Mélodie Daoust Explained
Mélodie Daoust (; born January 7, 1992) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. She played one season in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) for Montreal. She competed with the Canadian national team in numerous international tournaments and won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics, a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. As a member-player of the PWHPA, she was featured in many of the organization's showcases, including the Elite Women's 3-on-3 hockey game at the Skills Competition of the 2020 NHL All-Star Game.[1] [2]
Playing career
In 2008–09, she played with the Lac St. Louis Selects[3] and helped them accumulate a 62–0–2 record. Daoust was a Montreal Canadiens scholarship holder in 2010 from the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence. With the Collège Édouard-Montpetit Lynx, she helped lead them to a Quebec collegiate championship in 2009–10. In addition, she won the league scoring title with 24 goals and 31 assists for 55 total points. She accomplished this in only 13 games played.
In participating with the Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team, Daoust registered 10 goals and 23 points in 13 games. At the 2010 IIHF world U-18 championships, she scored a goal and adding an assist in the gold medal game. The following day, she flew back to Montreal to help the Lynx capture the collegiate championship. She scored twice and added an assist in the championship game, including the game-winner in a 6–5 win versus Dragons du Collège Laflèche. She had helped the Lynx accumulate a won-loss record of 44 wins, compared to 3 losses.
CWHL
She was called up as an emergency fill-in with the Montreal Stars, and scored three points[4] in her CWHL debut on January 8 (versus the Burlington Barracudas).[5]
CIS
On February 10, 2011, Daoust signed a letter of intent to play for the McGill Martlets women's ice hockey program.[6] She refused offers from numerous Canadian and American universities, including Cornell, Dartmouth and a full scholarship from Boston University. Daoust was only one of five female student-athletes committed to McGill University in the fall of 2011 that were athletic scholarship recipients (announced by the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence).[7]
In the aftermath of the 2012–13 season, Daoust was named to the CIS First Team All-Canadians. Among the other players named as First Team All-Canadians were Katelyn Gosling and Hayley Wickenheiser.[8]
Hockey Canada
Daoust was part of Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team that won a gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championship in Chicago. As a member of the gold medal-winning squad, a hockey card of her was featured in the Upper Deck 2010 World of Sports card series.[9] In addition, she participated in the Canada Celebrates Event on June 30 in Edmonton, Alberta which recognized the Canadian Olympic and World hockey champions from the 2009–10 season.[10] On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that participated in the 2011 4 Nations Cup.[11] She scored her first international goal on February 17 at the 2014 Sochi Olympics against Switzerland and they won the gold medal.
On January 11, 2022, Daoust was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[12] [13] [14]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| | Regular season | | Playoffs |
|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | | | | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|
| 2009–10 | Cégep Édouard-Montpetit | QCHL | 13 | 21 | 34 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Cégep Édouard-Montpetit | QCHL | 17 | 21 | 23 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Montréal Stars | CWHL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | McGill University | CIS | 18 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | McGill University | CIS | 20 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | McGill University | CIS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | McGill University | CIS | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | McGill University | CIS | 20 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | McGill University | CIS | 18 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Les Canadiennes de Montréal | CWHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Les Canadiennes de Montréal | CWHL | 14 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | Montréal | PWHPA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Montréal | PWHPA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | Team Scotiabank | PWHPA | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | PWHL Montreal | PWHL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CWHL totals | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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| PWHPA totals | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| PWHL totals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
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International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|
| 2009 | Canada | U18 | | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| 2010 | Canada | U18 | | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 2014 | Canada | OG | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | Canada | OG | | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2019 | Canada | WC | | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | Canada | WC | | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2022 | Canada | OG | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Junior totals | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 |
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| Senior totals | 28 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 12 | |
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Awards and honours
Personal life
Daoust is a lesbian. She came out in 2013 and married her longtime partner, Audrey St-Germain, in 2019. The couple have one son, Mathéo. She is now in a relationship with former professional hockey player Hanna Bunton, and has been since 2021.[23]
Notes and References
- Web site: PWHPA Player Profile: Mélodie Daoust. PWHPA. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219212727/http://pwhpa.com/profile/melodiedaoust/. February 19, 2020. 2020-02-19.
- Web site: Rosters for Elite Women's 3-on-3 presented by adidas. 2020-01-15. NHL. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004180032/https://www.nhl.com/news/elite-womens-3-on-3-rosters-all-star-skills/c-313983118. October 4, 2022. 2020-02-19.
- Web site: Road to PyeongChang: Mélodie Daoust . 2023-04-06 . www.hockeycanada.ca . en-ca.
