Ashley Messier Explained
Ashley Messier is a Canadian ice hockey defender, currently playing for Cornell University in the NCAA.[1]
Career
From 2016 to 2019, she played for the Saskatoon Stars in the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League, winning the SFMAAAHL championship twice and being named the league's best defender in 2019.[2] She was named top defender at the 2018 and 2019 Esso Cups. She then spent the 2019-20 season at Bishop Kearney High School in the United States, winning a state U19 title with the school's Selects Hockey Academy.
She has committed to Cornell University for the 2020-21 season, studying in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Johnson College of Business.[3]
International career
She played for Canada at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Slovakia, notching two points in five games as the country won silver.[4] She had previously taken part in the American U18 Select Player Development Camp and played for the US in the U18 Summer Series against Canada before discovering that she was ineligible to continue with the American national team as she had never played for an American club.[5]
Personal life
Messier is the daughter of former NHL player Joby Messier. She is a dual Canada-US citizen.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Rivalry Series: 3 players to watch for Canada. Gabriella. Fundaro. July 7, 2020. The Ice Garden. December 13, 2020. July 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200712235003/https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/7/7/21313495/rivalry-series-3-players-to-watch-for-team-canada-womens-hockey. live.
- News: Steinke . Darren . March 18, 2019 . Messier Makes Her Mark With the Stars . Saskatoon Express . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190324142956/https://saskatoonexpress.com/2019/03/18/messier-makes-her-mark-with-the-stars/ . March 24, 2019.
- Web site: Women's Hockey Welcomes 7 New Members to Freshman Class. October 14, 2020. The Cornell Daily Sun. December 13, 2020. January 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113020759/https://cornellsun.com/2020/10/14/womens-hockey-welcomes-7-new-members-to-freshman-class/. live.
- Web site: IIHF - Next Messier enters the stage. IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. 2020-12-13. 2020-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20200321230911/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww18/news/16964/messier. live.
- Web site: "It Feels Like Home": Ashley Messier's Winding Road to U18 Worlds. December 18, 2019. The Victory Press. December 13, 2020. January 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123045414/https://victorypress.org/2019/12/18/it-feels-like-home-ashley-messier-winding-road-u18-worlds/. live.
- Web site: Ashley Messier - 2020-21 - Women's Ice Hockey. Cornell University Athletics. 2020-12-13. 2023-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20230205010040/https://cornellbigred.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=69927. live.
