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Amanda Boulier

Boulier with the Minnesota Whitecaps in 2019
Born (1993-03-30) March 30, 1993 (age 31)
Waterbury, Connecticut, US
Height 5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams		 Montreal Victoire
Coached for Yale Bulldogs
Marshall Hilltoppers
Playing career 2011–present
Coaching career 2016–present

Amanda Boulier (born March 30, 1993) is an American ice hockey player and coach, currently playing for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Early Life

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Born in Waterbury, Connecticut into a large French Canadian Catholic family. She grew up in the nearby suburb of Watertown, Connecticut with her family. Her father Peter a plumber and mother Elizabeth a nurse with two older brothers Jason and Chad. Her love for ice hockey all started at Taft School’s Mays Rink two as Boulier watched her older brothers. She played for the town youth program. Amanda attended Westminster School (Connecticut) where she played hockey and graduated in 2011.

Career

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St. Lawrence University won the Eastern College Athletic Conference in her rookie NCAA season, where she scored 20 points in 38 games and was named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team. After missing the 2013–14 season due to injury, Boulier returned to the St. Lawrence lineup and was named team captain.[1]

In 2017, she signed with the Connecticut Whale of the NWHL.[2] After just one year with the Whale, she signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps, where she would win the Isobel Cup. be named a finalist for Defender of the Year and one of the Fans’ Three Stars of the Season in 2019.[3][4] She has been named to the NWHL All-Star Game three times.[5]

In June 2020, she became the first defender to re-sign with the Whitecaps for the 2020–21 NWHL season. She chose to opt-out of the COVID-19 bubble season, however.

In September 2021, she announced that she had signed with the defending Isobel Cup champions, the Boston Pride.[6] She spent a single season in Boston, winning her second Isobel Cup, before returning to the Whitecaps.[7]

Boulier was drafted in the 13th round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by Ottawa.[8] She was traded to Montreal on March 18, 2024, in exchange for forward Tereza Vanišová.[9]

International career

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Boulier represented the United States at the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, putting up four points in five games as the country won gold.

Coaching career

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From 2016 to 2018, Boulier served as an assistant coach for the NCAA Division I Yale Bulldogs. During her time with the Whale, she also served as a coach with Chelsea Piers Connecticut.[10] In April 2020, she was named head coach for the Marshall School's girls' ice hockey team.[11]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011-12 St. Lawrence Saints NCAA 38 4 16 20 18 - - - - -
2012-13 St. Lawrence Saints NCAA 34 8 24 32 28 - - - - -
2013-14 St. Lawrence Saints NCAA - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 St. Lawrence Saints NCAA 36 6 17 23 12 - - - - -
2015-16 St. Lawrence Saints NCAA 38 10 19 29 10 - - - - -
2017–18 Connecticut Whale NWHL 12 3 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 2
2018–19 Minnesota Whitecaps NWHL 16 5 8 13 16 2 1 1 2 2
2019–20 Minnesota Whitecaps NWHL 22 6 21 27 10 1 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Minnesota Whitecaps NWHL 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Boston Pride PHF 20 2 9 11 4 3 0 3 3 0
2022–23 Minnesota Whitecaps PHF 24 0 8 8 10 3 0 0 0 0
NWHL/PHF totals 94 16 51 67 40 12 1 4 5 4

References

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  1. ^ "Amanda Boulier - Women's Hockey". St. Lawrence University Athletics. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Murphy, Mike (August 29, 2017). "Yale assistant coach Amanda Boulier signs with Connecticut Whale". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (July 12, 2019). "Whitecaps Get Top Defender Amanda Boulier Back". thehockeywriters.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "NWHL Announces Season-End Award Winners". The Victory Press. March 26, 2019. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Rule, Heather (February 9, 2019). "Compact Impact". Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Tipcke, Alicia (September 16, 2021). "Duluth Marshall coach Amanda Boulier departing NWHL/PHF's Whitecaps for Boston Pride". WDIO. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Rice, Dan (December 12, 2022). "Q & A with Whitecaps Defender Amanda Boulier". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Wegman, Josh (September 18, 2023). "PWHL Draft results: Minnesota takes Heise with top pick". theScore. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Announces Trade Between Ottawa and Montréal". Professional Women's Hockey League. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.chelseapiersct.com/ice-hockey/meet-our-staff/amanda-boulier/ [dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Girls hockey: Boulier named Marshall coach". April 30, 2020. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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