Sidney Emilie Morin (born June 6, 1995) is a Canadian-American

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, currently playing in the

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(PHF) with the

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. As a member of the United States women's national team, she won a gold medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the

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Playing career

Morin is a former

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of the

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program. As a Bulldog, Morin was named WCHA Women's Defensive Player of the Year in 2017. After graduating, she signed her first professional contract with

Modo Hockey Dam MoDo Hockey Dam are an ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), the top flight of women's hockey in Sweden. They play in Örnsköldsvik, in the historical province of Ångermanland on the east coast of Sweden, at the Häggl ...

for the

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. The following season, she signed with

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. She was named SDHL Defender of the Year in 2020.

International

She won gold at the

with

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, picking up two assists in five games.

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* * * 1995 births Living people American expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden American expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland American women's ice hockey defensemen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland HV71 (women) players Ice hockey players from Minnesota Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Linköping HC (women) players Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey players Minnesota Whitecaps players Modo Hockey (women) players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey People from Minnetonka, Minnesota Swiss Women's League players {{US-icehockey-defenseman-stub