- Web site: Annie Guay, Sabrina Harbec et Mélodie Daoust b... | Sports | Montérégie . September 2, 2011 . usurped . https://archive.today/20120711183626/http://lecourrierdusud.canoe.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=173776&id=224&classif=Nouvelles . July 11, 2012 .
- Web site: - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League . September 2, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110814050856/http://cwhl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1425048 . August 14, 2011 .
- https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/spotlight/item/?item_id=171610
- Web site: Five McGill freshmen to receive athletic recruitment scholarships . September 1, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322074138/http://boxscorenews.com/five-mcgill-freshmen-to-receive-athletic-recruitment-scholarships-p21225-149.htm . March 22, 2012 . dead .
- Web site: Normore receives CIS All-Canadian honors. March 6, 2013. St. FX athletics. February 13, 2017. February 17, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217064412/https://goxgo.prestosports.com/sports/wice/2012-13/releases/WH_0306135915.html. live.
- Web site: 2010 Upper Deck UD World of Sports Checklist – Sports Card Radio. sportscardradio.com. August 21, 2010. September 1, 2011. June 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602035700/http://www.sportscardradio.com/index.php/product-previews-a-reviews/714-2010-upper-deck-ud-world-of-sports-checklist. live.
- Web site: 61 hockey champions to attend HCF Celebrity Classic Gala. National Hockey League. September 1, 2011. April 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160414183728/http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532636. live.
- Web site: The Official Website of Hockey Canada. hockeycanada.ca. October 9, 2011. December 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111219042402/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/174901/la_id/1/ss_id/170713/. live.
- Web site: Awad. Brandi. Team Canada's women's hockey roster revealed for Beijing 2022. Canadian Olympic Committee. 11 January 2022. 11 January 2022. January 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220122080734/https://olympic.ca/2022/01/11/team-canadas-womens-hockey-roster-revealed-for-beijing-2022/. live.
- News: 11 January 2022. Canada's 2022 Olympic women's hockey team roster. Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11 January 2022. January 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112023402/https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2022/01/11/canadas-2022-olympic-womens-hockey-team-roster.html. live.
- Web site: 2022 Olympic Winter Games (Women). 11 January 2022. www.hockeycanada.ca/. Hockey Canada. 11 January 2022. January 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220115133851/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/olympics/2022/stats/team-rosters?teamid=362. live.
- Web site: Site officiel des calendriers, classements et statistiques du RSEQ . March 24, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008202011/http://www.sportetudiant-stats.com/collegial/hockey-f-AA/stats/0910/stats.php . October 8, 2011 .
- Web site: McGill's Bettez named player of the year – U SPORTS – English. english.cis-sic.ca. March 8, 2012. April 29, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120429224000/http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/wice/2011-12/releases/20120307-awards. live.
- News: Daoust named team MVP, one of four seniors feted at Martlets hockey awards gala. McGill University. October 19, 2017. October 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019163530/http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/news/2017/3/31/womens-ice-hockey-daoust-named-team-mvp-one-of-four-seniors-feted-at-martlets-hockey-gala.aspx. live.
- News: Melodie Daoust Headlines CIS Women's Hockey Awards Night in Toronto. Staffieri. Mark. Bleacher Report. October 19, 2017. October 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019163827/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1558120-melodie-daoust-headlines-cis-womens-hockey-awards-night-in-toronto. live.
- News: McGill's Daoust named player of the year. presto-en.usports.ca. March 6, 2013. May 4, 2021. en. February 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204002829/https://presto-en.usports.ca/championships/wice/2013/releases/awards. live.
- News: McGill's Daoust among CIS athlete of the year nominees for BLG Awards gala. McGill University. October 19, 2017. October 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019163504/http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/news/2013/4/17/WHOCKEY_0417132133.aspx#.UW77PfreTGs.facebook. live.
- News: 2015-16 U Sports Women's Hockey Awards and All-Canadians. presto-en.usports.ca. May 6, 2021. en. February 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204002829/https://presto-en.usports.ca/championships/wice/2016/files/awards. live.
- News: McGill's Daoust and Deguire among major award winners as RSEQ all-stars announced. mcgillathletics.ca/. 2017-02-22. 2021-07-14. en. July 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714112337/https://mcgillathletics.ca/news/2017/2/22/womens-ice-hockey-mcgills-daoust-and-deguire-among-major-award-winners-as-rseq-all-stars-announced.aspx. live.
- Web site: No love is offside . February 6, 2022 . February 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220206003526/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2019-20-nwt-no-love-is-offside . live .
