Noémie Marin (born April 5, 1984 in Acton Vale, Quebec) is a former two-sport athlete that played ice hockey and softball. She was a four-time Clarkson Cup winner and she retired as the CWHL's all-time leading goalscorer.

Noémie Marin
Born (1984-04-05) April 5, 1984 (age 40)
Acton Vale, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
CWHL team
Former teams
Canadiennes de Montreal
National team  Canada
Noémie Marin
Medal record
Representing  Canada
MLP Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Germany 2005 Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2006 Germany 2006 Tournament

Softball edit

In softball, Marin was the only player from Quebec to qualify for the 2008 Olympic softball roster.[1] She played in three Canadian softball championships with the Québec Rebelles. In 2001 and 2002, she won the Canadian championships MVP award. Marin was part of the silver medal-winning squad at the 2007 Pan-American games in Rio de Janeiro. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Marin was part of the team that finished in fourth place.[2] She was honoured with the Claudette Bergeron Trophy for Female Athlete of the Year in 2000 and 2001.

Playing Hockey career edit

NCAA edit

Noémie Marin played hockey at the University of Minnesota Duluth on a scholarship, leading the team in points in 2006–2007. She received WCHA All-Rookie honours, was named to the inaugural group of WCHA Scholar-Athletes, and was twice named a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Marin set the team record for fastest two goals and shorthanded goals (0:27).[3]

CWHL edit

Marin made her debut in 2008–09 with the Montreal Stars. Midway through the year, she set a CWHL single-game record by scoring 10 points (five goals and five assists) in a 12–3 win over the Ottawa Senators (January 3, 2009). She finished the year with 49 points (fourth overall in the Angela James Bowl scoring race) and was named to the CWHL All-Rookie Team. In 2009–2010, she scored 25 goals and was named a CWHL Second Team All-Star. In 2010-11 season, she finish 4th leading scorers,[4] despite having been out of action with an injury for several weeks( missing 10 games due to an injury). In the championship game of the 2011 Clarkson Cup, Marin scored a goal.[5]

Against the Brampton Thunder on December 13, 2015, Marin scored the 200th point in her CWHL career.[6] Of note, Marin recorded an assist on a first period goal for Montreal scored by Karell Emard.[7]

Hockey Canada edit

She is a former member of the Canadian U22 hockey team. In March 2011, she was invited to the Canadian national women's ice hockey team selection camp to determine the final roster for the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championships,[8] from April 2 to 5 2011 at the Toronto MasterCard Centre [9][10]

Coaching career edit

Noemie Marin was named head coach of Canada's National Women's Development Team for the 2016–17 season.[11] Currently, she serves as the women's hockey head coach at John Abbott College. In addition, she served as an assistant coach with the Canadian National Women's Under-18 Team that competed at the 2015 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship and with Team Quebec at the 2015 National Women's Under-18 Championship.

Career stats edit

CWHL edit

Year Team Games Played Goals Assists Points +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG
2008-09 Montreal Stars 26 23 26 49
2009-10 Montreal Stars 28 25 18 43 6
2010-11 Montreal Stars[12] 20 22 15 37 +27 10 6 2 7
2011-12 Montreal Stars
2012-13 Montreal Stars
2013-14 Montreal Stars [13] 7 1 3 4 -2 2 0 0 0
2014-15 Montreal Stars[14] 18 13 5 18 -1 2 7 0 1

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Hockey Canada edit

Event Games Goals Assists Points PIM
2004 U22 Exhibition vs. US 3 0 1 1 2
2005 MLP Cup 4 4 1 5 2
2005 Under-22 Development Camp 2 1 0 1 0
2006 MLP Cup 4 3 4 7 8
2007 National Evaluation Camp 2 0 0 0 2

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Awards and honours edit

Softball edit

  • 2007 Pan American Games, silver [17]
  • Played in three Canadian championships with the Quebec Rebelles
  • Canadian championships MVP, 2001 and 2002
  • Claudette Bergeron Trophy for Female Athlete of the Year, 2000 and 2001[18]

Ice hockey edit

  • 2004 WCHA All-Rookie honours
  • 2004-05 second team All-WCHA
  • 2005-06 WCHA All-Academic Team
  • 2005-06 second team All-WCHA
  • Frozen Four Skills Challenge, Winner, 2007 Fastest Skater
  • Frozen Four Skills Challenge, Winner, 2007 Hardest Shot (76.7 mph)[19]
  • Top-10 finalist for 2006 Patty Kazmaier Award
  • Top-10 finalist for 2007 Patty Kazmaier Award
  • USCHO.com Offensive Player of the Week (Week of January 12, 2004)
  • USCHO.com Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 29, 2005
  • CWHL Player of the Month Award (March 2015)

References edit

  1. ^ "Biographies | Jeux d'été 2008 | Sports | Canoe.ca". www.canoe.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-18.
  2. ^ "Noemie Marin".
  3. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  4. ^ Helene Lapointe and Meg Hewings,Montreal confronts rivals Brampton,http://www.cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=71 , March 7, 2011
  5. ^ "- CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  6. ^ "MARIN HITS MILESTONE AS LES CANADIENNES SPLIT WEEKEND SET VS. BRAMPTON THUNDER". CWHL. 2015-12-13. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  7. ^ "Box Score: Brampton vs. Montreal, December 13". CWHL. n.d. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  8. ^ Five Montréal players invited to Hockey Canada Selection Camp, http://montrealstars.ca/news/554/five-montr%c3%a9al-players-invited-to-hockey-canada-selection-camp/ Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Hockey canada announces selection camp roster for 2011 IIFH World Women's Championship, http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/16980/la_id/1/ss_id/75000/nr_id/163100.htm
  10. ^ Hockey Canada, Selection Camp Roster, http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/163099/la_id/1.htm
  11. ^ "Coaching staffs named for Canada's National Women's Development Team and Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team". Hockey Canada. 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
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  15. ^ "- CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  16. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  17. ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee - Games - 2007 Rio de Janeiro". Archived from the original on 2011-04-16. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  18. ^ "Noémie Marin - CBC News". Archived from the original on 2012-11-09.
  19. ^ "Good Time For All: West Wins Skills Challenge :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03.