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Marie-Philip Poulin
Scoring the winning goals in three Olympic hockey finals.
Vancouver final · Sochi comeback
- Born
- 28 March 1991
- Birthplace
- Quebec City, Canada
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Marie-Philip Poulin
Marie-Philip Poulin is a Canadian centre renowned for deciding major finals and captaining the national women’s hockey team.
Early life
Beauceville
Grew up in Quebec’s Beauce region.
Family hockey
Switched from figure skating to hockey after watching her older brother.
Career
- 2007–2009
Montreal Stars
Established herself in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League as a teenager.
- 2010–2015
Boston University
Played college hockey and captained the Terriers.
- 2015 onward
Club and country
Became Canada’s captain, returned to Montreal and later joined its PWHL team.
Achievements
Vancouver final
Scored both goals in Canada’s 2–0 Olympic victory over the United States.
Sochi comeback
Scored the equaliser and overtime winner in the Olympic final.
Beijing gold
Scored twice as Canada regained the Olympic title.
Beyond hockey
Professional hockey
Helped negotiate the collective bargaining agreement underpinning the PWHL.
Family
Married fellow hockey player Laura Stacey in 2024.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Rh723. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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