Catherine Daoust Explained
Catherine Daoust is a Canadian ice hockey defender, currently signed with PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Career
Daoust won a $1,500 scholarship from the NHL's Montreal Canadiens in 2013.[1]
From 2014 to 2018, Daoust played and studied at the University of Minnesota Duluth, putting up 37 points in 140 NCAA games.[2] [3] She was named to the WCHA All-Academic Team in both 2016 and 2017, and served as an assistant captain for Minnesota-Duluth in her senior year.
She was drafted 28th overall by Les Canadiennes de Montréal in the 2018 CWHL Draft.[4] After graduating, she signed her first professional contract with the club, scoring 5 points in 27 games in her rookie CWHL season.[5] She scored her first goal in her second game, a 9–0 victory over the Worcester Blades.[6]
After the collapse of the CWHL in May 2019, she joined the PWHPA. She played for Team Knox at the Unifor Showcase in September 2019.[7]
In 2022, Daoust signed with Montreal Force in the PHF and spent one season with the team,[8] before the PHF was bought out to form the PWHL. In 2023, she attended a training camp for PWHL Montreal[9] and was named to the main roster after a successful try-out.
International
She represented Team Canada at the 2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, scoring 3 points in 5 games as the country won gold.
Personal life
Daoust attended Cégep de Saint-Laurent. She has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.[10] [11] Her boyfriend has launched the Until She’s Paid platform, aiming to profile women's hockey players and to petition the NHL to fund women's hockey.[12]
Notes and References
- Web site: Trio of West Island hockey players honored by Montreal Canadiens. Montreal Gazette. October 25, 2020. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028204717/https://montrealgazette.com/news/world/trio-of-west-island-hockey-players-honored-by-montreal-canadiens/. live.
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- Web site: College women's hockey: Bulldogs ready to celebrate diverse senior class in regular season home finale. Matt. Wellens. February 9, 2018. Duluth News Tribune. October 25, 2020. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028204839/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/4401753-college-womens-hockey-bulldogs-ready-celebrate-diverse-senior-class-regular-season. live.
- Web site: Dans une ligue à part. www.hockeycanada.ca. October 25, 2020. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028112109/https://hockeycanada.ca/fr-ca/news/2018-nwp-14-team-canada-alumnae-taken-at-cwhl-draft. live.
- Web site: Hockey féminin : Catherine Daoust fait rayonner le hockey féminin. January 24, 2020. RDS.ca. November 3, 2020. January 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230126000928/https://www.rds.ca/hockey/hockey-feminin-catherine-daoust-fait-rayonner-le-hockey-feminin-1.7197611. live.
- Web site: Hockey : Deux blanchissages et deux dominations des Canadiennes de Montréal. November 18, 2018. RDS.ca. November 3, 2020. January 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230126000928/https://www.rds.ca/hockey/hockey-deux-blanchissages-et-deux-dominations-des-canadiennes-de-montreal-1.6466959. live.
- Web site: Recapping the Unifor Women's Hockey Showcase. September 25, 2019. Pension Plan Puppets. October 25, 2020. October 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026051429/https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2019/9/25/20880988/recapping-the-unifor-womens-hockey-showcase-scores-penalties-knox-poulin-johnston-jenner-pwhpa. live.
- Web site: 2022-08-10 . PHF Montreal Announces Five New Signed Players . 2024-01-21 . OurSports Central . en.
- Web site: Vierzba . Neil . 2023-09-29 . Report: Former Bulldog Catherine Daoust Joins PWHL Montreal on Camp Invite . 2024-01-21 . Fox21Online . en-US.
- Web site: Calculations at Play. November 10, 2015. University of Minnesota Duluth. October 25, 2020. October 31, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031050203/https://news.d.umn.edu/news-center/news/calculations-play-mechanical-engineering-and-hockey. live.
- Web site: Bulldog Spotlight: Catherine Daoust. UMD Athletics. October 23, 2017 . October 25, 2020. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028210306/https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2017/10/23/womens-hockey-bulldog-spotlight-on-catherine-daoust.aspx. live.
- News: Ligue professionnelle féminine: deux Montréalais interpellent la LNH. January 10, 2020. La Presse. October 25, 2020. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028205458/https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/hockey/2020-01-10/ligue-professionnelle-feminine-deux-montrealais-interpellent-la-lnh. live. Lorange . Simon-Olivier .