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Julia Gosling
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Julia Gosling (born February 21, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Seattle Torrent of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was drafted sixth overall by the Toronto Sceptres in the 2024 PWHL draft after playing college ice hockey at St. Lawrence University, where she served as team captain and recorded 128 points in 111 games.[1]
Gosling has represented Canada at both the youth and senior levels. She won bronze and gold medals at the 2018 and 2019 U18 World Championships.[1] At the senior level, she made her debut at the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship, scoring in the gold medal game as Canada defeated the United States 6–5 in overtime.[2] She returned to win silver at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.[3]
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Playing career
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College career
St. Lawrence University (2019–2024)
Gosling played four seasons of college hockey at St. Lawrence University, becoming one of the program's most decorated players.[1]
- 2019–20 (Freshman)
In her freshman season, Gosling appeared in 25 games for the Saints, recording 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points.[1] She scored three power play goals and three game-winners while blocking 20 shots and winning 67 faceoffs.[1] Her performance earned her ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week honors twice, on January 27 and February 3, 2020.[1] She also earned a spot on the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.[1] Gosling registered her first career point with an assist at Syracuse on November 16, 2019, and scored her first career goal at Brown on January 10, 2020.[1]
- 2020–21 (Sophomore)
During the COVID-19 shortened season, Gosling played in just 10 games but made a significant impact, recording seven goals and three assists for 10 points.[1] She scored two game-winning goals and one power play goal.[1] Despite the abbreviated season, Gosling was named to the First-Team All-ECAC Hockey and was a finalist for both ECAC Hockey Player of the Year and ECAC Hockey Best Forward.[1] She was also named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week on February 15, 2021, and maintained her place on the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.[1]
- 2022–23 (Junior)
Returning to St. Lawrence for her junior year, Gosling was named team captain and played in all 39 games.[1] She led the Saints with 21 goals and 25 assists for 46 points, also recording three power play goals and four game-winners.[1] She blocked 19 shots and won 369 faceoffs during the season.[1] Her strong performance earned her Second-Team All-ECAC Hockey honors, ECAC Hockey Forward of the Month for November 2022, and ECAC Hockey Forward of the Week on November 29, 2022.[1] She was also named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team for the third time.[1]
- 2023–24 (Senior)
In her final collegiate season, Gosling continued as team captain and appeared in 37 games, missing two while representing Canada in the November Rivalry Series.[1] She finished second on the Saints with 22 goals and 29 assists for 51 points, establishing career highs in both categories.[1] Gosling scored nine power play goals, one shorthanded goal, and seven game-winners while blocking 16 shots and winning 312 faceoffs.[1] She ranked fourth nationally with nine power play goals, 11th with 0.59 goals per game, 12th with 1.38 points per game, and 15th with 0.78 assists per game.[1] Her seven game-winners tied a St. Lawrence record, matching the mark last set by Kennedy Marchment in 2016–17.[1]
Gosling was named Second-Team All-ECAC Hockey for the second consecutive season and earned ECAC Hockey Forward of the Week honors on October 3, 2023.[1] She was selected to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team for the fourth time and was nominated for the Mandi Schwartz Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.[1] She was also named an AHCA Krampade All-American Scholar and inducted into St. Lawrence's PJ Flanagan Century Club for surpassing 100 career points.[1]
Following the conclusion of her senior season, Gosling made the decision to forgo her final year of NCAA eligibility to enter the 2024 PWHL draft.[4] Over her four-year career at St. Lawrence, she totaled 60 goals and 68 assists for 128 points in 111 games.[5]
Professional career
Toronto (2024–25)
On June 25, 2024, Gosling signed a two-year contract with Toronto after being selected sixth overall in the 2024 PWHL Draft.[4] She made her professional debut in the 2024–25 PWHL season, though struggled early on, taking 15 games and 31 shots before scoring her first career goal.[6] She finished with four regular season goals, all scored on the power play.[7]
In her playoff debut on May 7, 2025, Gosling recorded her first multi-goal professional game, scoring twice in Toronto's 3–2 victory over Minnesota in Game 1 of the Playoffs. Both goals came in the second period, including one on the power play that extended Toronto's lead to 3–0.[7] The second goal was also her first career even-strength goal, ending an 11-game goalless drought dating back to February 19.[7] Gosling recorded three goals across Toronto's playoff run, including another two-goal performance in Game 1.[8] Gosling added a third goal in Game 4, scoring on Toronto's first shot of the game,[9] but Toronto fell to the defending Walter Cup champions 3–1 in the best-of-five series, with Minnesota clinching the series with a 4–3 overtime victory in Game 4.[10]
