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Ann-Renée Desbiens (born April 10, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender, a member of the Canadian national ice hockey team, currently affiliated with the Montreal chapter of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) and the Canadian Minister of National Defense.

Ann-Renee Desbiens playing for Team Canada in 2017
Born	(1994-04-10) April 10, 1994 (age 28) La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
PWHPA team Former teams	Montreal PWHPA Minnesota Wisconsin Badgers Montréal Stars
National team	Canada
Playing career	2013–present
Medal record Women's ice hockey Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2022 Beijing Team 2018 Pyeongchang Team World Championship 2021 Canada 2022 Denmark 2015 Sweden

She participated at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship,[1] the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2], the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship, the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Playing career

Desbiens was the first female player drafted to the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League, the second-highest men's junior league in Québec after the QMJHL. She was selected by the Loups de La Tuque but was cut before ever playing a game because the coach didn't believe there was any point in developing girls.[3] That same year, she participated in the Shawinigan Cataractes training camp.[4]

She made one playoff appearance for the Montréal Stars of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) in 2012, as the team won the Clarkson Cup.

NCAA

In 2013, she was offered a scholarship to play at the University of Wisconsin in the NCAA, despite not being fluent in English. Across four years with the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program, she led the team to four Frozen Four appearances, tallied 99 wins in 122 games, and set a number of individual records, including highest career save percentage (SV%), at .963, and lowest goals against average (GAA), with 0.71.

During her senior year, on November 6, 2016, Desbiens broke Noora Räty's record for most NCAA career shutouts of any gender. In a 6–0 shutout victory against the Bemidji State Beavers, Desbiens would log career shutout number 44.[5] At the end of her senior year, Desbiens was awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award as the top female college ice hockey player in the United States.[6]

Desbiens was the first Canadian selected at the 2016 NWHL Draft, chosen in the first round, fourth overall by the Boston Pride.[7][8][9] As of 2021, she has not appeared with the team nor made any indication of interest in playing in the NWHL.

After the 2018 Olympics, during the 2018-19 season, Desbiens took a break from hockey, citing exhaustion and the uncertainty of options to play professionally.[10][11] In May 2019, she returned to hockey by joining the PWHPA.

In the 2019–20 season, Desbiens appeared for the Fond du Lac Bears in the Great Lakes Hockey League, an elite men's amateur league. She also participated in the women's ice hockey showcase at the 2020 NHL All-Star Game, making 15 saves as the Canadian All-Stars beat the American All-Stars.[12]

PWHPA

Standing between the pipes for Team Bauer (Montreal) in the 2021 Secret Cup, which was the Canadian leg of the 2020–21 PWHPA Dream Gap Tour, Ann-Renee Desbiens registered 19 saves in a 4-2 championship game win over Team Sonnet (Toronto).[13]

International play

Desbiens was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship where she guided Canada to a silver medal.[2] She was also selected to play for Team Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics where she again won a silver medal.[2]

On January 11, 2022, Desbiens was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[14][15][16]

Personal life

Desbiens has a master's degree in accounting.[17][18] She has named NHL goaltender Patrick Roy as a role model, her family being supporters of the Quebec Nordiques and then the Colorado Avalanche.[19]

Awards and honours

• WCHA Player of the Week (Recognized for games of November 4–6, 2016) [20]
• 2016 WCHA Player of the Year [21]
• WCHA Offensive Player of the Month, January 2017[22]
• WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of February 14, 2017) [23]
• 2016-17 AHCA-CCM Women's University Division I All-American [24]
• 2017 Patty Kazmaier Award winner[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2011–12	Montréal Stars	CWHL		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		1	1	0	—	—	0	3.00	.000
2013–14	University of Wisconsin	WCHA		12	11	1	0	677	12	3	1.06	.957		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	University of Wisconsin	WCHA		37	26	7	4	2236	43	14	1.15	.941		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	University of Wisconsin	WCHA		38	33	4	1	2279	29	21	0.76	.960		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	University of Wisconsin	WCHA		35	29	2	4	2110	25	17	0.71	.963		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Fond du Lac Bears	GJHL		1	1	0	0	60	1	0	1.00	.960		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Montréal	PWHPA		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Montréal	PWHPA		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals				122	99	14	9	7304	109	55	0.90	.955		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	W	L	T/OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2008	Canada	U18			3	2	1	0	179	5	1	1.67	.900
2015	Canada	WC			3	2	0	0	140	4	3	1.71	.931
2018	Canada	OG			1	1	0	0	60	0	1	0.00	1.000
2021	Canada	WC			5	5	0	0	307	7	1	1.37	.908
2022	Canada	OG			5	5	0	0	300	9	0	1.80	.940
Junior totals					3	2	1	0	179	5	1	1.67	.900
Senior totals					14	14	0	0	807	20	5	1.49	.930

Sources: EliteProspects, University of Wisconsin, Fond du Lac Bears

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Wisconsin bio

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Kendall Coyne Schofield	Patty Kazmaier Award 2016–17	Succeeded by Daryl Watts

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