Jaime Bourbonnais

Jaime Bourbonnais
Born (1998-09-09) September 9, 1998 (age 26)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 144 lb (65 kg; 10 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams		 New York Sirens
Team Bauer
Team Harvey's
Team Scotiabank
National team  Canada
Playing career 2016–present

Jaime Claire Bourbonnais (born September 9, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and the Canadian national team. She made her debut for Team Canada at the 2018 4 Nations Cup.[1]

Playing career

During her freshman season with the Cornell Big Red, Bourbonnais finishing tied for third on the team in points with 16. She finished the season selected for ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team as well as a Honorable Mention All-Ivy.[2]

After her second year, Bourbonnais was selected for the Second Team All-ECAC and First Team All-Ivy. She was also awarded Cornell's Tompkins Girls Hockey Association Cub Club Mentor honor.[3]

Bourbonnais finished her junior season second in the nation for points amongst defensemen and fourth in the nation for assists and goals per game.[4] After the 2018–19 season, Bourbonnais was awarded ECAC Best Defenseman after she recorded 29 points and led the team in Plus/Minus.[5] She was also named to the First Team All-ECAC.[4]

On September 18, 2023, Bourbonnais was drafted in the second round, 9th overall, by PWHL New York in the 2023 PWHL Draft. She signed a three-year deal with the club in November 2023.[6]

International play

Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2024 United States
Silver medal – second place 2023 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Finland
World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Canada

Bourbonnais has represented Canada at the under-18 and senior levels. In her lone junior-level appearance at the 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, she won a silver medal.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Oakville Jr. Hornets Prov. WHL 7 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Oakville Jr. Hornets Prov. WHL 33 8 22 30 26 12 0 5 5 8
2015–16 Oakville Jr. Hornets Prov. WHL 32 6 13 19 18 7 1 4 5 6
2016–17 Cornell University ECAC 31 5 11 16 18 — — — — —
2017–18 Cornell University ECAC 31 3 21 24 30 — — — — —
2018–19 Cornell University ECAC 32 9 20 29 20 — — — — —
2019–20 Cornell University ECAC 33 7 34 41 35 — — — — —
2020–21 Team Bauer PWHPA 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2021–22 Team Harvey's PWHPA 4 0 3 3 0 — — — — —
2022–23 Team Scotiabank PWHPA 19 1 11 12 8 — — — — —
2023–24 New York PWHL 24 5 8 13 12 — — — — —
PWHL totals 24 5 8 13 12 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Canada U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2 0 2 4
2019 Canada WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 0
2021 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 0 1 2
2023 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 2
2024 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 1 2 4
Junior totals 5 2 0 2 4
Senior totals 28 3 4 7 8

Awards and honours

  • 2017 All-Ivy Honorable Mention
  • 2017 ECAC All-Rookie Team
  • 2018 First Team All-Ivy[7]
  • 2018 ECAC Second Team All-Star
  • 2019 First Team All-Ivy
  • 2019 ECAC First Team All-Star
  • 2019 ECAC Top Defenceman
  • 2019 All-American Second Team[8]
  • 2019 All-USCHO First Team[9]
  • 2020 CCM/AHCA First-Team All-America[10]
  • 2020 First-Team All-USCHO
  • 2020 Patty Kazmaier Award Top-10 Finalist
  • 2020 ECAC Hockey Best Defenseman
  • 2020 First-Team All-ECAC Hockey
  • 2020 First-Team All-Ivy League
  • 2020 Charles H. Moore Outstanding Senior Varsity Athlete[11]

Personal

Her grandfather, Roger Bourbonnais, also competed for Team Canada and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.[12]

References

  1. ^ "2018 National Women's Team Four Nations Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Hockey Canada. n.d. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Jaime Bourbonnais". cornellbigred.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cornell Announces Postseason Awards". ecachockey.com. April 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Women's Hockey Trio Garners All-ECAC Hockey Honors". cornellbigred.com. March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces Women's Individual Award Winners". ecachockey.com. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ a b Kennedy, Ian (November 20, 2023). "Bourbonnais Signs Three Year Deal With New York". The Hockey News. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". ivyleague.com. February 22, 2018. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "AHCA News – 2018–19 CCM/AHCA Women's University Division All-Americans Announced". ahcahockey.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "Derraugh, Bourbonnais Take Home Yearly League Honors". Cornell University Athletics. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "2019-20 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Cornell Womens Hockey. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  11. ^ "Cornell Athletics Hands Out Senior Awards At Virtual Banquet". Cornell University Athletics. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  12. ^ Graves, Wendy (August 14, 2014). "Following in her Grandfather's Footsteps". hockeycanada.ca. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2019.