Meet the Team
Jocelyne Larocque » Defence
Hockey Canada Background
Has been part of Canada's National Women's Team since 2008 … Has played in three 4 Nations Cup (2008, 2009, 2010) … Won a gold medal with Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team at the 2010 MLP Cup in Ravensburg, Germany … Won a silver medal with Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team at the 2009 MLP Cup in Ravensburg, Germany … Was a member of Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team for a three-game series vs. the United States in Pierrefonds, Que., in August 2008 … Won a gold medal with Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team at the 2008 MLP Cup in Ravensburg, Germany … Was a member of Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team for a three-game series vs. the United States in Lake Placid, N.Y., in August 2007 … Won a gold medal with Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team at the 2007 Air Canada Cup in Ravensburg, Germany … Was a member of Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team for a three-game series vs. the United States in Ottawa, Ont., in August 2006 … Won a gold medal with Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team at the 2006 Air Canada Cup in Ravensburg, Germany
Hockey Background
2010-11: Nominated for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given to the NCAA’s top women’s hockey player … Named an NCAA First Team All-American … Named WCHA Defensive Player of the Year … Named to the WCHA First All-Star Team … Named WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year … Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … 2009-10: Returned to Minnesota Duluth after being released from Olympic centralization … Helped Minnesota Duluth win the NCAA national championship … 2008-09: Helped Minnesota Duluth reach the NCAA Frozen Four … Named an NCAA First Team All-American … Named to the WCHA First All-Star Team … 2007-08: Helped Minnesota Duluth win the NCAA national championship … Named to the WCHA Third All-Star Team … Named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team … Named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team … OTHER: Won the WWHL championship and a gold medal with the Calgary Oval X-Treme at the 2007 Esso Women’s Nationals in Salmon Arm, B.C. … Won the WWHL championship and a bronze medal with Calgary at the 2006 Esso Women’s Nationals in Sydney, N.S. … Played for Manitoba at the November 2005 National Women’s Under-18 Championship in Salmon Arm, B.C., finishing fourth … Won the WWHL championship with Calgary in 2005 … Played for Manitoba at the January 2005 National Women’s Under-18 Championship in Salmon Arm, B.C., finishing fifth, and was named Top Defenceman … Played for Manitoba at the 2003 Esso Women’s Nationals in Saskatoon, Sask., finishing eighth … Lists Bill Bram as her favourite minor hockey coach
Personal
Daughter of André and Nancy … Has one sister, Chantal … Favourite movie: Remember the Titans … Favourite TV show: Prison Break … Favourite NHL team: Montreal Canadiens … Lists National Women’s Team captain Hayley Wickenheiser as her favourite female athlete … Favourite sport, other than hockey: basketball … Majoring in Accounting at Minnesota Duluth