Seattle (2025–present)
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On June 9, 2025, Gosling was selected seventh overall by the Seattle Torrent in the 2025 PWHL Expansion Draft.[11] She made an immediate impact in Seattle's inaugural game on November 23, 2025, scoring twice against Vancouver, including the franchise's first-ever goal.[8] It marked her third career multi-goal game in the PWHL.[8] Gosling has been deployed on Seattle's top line alongside captain Hilary Knight and Alex Carpenter.[12]
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International play
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Youth
Gosling represented Canada at the under-18 level, appearing in 11 games and recording five goals and three assists for eight points.[1] She won bronze with Canada at the 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship and gold at the 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.[1]
In May 2021, Gosling was one of 28 players invited to Hockey Canada's Centralization Camp for the 2022 Winter Olympics selection process.[13] At age 19, she was the youngest player centralized ahead of the Beijing Games.[14] However, she did not make the final Olympic roster.[15]
Senior team
Gosling made her senior international debut with Canada in the November 2023 Rivalry Series against the United States.[16] She was selected to Canada's roster for the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship, becoming one of only two players making their World Championship debut on the team.[17][18]
In a pre-tournament game against Finland on March 31, 2024, Gosling scored her first goal with Canada's senior team.[14] Minutes later, her cousin Nicole Gosling also scored her first senior team goal in the same game, marking a special moment for both players and their families.[14]
At the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship in Utica, New York, Gosling contributed to Canada's gold medal victory. In the gold medal game against the United States on April 14, 2024, she scored Canada's second goal early in the second period, beating American goaltender Aerin Frankel with a low shot to give Canada a 2–1 lead.[19] Canada ultimately defeated the United States 6–5 in overtime, with Danielle Serdachny scoring the game-winning goal.[2] It was Canada's 13th gold medal at the Women's World Championship and first since 2022.[19]
In April 2025, Gosling was named to Canada's roster for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship held April 10–20 in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, as the defending champions sought back-to-back gold medals.[20] She was one of 18 returning players from the 2024 gold medal-winning team.[20] Gosling appeared in four games during the tournament, recording one goal and two assists for three points.[3] Canada advanced to the gold medal game after defeating Switzerland and Finland in the playoff rounds.[21] In the final on April 20, 2025, Canada fell to the United States 4–3 in overtime, with Canada capturing the silver medal.[22][23]
Following the tournament, Gosling was named to Canada's roster for the November 2025 Rivalry Series.[16]
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Personal life
Gosling's cousins, Katelyn Gosling and Nicole Gosling, are both ice hockey players.[24][25] She is also related to actor Ryan Gosling; he is her father's cousin's son. As of June 2025[update], they have not met.[26]
Career statistics
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International
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Awards and honors
- IIHF
- IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Bronze Medal (2018)[1]
- IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Gold Medal (2019)[1]
- IIHF Women's World Championship – Gold Medal (2024)[22]
- IIHF Women's World Championship – Silver Medal (2025)[3]
- College (St. Lawrence University)
- ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (January 27, 2020)[1]
- ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (February 3, 2020)[1]
- ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2019–20)[1]
- First-Team All-ECAC Hockey (2020–21)[1]
- ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (February 15, 2021)[1]
- ECAC Hockey Player of the Year Finalist (2020–21)[1]
- ECAC Hockey Best Forward Finalist (2020–21)[1]
- ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2020–21)[1]
- Team Captain (2022–23)[1]
- ECAC Hockey Forward of the Month (November 2022)[1]
- ECAC Hockey Forward of the Week (November 29, 2022)[1]
- ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2022–23)[1]
- Second-Team All-ECAC Hockey (2022–23)[1]
- ECAC Hockey Forward of the Week (October 3, 2023)[1]
- Team Captain (2023–24)[1]
- ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team (2023–24)[1]
- Second-Team All-ECAC Hockey (2023–24)[1]
- AHCA Krampade All-American Scholar (2023–24)[1]
- St. Lawrence's PJ Flanagan Century Club (2023–24)[1]
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