Sarah Edney Explained
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 133 |
| Team: | Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Mississauga
Harvard Crimson
Brampton Thunder
Sydney Sirens |
| League: | Peel Div.
PWHL
ECAC
CWHL
AWIHL |
| Ntl Team: | Canada |
| Sex: | f |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 2009 |
Sarah Edney was selected first overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2015 CWHL Draft.[1] She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2015 4 Nations Cup in Sundsvall, Sweden.[2]
Playing career
Edney played high school hockey at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Mississauga, Ontario. While a student there, she also competed in softball and track and field. In her junior season, she was named an assistant captain in hockey. She also played hockey for the Mississauga Junior Chiefs. During her career with the Junior Chiefs, Edney led the squad to gold and silver medals in the Ontario provincial championships. Sarah now lives in Australia and plays in a non-professional league.
Hockey Canada
At the 2011 IIHF Women's Under 18 championships, she was the captain of Team Canada. She would help the team earn a silver medal. In the same year, she was the Team Ontario captain at the 2011 Canada Winter Games, where she claimed a silver medal.
She was a member of Canada's National Women's Development Team that won a gold medal at the 2015 Nations Cup (formerly known as the Meco Cup).[3]
NCAA
Edney committed to join the Harvard Crimson of the ECAC.[4]
NWHL
On August 31, 2017, Edney signed with the Buffalo Beauts as a free agent,[5] joining former Thunder teammates Jess Jones and Rebecca Vint who also signed with the Beauts. Edney participated in the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game.[6]
AWIHL
Sarah moved to Sydney, Australia, and has been playing for the Sydney Sirens in the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League since 2019.[7]
Career stats
Hockey Canada
| Year | Event | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2009 | Under 18 Nationals[8] | Ontario Blue | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | IIHF Under 18 Worlds | Canada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | Canada Winter Games | Ontario | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
[9] Awards and honours
- Mississauga Female High School Athlete of the Year in 2010-11
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School Hockey Most Valuable Player (2009–10)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Junior Student Athlete of the Year
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Senior Student Athlete of the Year[10]
- Toronto Star High School Female Athlete of the Week (Week of January 12, 2010)[11]
NWHL
- NWHL Co-Player of the Week, Awarded March 12, 2018 [12]
Notes and References
- News: Winnipeg Free Press. www.winnipegfreepress.com. 2023-01-26. 2023-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20230126004715/https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/brampton-thunder-choose-defenceman-sarah-edney-first-overall-in-cwhl-draft-322632151.html. live.
- Web site: Canada's National Women's Team roster named for 2015 4 Nations Cup. 2015-10-18. 2019-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20190420014018/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2015-nwt-4-nations-cup-roster-named. live.
- Web site: Canada at Sweden - 1:00pm EST, January 6th, 2015. 2015-08-25. 2015-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626144248/http://stats.hockeycanada.ca/game/show/9573877?subseason=198368&_ga=1.263276748.1923401976.1424712796. live.
- http://www.beyondthedashers.net/uploads/4/3/5/8/4358899/11-12_nc_team.pdf
- Web site: SCORING MACHINE JESS JONES IS A BEAUT. www.nwhl.zone. 2017-08-31. 2017-09-20. 2018-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180809025121/https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/828746. dead.
- Web site: Media Guide for the 2018 NWHL All-Star Game. NWHL.zone. 14 February 2018. 15 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023350/http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/885343?referrer_id=2739439. dead.
- Web site: Sarah Edney . eliteprospects.com . 2024-02-24.
- Web site: The Official Website of Hockey Canada. www.hockeycanada.ca. 2023-01-26. 2020-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028105313/https://hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/home. live.
- Web site: The Official Website of Hockey Canada. 2015-08-25. 2023-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20230126004659/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca. live.
- Web site: Sarah Edney - Harvard . 2015-08-25 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040846/http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wice/2011-12/bios/edney_sarah . dead .
- Web site: Female athlete of week: Sarah Edney. Toronto Star. 12 January 2010. 11 September 2017. 26 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230126004714/https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2010/01/12/female_athlete_of_week_sarah_edney.html. live.
- Web site: NWHL Players of The Week: Madison Packer and Sarah Edney . nwhl.zone . 14 March 2018 . 15 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133329/http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/896673?referrer_id=2739439 . dead .
