play

Kim St. Pierre was the goaltender for Team Canada in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, and was the starting goaltender in Team Canada's 3-2 victory over Team USA in the gold medal final. She also played for the Canadian women's team in Turin. St. Pierre holds numerous records in international competition, including most shutouts (15), most wins (24), and lowest

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(0.84). She received a gold medal in the Women's Hockey game at the

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. St. Pierre retired from international play in April 2013.

CWHL

St-Pierre formerly played for the Montreal Stars of the

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. In 2007-08, she was voted the CWHL Top Goaltender and a CWHL Eastern All-Star. By winning the 2009

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, St. Pierre won the top three trophies in women's ice hockey, becoming the third woman to win the Clarkson Cup, an Olympic gold medal (in

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, and

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), and a gold medal at the IIHF women's world hockey championships. St. Pierre did not play the

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season (along with the Stars season) to have a baby.

Montreal Canadiens practice

St. Pierre made

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history on October 23, 2008, when she tended goal during a practice session with the

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at Denis Savard Arena. Carey Price was out with the

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. She was the second woman in NHL history to play alongside NHL players, since

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in an

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. Wearing her usual #33

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, Alexei Kovalev put a wrist shot past her ear and Francis Bouillon blasted a slapshot that just missed her

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and deflected off the

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. St.Pierre referred to the experience as " priceless".

Awards and honours

* CWHL Top Goaltender, 2007–08 and 2008–09 * CWHL First All-Star Team, 2008–09 * CWHL Eastern All-Stars, 2007–08 * CIAU Championship game Most Valuable Player in 2000 * CIS Most Outstanding Player in 2003 * Most Valuable Player, 2002 Esso Women's Nationals * Top Goaltender at the 2001 World Championships * Top Goaltender at the 2004 World Championships * Top Goaltender at the 2002 Winter Olympics * Top Goaltender at the 2002 Esso Canadian National Championship * Named to the

in 2022.

References

External links

Official website of Kim St-Pierre
{{DEFAULTSORT:St-Pierre, Kim 1978 births Canadian women's ice hockey goaltenders Clarkson Cup champions French Quebecers Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Quebec Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people McGill Martlets ice hockey players McGill University alumni Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Les Canadiennes de Montreal players Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Order of Hockey in Canada recipients People from Châteauguay