Charline Labonté
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Charline Labonté (born October 15, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Labonté played professionally for the Montreal Stars/Les Canadiennes de Montreal of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. She was a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team that won three gold medals at the Olympics and two gold medals in the World Championships. She is an alumna of the McGill Martlets hockey program.
Charline Labonté | |||
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Born |
(1982-10-15) October 15, 1982 (age 41) Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for | |||
National team | Canada | ||
Playing career | 2000–2017 | ||
Labonté now lives in Montreal, and graduated from McGill University with a degree in Physical Education. Labonté was named to the 2014 Olympic roster for Canada.[1] She would be the winning goaltender for Les Canadiennes de Montreal in the final of the 2017 Clarkson Cup.[2] In September 2017, she retired from Les Canadiennes and the Canadian national hockey team, as the goalie ranking second most all-time in games won (45), shutouts (16), and games played for Canada, with three Olympic gold medals, 2 world championship wins and 6 world silver medals.[3]