Cheryl Pounder

Cheryl Pounder (born June 21, 1976) is a women's ice hockey player. She played defence for the Canadian Women's Hockey League's Mississauga Chiefs,^[1] and competed in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.^[2]

Cheryl Pounder
Born	(1976-06-21) June 21, 1976 (age 49) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
CIS NWHL team	Laurier Golden Hawks Beatrice Aeros
National team	Canada
Playing career	1994–2007
Medal record Representing  Canada Women's ice hockey Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament 2006 Turin Tournament IIHF World Women's Championships 1994 United States Tournament 1999 Finland Tournament 2000 Canada Tournament 2001 United States Tournament 2004 Canada Tournament 2007 Canada Tournament 2005 Sweden Tournament

Pounder attended high school at St. Martin Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. She was also the captain of the ice hockey team at Wilfrid Laurier University. Although born in Montreal, she lives in Mississauga, Ontario and calls that city her hometown. Pounder was part of the team that won the Under-18 Canadian National women's ice hockey championship. She was also a member of the 1992 Women's World Roller Hockey championship team.^[3]

Pounder was a colour commentator for the CBC coverage of the women's hockey tournament at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics. She also served as a colour commentator for the TSN's coverage of IIHF World Women's Championship hockey tournaments^[4][5][6] and succeeded Ray Ferraro as NHL 24 color commentator.^[7]

CWHL

With the Beatrice Aeros, Pounder competed in three Women's Canadian National hockey championships from 1999 to 2001. The Aeros won bronze in 1999 and 2001, and won the gold in 2000.^[3] Pounder was the Master of Ceremonies at the 2010 CWHL Draft.^[8]

Personal life

Pounder is married to Mike O'Toole, a former player drafted by the St. Louis Blues. Together, they welcomed their first child, a girl named Jamie, on January 25, 2008,^[9] with a second daughter, Lauren, was born in 2010.^{[1][9][4][10]}

Her niece Rhyen McGill won the NCAA national championship in 2017 with Clarkson University, and played in Team Canada's junior system.^[11][12]

Career statistics

Career statistics are from Eliteprospects.com.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Toronto Aeros	COWHL		24	4	8	12	6		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Toronto Jr. Aeros	COWHL		29	9	12	21	20		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	North York Aeros	COWHL		26	1	20	21	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	North York Aeros	COWHL		32	8	24	32	16		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	North York Aeros	COWHL		16	1	17	18	8		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Beatrice Aeros	NWHL		25	0	15	15	4		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Beatrice Aeros	NWHL		31	1	15	16	32		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Mississauga Chiefs	CWHL		0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0
2008–09	Mississauga Chiefs	CWHL		25	3	15	18	16		—	—	—	—	—
COWHL totals				127	23	81	104	54		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Canada	WC			5	0	1	1	2
1999	Canada	WC			5	0	0	0	0
2000	Canada	WC			5	1	3	4	2
2001	Canada	WC			5	0	5	5	2
2002	Canada	OG			5	0	0	0	0
2004	Canada	WC			5	0	3	3	2
2005	Canada	WC			5	2	1	3	4
2006	Canada	OG			5	2	2	4	6
2007	Canada	WC			5	0	0	0	2
Senior totals					45	5	15	20	20

Career highlights

• Two Olympic gold medals (2002, 2006)^[2]
• Six World Championship gold medals (1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007) and one silver (2005)
• Seven Nations Cup gold medals (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) and one silver (2003)
• All-Star selection, 2005 IIHF women's world hockey championships^[13]

Awards and honours

• CWHL First All-Star Team, 2008–09
• Top Defender, Pool A, 2007 Esso Canadian Women's Nationals^[14]
• Top Defender at the 2002 Esso Canadian National Championship^[15]
• NWHL West First All-Star Team, 1999-00
• COWHL Second All-Star Team, 1996–97

CIS honours

• 1995-96 OUA Second Team All-Star
• 1996-97 OUA Second Team All-Star
• 1997-98 OUA First Team All-Star
• 1998 Wilfrid Laurier athletics President's Award^[16]
• 2005 Inductee, Laurier Golden Hawk Hall of Fame^[17]