Catherine Dubois

Catherine Dubois
Dubois with the Montreal Force in 2022
Born (1995-07-29) July 29, 1995 (age 29)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 Montreal Victoire
National team  Canada
Playing career 2015–present

Catherine Dubois (born July 29, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently signed with the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She was the first Montréal Carabins player to be invited to a senior Canadian national team camp.[1]

Career

Dubois played on boy's teams until the age of 15.[2] In Cégep, she played for the Cégep Limoilou Titans, where she won a scholarship from the Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence du Québec for being a potential Olympic athlete.[3][4]

After graduating, she studied at the Université de Montréal, playing for the school's Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey program, turning down multiple offers from NCAA programs.[5][6][7] Across 94 U Sports games, she scored 62 points. After being hospitalised and missing parts of the 2016–17 season due to kidney failure, she planned to retire from hockey, but decided to return after the end of the summer.[8][9] In February 2018, she scored the game-winning goal in overtime to send the Carabins to the provincial finals against Concordia.[10]

She was named to the roster for the Montréal section of the PWHPA in October 2020.[11]

International

Dubois represented Canada at the 2012 and 2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, scoring a total of 12 points in 10 games as the country won gold both times.[12][13] She scored 6 points in 5 games for Canada at the 2017 Winter Universiade, winning silver.

Personal life

She has a bachelor's degree in Arts & Sciences.[14] Her father, Stéphane Dubois, played for the Granby Bisons in the QMJHL.

References

  1. ^ Bouchard, Étienne (September 22, 2015). "Catherine Dubois s'amène en renfort". Le Journal de Montréal.
  2. ^ "Catherine Dubois: Mordue de hockey". June 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "La hockeyeuse Catherine Dubois bousière athlète d'excellence du Québec et espoir olympique pour 2018 | Nouvelles | Féminin | Division 1 | Collegial | Hockey | Accueil | RSEQ".
  4. ^ "Hockey féminin: passion et discipline". Le Soleil. October 27, 2012.
  5. ^ Boutin, Richard (February 6, 2014). "Catherine Dubois tourne le dos à la NCAA". Le Journal de Québec.
  6. ^ "Chez eux au CEPSUM". La Presse+. October 9, 2015.
  7. ^ "Dubois, Catherine". Hockey féminin. March 9, 2021.
  8. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Sports- (September 28, 2018). "La hockeyeuse Catherine Dubois déjoue la maladie et renoue avec son rêve olympique". Radio-Canada.ca.
  9. ^ "Catherine Dubois, une pionnière chez les Carabins". TVA Sports. September 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "Catherine Dubois propulse les Carabins en finale". Hockey féminin. February 26, 2018.
  11. ^ Jay, Michelle (October 22, 2020). "PWHPA releases 2020–21 regional rosters". The Ice Garden.
  12. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Sports- (January 7, 2015). "Hockey : l'or pour Catherine Dubois". Radio-Canada.ca.
  13. ^ "The path to Team Canada". www.hockeycanada.ca.
  14. ^ "Catherine Dubois : Un talent spécial". Hockey féminin. September 21, 2018.