| Saroya Tinker | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 17, 1998, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| PHF team F. teams |
Toronto Six Metropolitan Riveters Yale Bulldogs |
| Ntl. team |  Canada
|
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Women's ice hockey | ||
|---|---|---|
| World U18 Championship | ||
| Silver | 2016 Canada | |
Saroya Tinker (born February 17, 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman, currently playing for the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).
Playing career[]
Tinker attended Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School in Oshawa, Ontario, where she was an eight-sport high school athlete, playing on Dwyer’s ice hockey, badminton, basketball, curling, field lacrosse, soccer, track and field, and ultimate frisbee teams. A skilled athlete in multiple disciplines, she was recognized as the Junior Female Athlete of the Year in 2012–13 and 2013–14, and the Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 2015–16, in addition to being named ice hockey team MVP in 2013–14 and 2014–15, badminton team MVP in 2013–14 and 2014–15, basketball team MVP in 2013–14, and soccer team MVP in 2013–14. She served as captain of the ice hockey team from grades 10 through 12, captained the basketball and ultimate frisbee teams, and was assistant captain for the soccer team.[1]
Tinker’s minor league career was played with the Clarington Flames Midget AA of the Lower Lakes Female Hockey League (LLFHL) during the 2013–14 season and with the Durham West Jr. Lightning of the Provincial Women's Hockey League (PWHL) during the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. She helped the Jr. Lightning advance to the PWHL Final Four Weekend, registering four goals and fourteen assists (18 points) during the regular season, and seven assists in ten playoff games.
Tinker played the entirety of her collegiate eligibility with the Yale Bulldogs of the ECAC Hockey, scoring 32 points in 122 games played. During her time at Yale, she was recognised for her physical, shutdown style of play.[2]
She was drafted fourth overall by the Metropolitan Riveters in the 2020 NWHL Draft. She signed her first professional contract with the Riveters ahead of the 2020–21 NWHL Season.[3][4]
After announcing she would be leaving the Riveters after one season, Tinker signed with the Toronto Six in June of 2021.[5]
International play[]
Tinker played with Team Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning a silver medal.[6]
Personal life[]
Tinker’s father, Harvel, is Jamaican and her mother, Mandy, is Canadian-Ukrainian.[7] She grew up in Oshawa, the eastern anchor of the Greater Toronto Area, with her three brothers. She has been outspoken against racism in hockey and has been willing to share her experiences as a multiethnic player in the predominantly white sport by sitting for a number of interviews and penning several essays regarding race and inclusion in hockey culture.[8][9][10][11][12]
In September 2022, Tinker signed a partnership deal with hockey equipment company Sherwood.[13] It is the first deal of its kind with a player from the PHF.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Durham West Jr. Lightning | PWHL | 38 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Durham West Jr. Lightning | PWHL | 33 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 2016–17 | Yale University | NCAA | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Yale University | NCAA | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Yale University | NCAA | 29 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Yale University | NCAA | 32 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Metropolitan Riveters | NWHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Toronto Six | PHF | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NCAA totals | 122 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 163 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Awards and honors[]
- 2021 NWHL Denna Laing Award[14]
- 2021 NWHL Foundation Award (Metropolitan Riveters representative)[15]
References[]
- ↑ 2019-20 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: Saroya Tinker (en).
- ↑ Bulldogs set program record for wins (2020-04-16).
- ↑ Murphy, Mike (2020-05-26). Riveters' Saroya Tinker is ready for pro hockey.
- ↑ Cohen (2020-07-13). Saroya Tinker Instantly Upgrades the Riveters Blueline.
- ↑ Saroya Tinker signs with Six for Season 7 (en) (24 June 2021).
- ↑ Canada - 2016 Tournament - Roster - #7 - Saroya Tinker - D. Hockey Canada (2016).
- ↑ Nelson, Joshua (2017-03-06). Skating from Oshawa to Yale (en-CA).
- ↑ Gibbs, Lindsay (2020-06-01). Are you listening?.
- ↑ O'Brien, James (2020-06-08). Aliu, Kane form Hockey Diversity Alliance 'to eradicate racism and intolerance'.
- ↑ Witt, Gordon (2020-06-30). Hockey and Racism: A Conversation with Saroya Tinker.
- ↑ Tinker, Saroya (2020-06-29). Creating Space.
- ↑ Douglas, William (2021-01-11). Color of Hockey: NWHL rookie Tinker raising awareness.
- ↑ Ayala, Erica L.. Sherwood Announces Sponsorship With Toronto Six Defender Saroya Tinker (en).
- ↑ "Toronto's Mikyla Grant-Mentis named MVP at 2021 NWHL Awards", 2021-04-28. (en)
- ↑ Mike Murphy. "NWHL announces 2021 Award Winners", 2021-04-28. (en)
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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