Kim Deschênes

Kim Deschenes
Born (1991-08-17) August 17, 1991
Bathurst, NB, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
CWHL team
Former teams
Canadiennes de Montreal
Montreal Carabins
Playing career 2010present
Kim Deschênes
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Winter Universiade
2011 Russia 2011 Tournament
2013 Italy 2013 Tournament

Kim Deschenes is a Canadian-born women’s ice hockey player with the Canadiennes de Montreal of the CWHL.

Playing career

For five seasons, Deschenes competed with the Montreal Carabins women’s ice hockey program in Canadian Interuniversity Sport play, capturing a national championship 2012.

CWHL

Selected in the first round of the 2014 CWHL Draft, Deschenes participated in the 2nd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game, which both took place at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre.[1] On December 31, 2015, Kim Deschenes and the Canadiennes participated in an outdoor women’s ice hockey game against the NWHL’s Boston Pride. Known as the 2016 Outdoor Women's Classic it was the first-ever professional women’s ice hockey outdoor game.[2] Deschenes would score the first goal of the game.[3]

International play

Deschenes participated with Canada in women’s ice hockey at the 2011 and 2013 Winter Universiade, capturing a gold medal in both events. Among the players named to the 2013 roster, Deschenes was the only returning player from the 2011 team.[4] For the 2013 team, Deschenes was also named as the captain of the Canadian team.[5]

References

  1. "The Teams Have Been PIcked". cwhl.ca. 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  2. "Women's hockey happy for Winter Classic showcase". nhl.com. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  3. "Women's Hockey Happy for Winter Classic Showcase". nhl.com. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  4. "2013 Winter Universiade: CIS announces Canadian women's hockey roster". en.cis-sic.ca. 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  5. "2013 Winter Universiade: Deschênes to captain Canada's women's hockey team". en.cis-sic.ca. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
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