Jaime Bourbonnais

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

Jaime Bourbonnais
Born (1998-09-09) September 9, 1998
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 New York PWHL team
National team  Canada
Playing career 2016–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Canada
Silver medal – second place2023 Canada
Bronze medal – third place2019 Finland
World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Canada

College 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]

Professional career

On September 18, 2023, Bourbonnais was drafted in the second round, 9th overall, by the New York PWHL team in the 2023 PWHL Draft.

International career

Participated with Team Ontario at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, in Prince George, British Columbia

Participated in The National Women's Under-18 Championship winning Gold, where she was named the top defenseman.

With Canada's Under-22/Development Team, Bourbonnais captured a Silver medal at the 2017 Nations Cup.

Career statistics

Hockey Canada
YearEventGPGAPtsPIM
2014Canada U18 vs USA32024
2015Canada U18 vs. USA31012
2016U18 Women's World Championships62574
20184 Nations Cup41120
2019Women's World Championships71230

NCAA
YearGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
2016–17315111620001
2017–18313212430101
2018–19319202920202
2019–20337344135211

[6][7]

Awards and honours
  • 2017 All-Ivy Honorable Mention
  • 2017 ECAC All-Rookie Team
  • 2018 First Team All-Ivy[8]
  • 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[9]
  • 2019 All-USCHO First Team[10]
  • 2020 CCM/AHCA First-Team All-America[11]
  • 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[12]

Personal

Her grandfather, Roger Bourbonnais, also competed for Team Canada and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.[13]

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.
  4. "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.
  6. "Jaime Bourbonnais: Career Statistics". US College Hockey. n.d. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  7. "Cornell 2018–2019 Team & Player Statistics". USCHO. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "Derraugh, Bourbonnais Take Home Yearly League Honors". Cornell University Athletics. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  11. "2019-20 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Cornell Womens Hockey. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  12. "Cornell Athletics Hands Out Senior Awards At Virtual Banquet". Cornell University Athletics. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  13. 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.
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