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Laura Michele Fortino (born January 30, 1991) is a Canadian ice hockey player for Markham Thunder. On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that participated in the 2011 4 Nations Cup.[1] Of note, she was the first overall selection in the 2014 CWHL Draft.[2]

Laura Fortino
Fortino warming up for Team Canada in 2017
Born	(1991-01-30) January 30, 1991 (age 31) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight	137 lb (62 kg; 9 st 11 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
CWHL team Former teams	Markham Thunder Cornell Big Red
National team	Canada
Playing career	2009–present
Medal record Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Team 2018 Pyeongchang Team World Championships 2012 United States 2013 Canada 2015 Sweden 2016 Canada 2017 United States 2019 Finland World U18 Championships 2008 Canada 2009 Germany

Playing career

In 2004, Fortino played for the Hamilton Reps (Bantam AA Boys) and she won a silver medal at the Ontario provincials, with honourable mention going to her AA defence partner Kyle Rooney. As a member of Stoney Creek, she won a bronze medal at the 2007 PWHL championships. At the 2007 National Women's Under-18 Championships in Kitchener, Ontario, she won a gold medal with Ontario Red. The following year, Fortino won a gold medal with Stoney Creek at the OWHA provincials and at the PWHL championship of 2008. In 2007–08, Fortino led PWHL defencemen in scoring. She won a gold medal with Ontario Red at the 2008 National Women’s Under-18 Championships in Napanee, Ontario. In 2009, Fortino won a silver medal with Stoney Creek at the OWHA provincials. Fortino ranked second among PWHL defencemen in scoring in 2008–09.

NCAA

Fortino joined the Cornell Big Red in 2009 and she earned All-America honours as a freshman. She led NCAA defencemen, Cornell defencemen and Cornell freshmen in scoring in 2009–10. As a member of the Big Red, she played in the NCAA championship game at the Frozen Four in 2010.

Hockey Canada

Named to 2014 Olympic roster for Canada.[3][4] In August 2008, Fortino was a member of Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team for a three-game series against the United States in Lake Placid. Later that year, she would win a silver medal with Canada's National Women’s Under-18 Team at the 2008 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Calgary.

The following year, she participated with Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team for a three-game exhibition versus the United States in Calgary. At the 2009 IIHF World Women's Under 18 championships, Fortino won a silver medal in Füssen, Germany. She was part of another three game exhibition series with the Under 22 team vs. the United States in August 2010. Fortino won a gold medal with Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team at the 2010 MLP Cup in Ravensburg, Germany. In the semifinal of the 2011 MLP Cup, Fortino scored a goal in a 9–0 rout of Russia to advance to the gold medal game.[5] Fortino would score another goal as Canada beat Sweden in the final by a 6–0 tally to claim the gold medal.[6] In March 2011, she was invited to the Canadian national women's ice hockey team selection camp to determine the final roster for the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championships.[7] In a March 31, 2012 exhibition game versus the United States, Laura Fortino scored her first international goal in a 1–0 win at the Ottawa Civic Centre.[8] She scored at 17:26 of the second period and was assisted by Marie-Philip Poulin, as she scored on American goaltender Molly Schaus. Fortino was credited for an assist feeding the puck to teammate, Marie-Philip Poulin when she scored the winning goal in Sochi against the United States.

Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL)

On August 19, 2014, Fortino was chosen first overall in the CWHL by the Brampton Thunder.[9] She is the second alumna of the Stoney Creek Junior Sabres (PWHL) to be selected first overall.

For the 2015–2016 season she was named an Assistant Captain.

Personal life

Fortino is a Hamiltonian born and raised, and she is a distant relative of John Fortino of the Fortinos supermarket chain.[10] She is of Italian descent.[11]

Awards and honours

• Cornell's co-Rookie of the Year 2009–10
• ECAC First All-Star Team 2009–10
• ECAC All-Rookie Team 2009–10
• RBK Hockey/AHCA Women’s Division I 2009–10 First Team All-American [12]
• 2011 First Team All-America selection[13]
• 2011–12 CCM Hockey Women’s Division I All-American: First Team[14]
• Player of the Game for Canada, 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, April 8 contest vs. Finland
• Gold medal recipient at the 2011 "Expressive Italian Hand Talkers Competition"
• Nominated for 2015–2016 CWHL Most Valuable Player[15]
• 2015–16 CWHL Defenceman of the Year[16]

Career statistics

Hockey Canada

Year	Event	GP	G	A	Pts
2008	Pre-U18	1	1	1	2
2008	U18 WC	4	1	4	5
2008	U18 vs USA	3	0	1	1
2009	U18 WC	5	0	4	4
2009	U22 Selection Camp	2	0	0	0
2010	MLP Cup	4	1	0	1
2010	U22 vs USA	3	2	1	3
2011	MLP Cup

NCAA

Year	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
2009–10	33	10	22	32	38	+24
2010–11	14	0	11	11	6	+44
2011–2012	33	8	29	37	24	+45
2012–2013	34	5	16	21	22	+29

CWHL

Year	Team	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
2014–15	Brampton Thunder[17]	24	5	10	15	−19	8	2	0	0
2015–2016	Brampton Thunder[18]	24	8	20	28	+13	10	1	2	1
2016 Clarkson Cup	Brampton Thunder	2	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Laura Fortino at Olympedia
• Laura Fortino at the Canadian Olympic Committee
• Laura Fortino at the International Olympic Committee
• Laura Fortino at Olympics.com

На других языках

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[de] Laura Fortino

Laura Michele Fortino (* 30. Januar 1991 in Hamilton, Ontario) ist eine kanadische Eishockeyspielerin, die seit 2014 für die Brampton/Markham Thunder in der Canadian Women’s Hockey League auf der Position der Verteidigerin spielt. Fortino ist seit 2011 Mitglied der kanadischen Frauennationalmannschaft und sowohl Weltmeisterin als auch Olympiasiegerin.

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- [en] Laura Fortino

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[it] Laura Fortino

Laura Michele Fortino (Hamilton, 30 gennaio 1991) è una hockeista su ghiaccio canadese.

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[ru] Фортино, Лаура

Лаура Фортино (англ. Laura Fortino; 30 января 1991 (1991-01-30), Гамильтон, Онтарио, Канада) — канадская хоккеистка. Игрок сборной Канады по хоккею. Амплуа — защитник. Чемпионка Олимпийских игр 2014 года[2]. Чемпионка мира 2012 года. На начало 2014 года на клубном уровне играет за команду Корнеллского университета в чемпионате NCAA (США)[3].

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