Skylar Fontaine Explained

Birth Date:June 8, 1998
Birth Place:East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States
Height Cm:163
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
League:SWHL
Team:ZSC Lions Frauen
Former Teams:Northeastern Huskies
Sex:f
Career Start:2017

Skylar Fontaine is an American ice hockey defender, currently playing with the ZSC Lions Frauen of the SWHL top tier in Switzerland.[1]

Career

Fontaine began skating at the age of two.[2] During high school, she played for the East Greenwich High School boys' team, ranking among the leading scorers on the team.[3] [4]

In 2017, she began attending Northeastern University, playing for the university's women's ice hockey programme.[5] She scored 14 points in 38 games in her rookie NCAA season, winning a WHEA championship with the Huskies. She then improved to 36 points in 38 points in her second collegiate year, being named to the Hockey East First All-Star Team for the first time. In the 2019–20 season, she notched 42 points in 38 games, leading all Hockey East defenders in scoring and second in the entire NCAA.[6] That year, she was named Hockey East Defender of the Year, the first Northeastern player to ever win that award.[7]

Style of play

Fontaine has been described as an offensive defender, with strong skating and hockey instincts.[8] [9]

Personal life

Fontaine studies human services and criminal justice at Northeastern University.[10] Her sister, Alex Tancrell-Fontaine, played NCAA hockey with Union College from 2011 to 2015, and her brother, Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, was drafted 202nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[11] [12]

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fontaine Signs with ZSC Lions Frauen. June 8, 2022. nuhuskies.com. February 15, 2023.
  2. Web site: Geoghegan . William . January 8, 2015 . Sky's the limit for EG's Fontaine . The Independent . January 10, 2021 . February 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204011830/https://www.independentri.com/independents/article_1c4f35e8-5de5-5e98-9308-982ee07cc4d3.html . live .
  3. Web site: Points leader on EG boys hockey team is a girl with dreams of big future. BILL. KOCH. providencejournal.com.
  4. Web site: EG Athletes Who Have Gone on to College Sports, Dec. 2017 Edition. Bruce. Mastracchio. December 1, 2017. East Greenwich News.
  5. Web site: Local hockey notes: East Greenwich's Fontaine, 16, commits to Northeastern. Mark. Divver. providencejournal.com. 2021-01-10. 2023-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204011831/https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/2014/09/06/lady-lions-seven-game-win/33482602007/. live.
  6. Web site: Hobson and Fontaine: Women's hockey duo drives defense. Mike. Puzzanghera. January 24, 2019.
  7. Web site: Sky's the limit for NU's Skylar Fontaine. December 10, 2020.
  8. Web site: (A WAY Too Early) 2021 NWHL Draft Preview. May 28, 2020. January 10, 2021. September 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200918064556/https://bruinsdiehards.com/2020/05/28/2021-nwhl-draft-preview/. dead.
  9. Web site: 2020 Top 25 Under 25 | Honorable Mentions 2: Alexie Guay, Skylar Fontaine, Lindsay Browning. Gabriella. Fundaro. August 5, 2020. The Ice Garden.
  10. Web site: Skylar Fontaine - Women's Ice Hockey. Northeastern University Athletics. 2021-01-10. 2023-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204011833/https://nuhuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7155. live.
  11. Web site: Skylar Fontaine. teamusa.usahockey.com. 2021-01-10. 2023-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204012356/https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/5185871-skylar-fontaine. live.
  12. Web site: Classes, Practice, and Getting Drafted in a Pandemic. 9 December 2020 .
  13. News: Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams. hockeyeastonline.com. 2021-03-19. 2021-03-19. en. 2021-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20210319151115/http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/articles/2021/03/five-hockey-east-players-named-ccm-ahca-womens-all-americans.php. live.
  14. News: HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Five Other Award Winners Announced for 2020-21 Season. hockeyastonline.com. 2021-02-26. 2021-04-15. en. 2023-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204012356/https://hockeyeastonline.com/women/articles/2021/02/hockey-east-names-womens-pro-ambitions-all-rookie-team.php. live.