Melissa Boufounos

Melissa Boufounos is a former women's ice hockey player for the Etobicoke Dolphins. She was selected 52nd overall by the Burlington Barracudas in the 2011 CWHL Draft.

Playing career
Prior to the CWHL Draft, Boufounos competed for the York Buds Senior B team in the Golden Blades Women’s Hockey League in the Greater Toronto Area. . While she competed in the Golden Blades, fellow Barracudas draft pick Samantha Agius also competed in the league.

Ball hockey
In 2012, Boufounos started participating in the Ottawa Vanier Women's Ball Hockey League

Personal
Boufounos studied broadcast journalism at Seneca College and sports Journalism at Centennial College. She has interned for /A\ News Barrie, 680 News and Rogers Sportsnet in Toronto. During the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Boufounos wrote about the Canadian women's ice hockey team for the Toronto Observer.

On October 28, 2011, she was selected as the Montreal Canadiens Social Media Fan of the Day. During the 2011-12 CWHL season, Boufounos engaged in media relations and social media work for the Brampton Thunder.