Sarah Fillier
| Sarah Fillier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 9, 2000 Georgetown, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||
| Weight | 137 lb (62 kg; 9 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
|
Medal record | |||
Sarah Anne Fillier (born June 9, 2000) is a Canadian ice hockey player. She most recently played college ice hockey at Princeton University
Playing career[edit]
Junior career[edit]
 | This section needs additional citations for verification. (May 2024) |
With the Oakville Jr. Hornets of the Provincial Women's Hockey League (Prov. WHL), Fillier played for a team that was consistently one of the top teams in the league. During the 2015–16 season, Fillier captured a silver medal with the Hornets at the Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) Provincial Championships.
Fillier would enjoy a landmark season in 2016–17. In addition, to ranking second on the team in scoring, she would capture a Prov. WHL championship along with a gold medal at the OWHA Provincial Championships.
Bestowed the Jr. Hornets captaincy for the 2017–18 season, Fillier tied for eighth in the Prov. WHL in goals scored while outpacing all scorers during the 2018 playoffs. She would enjoy a podium finish at provincials for the third consecutive season, obtaining a silver in addition to a silver medal in the Prov. WHL Championships.
College[edit]
During the 2018–19 season, Fillier led Princeton University in scoring with 22 goals and 57 points in 29 games. Her assists per game and points per game led the entire NCAA, as did her 21 power play points. Following the season she was named the Women's Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Year.[1]
In her sophomore season in 2019–20, Fillier matched the previous year's totals of 22 goals and 57 points, and her 1.84 points per game were the second best in the NCAA. In the ECAC tournament, she would record at least a point in each of five games, including a double-overtime game-winner against Quinnipiac University, and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.[2]
Princeton did not compete in the 2020–21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Fillier took a leave of absence in the 2021–22 season to compete with the Canadian national team.[2]
Returning to the NCAA for the 2022–23 season, Fillier's 19 goals, 18 assists, and 37 points were the best totals on the Tigers, and included a hat-trick against Quinnipiac on January 29, 2023.[2]
In the 2023–24 season, Fillier scored 30 goals and 43 points in just 29 games, leading her to be projected as most likely to be selected first in the 2024 PWHL draft.[3]
International play[edit]
Fillier made her debut for the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2018 4 Nations Cup, where the team gained a silver medal.[4]
Fillier took a leave of absence from Princeton in the 2021–22 season to compete with the national team.[5] Fillier and Team Canada won a gold medal at the 2021 World Championship, where she recorded three goals and six points.[2] On January 11, 2022, Fillier was named to the Canadian Olympic team.[6][7] The team won the gold medal, and Fillier finished second in tournament scoring with eight goals, including a hat-trick against Sweden in the semifinals.[2]
At the 2022 World Championship, Fillier scored five goals and 11 points en route to a gold medal.[2]
Fillier represented Canada at the 2024 World Championship, playing on the top line with Marie-Philip Poulin.[8]
Personal life[edit]
Fillier majored in psychology at Princeton University.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 34 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 22 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | Princeton University | ECAC | 29 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Princeton University | ECAC | 31 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Princeton University | ECAC | 31 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Princeton University | ECAC | 29 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 120 | 93 | 101 | 194 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canada | U18 | 
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Canada | U18 | 
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Canada | WC | 
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Canada | OG |
|
7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Canada | WC |
|
7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Canada | WC |
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 28 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honours[edit]
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| National Women's Under-18 Championship | ||
| Most Valuable Player | 2017 | [9] |
| NCAA | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2019 | [2] |
| Second Team ACHA All-American | 2019, 2020, 2024 | |
| Second Team All-USCHO | 2020, 2024 | |
| ECAC | ||
| All-Academic Team | 2019, 2020, 2023 | [2] |
| All-Rookie Team | 2019 | |
| Rookie of the Year | 2019 | |
| First Team All-Star | 2019, 2020, 2024 | |
| Tournament MVP | 2020 | |
| All-Tournament Team | 2020 | |
| Ivy League | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2019 | [2] |
| Player of the Year | 2019 | |
| First Team All-Star | 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 | |
| IIHF | ||
| World Championship – Media All-Star Team | 2022, 2023 | [10][11] |
| World Championship – Best Forward | 2023 | [11] |
| World Championship – Most Valuable Player | 2023 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Sarah Fillier of Princeton Is Chosen Women's National Rookie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Sarah Fillier". goprincetontigers.com. Princeton Tigers. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (May 4, 2024). "PWHL Draft Profile: Sarah Fillier". thehockeynews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "2018 National Women's Team Four Nations Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Hockey Canada. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "CANADA'S NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM UNVEILS OLYMPIC CENTRALIZATION ROSTER: 28 players to centralize in Calgary ahead of 2022 Olympic Winter Games". hockeycanada.ca. May 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (11 January 2022). "Team Canada's women's hockey roster revealed for Beijing 2022". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Canada's 2022 Olympic women's hockey team roster". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Wheeler, Scott; Salvian, Hailey (April 29, 2024). "PWHL Draft prospects ranking: Sarah Fillier leads the list of top college players". theathletic.com. The Athletic.
- ^ "National Women's Under-18 Championship 2019 Guide and Record Book" (PDF). hockeycanada.ca. Hockey Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Montroy, Liz (September 4, 2022). "Heise named MVP". iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Podnieks, Andrew (April 17, 2023). "Fillier named MVP". iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- 2000 births
- Canadian women's ice hockey forwards
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Living people
- Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic ice hockey players for Canada
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Oakville Jr. Hornets players