Caroline Ouellette facts for kids
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Ouellette with the Montreal Stars in 2011
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| Born | May 25, 1979 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for | Montreal Wingstar Minnesota Whitecaps Les Canadiennes de Montréal |
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| National team |  Canada |
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| Playing career | 1999–2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Caroline Ouellette (born May 25, 1979) is a famous Canadian ice hockey player. She used to play for the Canadian national women's ice hockey team. She also played for the Canadiennes de Montreal in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. Today, she is an associate head coach for the Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey team.
Caroline Ouellette has achieved many great things in hockey. She won four Olympic gold medals. She also earned 12 medals at the IIHF Women's World Championship. Six of these were gold and six were silver. She won four Clarkson Cup championships too.
She is one of the top 10 scorers in college hockey history. She scored 229 points during her college career. She is also part of a special group called the Triple Gold Club. This means she won the Clarkson Cup, an Olympic gold medal, and a World Championship gold medal. Only a few women have done this.
With her teammates Jayna Hefford and Hayley Wickenheiser, she is one of only five athletes to win gold at four Olympics in a row. Her teammates call her Caro. She started playing hockey when she was nine years old.
Caroline Ouellette retired from playing for Canada's national team on September 25, 2018. In 2023, she was added to both the IIHF Hall of Fame and the Hockey Hall of Fame. This is a huge honor for a hockey player.
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Caroline Ouellette's Playing Career
Caroline Ouellette played for Team Quebec in 1995 at the Canada Winter Games. She won a gold medal for Canada's Under 18 team in 1997. In 1996, she was chosen for the first Canadian Under 19 women's hockey team. A future Olympic speed skater, Cindy Klassen, was one of her teammates.
In 1998, she played for Team Quebec again. She helped her team win the bronze medal. In 2011, she helped Canada beat Finland by setting up three goals. She also scored a goal in the 2011 Four Nations Cup final game.
Caroline Ouellette has played in three Olympic Games. She also played in nine World Championships and nine Four Nations Cups. She scored 169 points in 157 games for Team Canada. In 2012, she had three assists in a big 14-1 win against Russia. She scored the winning goal in overtime against the United States to win the gold medal at the 2012 World Championship.
College Hockey Achievements (NCAA)
Caroline Ouellette went to the University of Minnesota Duluth. She played for their women's ice hockey team. She set a record by scoring two shorthanded goals in one game in 2003.
In the 2004-05 season, she was involved in over 60% of her team's goals. She rarely got penalties during her college career. She was also a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, a top award for college hockey players.
She is the third-highest scorer in her college team's history. In 2009, she was named to the WCHA All-Decade team. She joined the national team in 1999. She won four World Championships and four Olympic gold medals with them.
Professional Hockey Career (CWHL)
In the 2000-01 season, Caroline Ouellette played for the Montreal Wingstar. She was the third-highest scorer in the league with 53 points. She also played one season for the Minnesota Whitecaps.
In 2008-09, she joined the Montreal Stars. She was named the CWHL Top Scorer of the Month twice. At the end of the year, she was named the CWHL Most Valuable Player. She won her third Olympic gold medal, which was a record for a player from her college.
When she won the 2009 Clarkson Cup, she became an unofficial member of the Triple Gold Club. This means she won the Clarkson Cup, an Olympic gold medal, and a World Championship gold medal.
In the 2010-11 season, Ouellette won the Angela James Bowl. This award is for the CWHL's top scorer. She scored 68 points that season. She also became the first player to win the league's Most Valuable Player award twice. In the 2011 Clarkson Cup final, she led all players with three points.
On December 11, 2016, Caroline Ouellette reached 300 points in the CWHL. She was the first player in the league's history to reach this amazing milestone.
Coaching Career
From 2007 to 2008, Caroline Ouellette was an assistant coach. She worked with the University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team. She also helped coach the Women's National Under-18 Team for Hockey Canada in 2008. In 2012, she joined the coaching staff of the Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey program.
Personal Life and Interests
Caroline Ouellette graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2005. She studied criminology and women's studies. She also graduated from the National Police Academy in Quebec in 2000.
She played softball for Quebec at the 1997 Summer Canada Games. In 2010, one of the rinks at the Centre Etienne Desmarteau in Montreal was named in her honor. Caroline Ouellette helps raise money for the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation.
She took part in events for the 2012 NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa. She was interviewed and met fans. She also attended the NHL All-Star Skills Competition.
Caroline Ouellette is married to Julie Chu, who is also a hockey player. They have two daughters, Liv (born in 2017) and Tessa (born in 2021).
Awards and Honours
Hockey Canada Awards
- 2019 Hockey Canada Female Breakthrough Award
- Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Award, 2013
CWHL Awards
- Clarkson Cup Top Forward, 2009
- Clarkson Cup Top Scorer, 2009
- CWHL Most Valuable Player, 2008–09 and 2010–11
- CWHL First All-Star Team, 2008–09
- Angela James Bowl, 2010–11
NCAA Awards
- Caroline Ouellette, 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Most Valuable Player
- Caroline Ouellette, NCAA leader, 2003–04 season, Points per game, 2.38
- Caroline Ouellette, NCAA leader, 2003–04 season, Assists per game, 1.47
- February 7, 2005: Caroline Ouellette was a top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award for two years in a row.
- March 3, 2005: Caroline Ouellette was named UMD's first WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year. She also made the All-WCHA First Team.
- March 6, 2005: Caroline Ouellette was named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team.
- March 14, 2005: Caroline Ouellette became a top 3 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
- March 23, 2005: Caroline Ouellette won the USCHO.com Sportsmanship Award.
- March 28, 2005: Caroline Ouellette was named a CCM All-America First Team selection for the second year.
National Honours
- In 2019, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. This is a very high honor in Canada.
- In 2023, she was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.
See also
In Spanish: Caroline Ouellette para niños
