Mélodie Daoust

Mélodie Daoust (/dæˈu/ Da-OO; born January 7, 1992) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. She played one season in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) for Montreal. She competed with the Canadian national team in numerous international tournaments and won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics, a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. As a member-player of the PWHPA, she was featured in many of the organization's showcases, including the Elite Women's 3-on-3 hockey game at the Skills Competition of the 2020 NHL All-Star Game.^[1][2]

Mélodie Daoust
Daoust in 2019
Born	(1992-01-07) January 7, 1992 (age 33) Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	PWHL Montreal PWHPA Les Canadiennes de Montréal McGill Martlets
National team	Canada
Playing career	2011–2024
Website	http://melodiedaoust.com/
Medal record Women's ice hockey Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Team 2022 Beijing Team 2018 Pyeongchang Team World Championships 2021 Canada 2019 Finland World U18 Championships 2010 United States

Playing career

In 2008–09, she played with the Lac St. Louis Selects^[3] and helped them accumulate a 62–0–2 record. Daoust was a Montreal Canadiens scholarship holder in 2010 from the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence. With the Collège Édouard-Montpetit Lynx, she helped lead them to a Quebec collegiate championship in 2009–10. In addition, she won the league scoring title with 24 goals and 31 assists for 55 total points. She accomplished this in only 13 games played.

In participating with the Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team, Daoust registered 10 goals and 23 points in 13 games.^[3] At the 2010 IIHF world U-18 championships,^[3] she scored a goal and adding an assist in the gold medal game. The following day, she flew back to Montreal to help the Lynx capture the collegiate championship. She scored twice and added an assist in the championship game, including the game-winner in a 6–5 win versus Dragons du Collège Laflèche. She had helped the Lynx accumulate a won-loss record of 44 wins, compared to 3 losses.

CWHL

She was called up as an emergency fill-in with the Montreal Stars, and scored three points^[4] in her CWHL debut on January 8 (versus the Burlington Barracudas).^[5]

CIS

Daoust with McGill in 2011

On February 10, 2011, Daoust signed a letter of intent to play for the McGill Martlets women's ice hockey program.^[6] She refused offers from numerous Canadian and American universities, including Cornell, Dartmouth and a full scholarship from Boston University. Daoust was only one of five female student-athletes committed to McGill University in the fall of 2011 that were athletic scholarship recipients (announced by the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence).^[7]

In the aftermath of the 2012–13 season, Daoust was named to the CIS First Team All-Canadians. Among the other players named as First Team All-Canadians were Katelyn Gosling and Hayley Wickenheiser.^[8]

Hockey Canada

Daoust was part of Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team that won a gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championship in Chicago. As a member of the gold medal-winning squad, a hockey card of her was featured in the Upper Deck 2010 World of Sports card series.^[9] In addition, she participated in the Canada Celebrates Event on June 30 in Edmonton, Alberta which recognized the Canadian Olympic and World hockey champions from the 2009–10 season.^[10] On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that participated in the 2011 4 Nations Cup.^[11] She scored her first international goal on February 17 at the 2014 Sochi Olympics against Switzerland and they won the gold medal.

On January 11, 2022, Daoust was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.^[12][13][14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009–10	Cégep Édouard-Montpetit	QCHL		13	21	34	55	—		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Cégep Édouard-Montpetit	QCHL		17	21	23	44	—		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Montréal Stars	CWHL		2	0	3	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	McGill University	CIS		18	18	24	42	6		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	McGill University	CIS		20	21	33	54	12		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	McGill University	CIS		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	McGill University	CIS		3	3	4	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	McGill University	CIS		20	18	16	34	22		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	McGill University	CIS		18	11	19	30	12		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Les Canadiennes de Montréal	CWHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Les Canadiennes de Montréal	CWHL		14	11	9	20	24		4	2	3	5	2
2019–20	Montréal	PWHPA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Montréal	PWHPA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Team Scotiabank	PWHPA		11	2	6	8	2		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	PWHL Montreal	PWHL		6	3	2	5	4		3	0	0	0	2
CWHL totals				16	11	12	23	24		4	2	3	5	2
PWHPA totals				11	2	6	8	2		—	—	—	—	—
PWHL totals				6	3	2	5	4		3	0	0	0	2

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009	Canada	U18			5	6	6	12	4
2010	Canada	U18			5	4	4	8	4
2014	Canada	OG			5	1	0	1	4
2018	Canada	OG			5	3	4	7	2
2019	Canada	WC			7	0	4	4	4
2021	Canada	WC			8	6	6	12	2
2022	Canada	OG			3	0	1	1	0
Junior totals					10	10	10	20	8
Senior totals					28	10	15	25	12

Awards and honours

• Most Valuable Player at the 2018 Olympics - Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
• 2009–10 Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA scoring champion^[15]
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Rookie of the Year (Tissot Award) (2011–12) et second star team^[16]
• Most valuable player at the McGill University women's hockey awards gala^[17]
• CIS women's hockey Player of the Year (Brodrick Trophy), (2012–2013)^[18]
• 2013 RSEQ scoring champion
• 2012-13 USports First Team All-Star^[19]
• Among four finalists for the CIS BLG Awards 2013 Athlete of the Year (Jim Thompson Trophy)^[20]
• 2015-16 U Sports First Team All-Canadian^[21]
• 2016-17 RSEQ MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER^[22]
• 2016-17 RSEQ First Team All-Stars^[22]

Personal life

In 2013, Daoust came out as lesbian. She was married her longtime partner, Audrey St-Germain in 2019, and they separated the next year. The couple have one son, Mathéo born in May 2018. She is now in a relationship with former professional hockey player Hanna Bunton, and has been since 2021. Daoust and Bunton announced in early 2025 they were expecting a son together, due later that year. Their son Bowie Bunton Daoust was born July 31st of that year. ^[23]