
Lori Dupuis Brampton Thunder
Dupuis was a former member of the Cornwall Wolverines of the OWHA. She started with the Wolverines at the age of 10, and won Provincial "C" and "B" Championships. After playing minor ice hockey in Cornwall, Dupuis attended the University of Toronto, where she played with the Varsity Blues from 1991 to 1997. Dupuis was captain of the Lady Blues women's ice hockey team program from 1994 to 1996. During the 1992-93 season, she was the Lady Blues alternate captain. In 1994-95, she was second in league scoring. In that same season, she was an OWIAA First Team All-Star, and a nominee for the U of T Female Athlete of the Year Award. She was nominated as female athlete of the year in 1996 and 1997.
After University, Dupuis joined the Brampton Thunder of the National Women's Hockey League. She was named to 1998-99 NWHL Western Division 2nd All-Star Team. During the 2000–01 NWHL season, Dupuis played with the Brampton Thunder and finished sixth in league scoring with 38 points. [1]
Dupuis joined Team Canada in the mid-1990s, helping the team win world championships in 1997, 1999 and 2000. In 1998, she helped her team win the silver medal at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano. The pinnacle of her career was Team Canada's gold medal win at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Dupuis continues to play for the Brampton Canadette Thunder, a member of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. She is the team captain. At one time, she ran a hockey school with Jayna Hefford. [2]
Awards and honors[]
- 1994-95 OWIAA First Team All-Stars
- 1994-95 nominee for U of T Female Athlete of the Year Award.
- 1993-94 OWIAA Second Team All-Star.
- 1992-93 OWIAA First Team All-Star
- Top forward in the 2010 Clarkson Cup[3]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/topscorers.html
- ↑ Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.122, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
- ↑ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/olympics/minnesota-whitecaps-defeats-upstart-brampton-4-0-wins-clarkson-cup-89367927.html
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