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Claire Thompson (born January 28, 1998) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player with the Toronto section of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) and the Canadian national team.[1][2] A graduate of Princeton University, she finished her career fifth in all-time points by a defenceman in Princeton Tigers history with a cumulative 87 points.

Claire Thompson
Born	(1998-01-28) January 28, 1998 (age 24) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	147 lb (67 kg; 10 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
PWHPA team Former teams	Toronto Princeton Tigers
National team	Canada
Playing career	2016–present
Medal record Women's ice hockey Representing  Canada Olympic Games 2022 Beijing Team World Championships 2021 Canada

She made her debut for the Canada women's national ice hockey team in 2019 in a two-game series against the United States held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] She won gold with Team Canada at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.[3]

Thompson made her Olympic debut at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China. She helped Canada win gold and was named a tournament all-star.[4][5] At the 2022 Olympics, Thompson set the Olympic record for points by a defensemen in Olympic ice-hockey. She tallied 13 points on two goals and nine assists shattering the previous record of nine.[6]

Playing career

Hockey Canada

In August 2019, Thompson was named to Canada's Under-22/Development Team for a three-game series against the United States in Lake Placid, New York.[7] Thompson made her debut for the Canada women's national ice hockey team in 2019 in a two-game series against the United States held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] She was then selected to attend the 2020 Women's Hockey World Championships that were not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] She was one of 28 players invited to Hockey Canada's Centralization Camp, which represents the selection process for the Canadian women's team that shall compete in Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[9]

On January 11, 2022, Thompson was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[10][11][12] Thompson finished with the highest plus-minus rating of the Olympic tournament with +23.[13]

University

During her freshmen year with Princeton Tigers, Thompson skated in all 33 games finishing with 20 points on 6 goals and 14 assists; she was second in defence in scoring and the leading freshmen defender. She was also named to the ECAC All-Academic Team.[8]

In her sophomore season, Thompson the Tigers' defence in scoring earning 21 points on 9 goals and 7 assists in 33 games. She was selected for Second-Team All-Ivy, ECAC All-Academic Team, and was named an AHCA All-America Scholar.[8]

After her junior year, Thompson finished third on the Princeton Tigers team in scoring, leading the defensemen with 28 points on 9 goals and 19 assists. She was sixth in the nation in points per game for a defenseman (0.85). The Tigers won the Ivy League championship this season. Thompson was selected for First-Team All-ECAC, First-Team All-Ivy League, and was a finalist for ECAC Best Defenseman. Additionally, she was an Academic All-Ivy League selection, named to the ECAC All-Academic Team, and was an AHCA All American Scholar.[8]

In her senior season with the Tigers, Thompson captained the team to their first ever ECAC Championship.[14] The team was scheduled to play Northeastern University in the first round of the NCAA tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled by the NCAA due to COVID-19. Thompson led the team's defence in scoring, finishing the season with 23 points on 7 goals and 16 assists in 31 games. She was selected for Second-team All-Ivy, Third-team All-ECAC, ECAC All-Tournament team, a finalist for the ECAC Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year, Academic All-Ivy honoree, ECAC All-Academic, and AHCA All-America Scholar.[8] Additionally, Thompson was selected as Princeton's nominee for NCAA woman of the year and was also a finalist for Princeton Athletics' C. Otto Von Kienbusch Award for Top Senior Female Student Athlete.[15][16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013–14	Toronto Jr. Aeros	PWHL		1	0	0	0	0		3	1	1	2	0
2014–15	Toronto Jr. Aeros	PWHL		38	5	19	24	24		14	0	5	5	4
2015–16	Toronto Jr. Aeros	PWHL		34	5	13	18	14		11	1	4	5	12
2016–17	Princeton University	ECAC		33	6	14	20	12		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Princeton University	ECAC		32	9	7	16	30		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Princeton University	ECAC		33	9	19	28	28		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Princeton University	ECAC		31	7	16	23	27		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Toronto	PWHPA		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals				129	31	56	87	97		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2021	Canada	WC			7	0	4	4	0
2022	Canada	OG			7	2	11	13	2
Senior totals					14	2	15	17	2

Awards and honours

• 2017 ECAC All-Academic Team
• 2018 Second Team All-Ivy
• 2018 ECAC All-Academic Team
• 2018 AHCA All-America Scholar
• 2019 First Team All-Ivy
• 2019 First Team All-ECAC
• 2019 ECAC All-Academic Team
• 2019 AHCA All-America Scholar
• 2019 Academic All-Ivy League
• 2020 Second Team All-Ivy
• 2020 Third Team All-ECAC
• 2020 ECAC All-Academic Team
• 2020 AHCA All-America Scholar
• 2020 Academic All-Ivy League

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References

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