Lori Dupuis (born November 14, 1972) is a Canadian

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player.

Playing career

Dupuis was born and raised just outside

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. She is a former member of the Cornwall Wolverines of the OWHA. She started with the Wolverines at the age of 10, and won Provincial "C" and "B" Championships. After playing minor ice hockey in Cornwall, Dupuis attended the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

, where she played with the Varsity Lady Blues from 1991 to 1997 and was nominated as female athlete of the year in 1996 and 1997. Dupuis was captain of the

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program from 1994 to 1996. During the 1992-93 season, she was the Blues Alternate Captain. In 1994-95, she was second in league scoring. In that same season, she was an OWIAA First Team All-Star, and a nominee for the U of T Female Athlete of the Year Award. In 1993-94 she was an OWIAA Second Team All-Star. In 1992-93 Dupuis was an OWIAA First Team All-Star and the Blues Alternate Captain.

Brampton Thunder

After University, Dupuis joined the

Brampton Thunder The Markham Thunder was a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). From 1998 through 2017, the franchise was known as the Brampton Thunder and Brampton Canadettes-Thunder before relocating from Brampton, O ...

of the

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. She was named to the 1998-99 NWHL Western Division 2nd All-Star Team. During the

2000–01 NWHL season In the 2000–01 season, the former Canadian National Women's Hockey League championship was won by the Beatrice Aeros team from Toronto. Jayna Hefford of Brampton Thunder had the best goalscoring record. Final standings Note: GP = Games played, W ...

, Dupuis played with the Brampton Thunder and finished sixth in league scoring with 38 points. Dupuis continues to play for the Brampton Thunder, a team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Hockey Canada

Dupuis joined Team Canada in the mid-1990s. In 1995 she was a member of Team Canada, winners of the Pacific Rim Tournament. She helped the team win world championships in 1997, 1999 and 2000. In 1998, she helped her team win the silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano. The pinnacle of her career was Team Canada's gold medal win at the

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Personal

A graduate of General Vanier S.S. in Cornwall, Dupuis competed at OFSAA Provincial Championships for each of her five years. She is also a graduate of the University of Toronto (French and Geography). At one time, she ran a hockey school with

Jayna Hefford Jayna Hefford (born May 14, 1977) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player and current chairperson of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association. During her career, she won multiple medals at the Winter Olympics and IIHF World Women's C ...

.Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.122, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA,

Awards and honours

* Member of the Brampton Thunder – CWHL (1998 to present) * Clarkson Cup Top Forward, 2010 * CWHL Second All-Star Team, 2009–10 * CWHL Championship Game MVP, 2008 * NWHL West Second All-Star Team, 1998–99 * 1994-95 OWIAA First Team All-Stars * 1994-95 nominee for University of Toronto Female Athlete of the Year Award * 1993-94 OWIAA Second Team All-Star * 1992-93 OWIAA First Team All-Star * 2-time Olympian (1998, 2002) - 1 gold medal * 3 World Championships - 3 gold medals

References

External links

Brampton Thunder profile
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