Amanda Boulier
Amanda Boulier is an American ice hockey defender, currently playing for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the NWHL. She holds the NWHL record for most career goals scored by a defender.[1]
| Amanda Boulier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
March 30, 1993 Watertown, Connecticut, United States | ||
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NWHL team | Minnesota Whitecaps | ||
| Played for |
Connecticut Whale St. Lawrence University | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Career
St. Lawrence 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.[2]
In 2017, she signed with the Connecticut Whale of the NWHL.[3] 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.[4][5] She has been named to the NWHL All-Star Game three times.[6]
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.
International career
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
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.[7] In April 2020, she was named head coach for the Marshall School's girls' ice hockey team.[8]
Career Statistics
| 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 | ||
| NWHL totals | 50 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
References
- "NWHL Record-Breakers Lovisa Selander and Amanda Boulier Are the VEDA Players of the Week". OurSports Central. February 25, 2020.
- "Amanda Boulier - Women's Hockey". St. Lawrence University Athletics.
- Murphy, Mike (August 29, 2017). "Yale assistant coach Amanda Boulier signs with Connecticut Whale". The Ice Garden.
- Oliver, Nathaniel (July 12, 2019). "Whitecaps Get Top Defender Amanda Boulier Back". thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- "NWHL Announces Season-End Award Winners". The Victory Press. March 26, 2019.
- Rule, Heather (February 9, 2019). "Compact Impact".
- https://www.chelseapiersct.com/ice-hockey/meet-our-staff/amanda-boulier/
- https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/hockey/6465322-Girls-hockey-Boulier-named-Marshall-coach
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Amanda Boulier on Twitter