Emmanuelle Blais

Emmanuelle Blais
Born (1987-11-07) November 7, 1987
LaSalle, QC, CAN
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 128 lb (58 kg; 9 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NCAA
CWHL team		 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs
Montreal Stars
National team  Canada
Playing career 2006–present
Emmanuelle Blais
Medal record
Representing  Canada
MLP Nations Cup
2010 Germany 2010 Tournament
2009 Germany 2009 Tournament

Emmanuelle Blais (born November 7, 1987 in LaSalle, Quebec), is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is a member of Montreal Stars in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL).

Member of the Canadian U22 team from 2006 to 2010 / Canadian Women's National Team / NCAA All-American (2010) / Clarkson Cup Champion (2010–11), nicknamed Manue or (Croquette in French) (because she's small), she started playing at the age of 5 and was on the first girl's team (Montreal Maroon Espoir) to play in the Espoir category. She completed a bachelor's degree with a major in communications and a minor in psychology at University of Minnesota Duluth.

Playing career

Emmanuelle Blais began her amateur hockey in the region of Montreal in Quebec. She started playing hockey at the age of 5, and was the first girl ever to play in the Espoir category (Montreal Maroon Espoir). She was selected for the national under-22 camp, and she played for the Canadian National U-22 Team (2006 to 2010). Also since 2010, she's been a member of the Montreal Stars (CWHL). In her first season in the CWHL, Blais finished as the 6th leading scorer,[1] with 32 points (11 goals and 21 assists) in 29 games. During the Clarkson Cup Championship, she contributed 5 points in 4 games to the Stars' resounding victory.

NCAA

In the 2009-10 season, Blais led the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs with 65 points (32 goals and 33 assists) in 39 games, helping the team win the NCAA Division I championship title, a title she also earned in 2008. She left the program with 145 career points (73 goals and 72 assists). She ranks eighth in all-time scoring. In its April 29, 2010, Sports Illustrated listed Emmanuelle Blais as one of its "Faces In The Crowd". Part of the recognition is attributed to Blais earning the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player award on March 21.[2]

Blais was also a 2009-10 RBK First Team All-American. Her 1.59 points per game was the fifth highest total in the country. Her 32 goals led the NCAA, and she had a career high of 65 points. On April 12, Blais was a co-winner of the University of Minnesota-Duluth's Outstanding Female Senior Athlete Award. The award was shared by four winners: the others being Jheri Booker (basketball), Clare Dahmen (soccer) and Kristin Danielson (softball).[3] In summer 2010, she was invited with the team to meet President Obama at the White House.

Hockey Canada

Blais competed for Team Quebec at the 2005 Under-18 National hockey challenge. Some of her teammates on Team Quebec included future Olympic gold medalist Catherine Ward, future Clarkson Cup champion Stephanie Denino, future Canadian National Team member Jesse Scanzano, and future NCAA player Karell Emard.[4]

She is a former member of the Canadian U-22 hockey team. 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,[5] from April 2 to 5 2011 at the Toronto MasterCard Centre [6][7] In the second game of the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Blais scored her first ever goal for the senior Canadian National Women's team as Canada defeated Russia by a 14-1 score.[8]

CWHL

On March 8, 2014, a game against the Boston Blades saw Blais log the 100th point in her CWHL career. Of note, she is the third Montreal Stars player to reach the milestone during the season. It marks the first time in CWHL history that three players from the same franchise reached the century mark in the same season.[9]

Career stats

NCAA

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
2006-07 UMD Bulldogs 39 14 21 3558
2007-08 UMD Bulldogs 32 17 14 3130
2008-09 UMD Bulldogs 33 10 4 1460
2009-10 UMD Bulldogs 41 32 33 65 40
Total NCAA - 145 73 72 145 188

CWHL

Year Team GP G A PTS PIM
2010-11 Montreal Stars 28 11 21 32 30

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Hockey Canada

Year Event GP G A PTS PIM
2005 National U18 Championships 5 3 1 4 4
2005 Esso Women’s Nationals 6 1 1 20
2005 U22 Selection Camp 2 0 0 0 0
2007 Exhibition (vs. USA) 2 0 0 02
2008 Air Canada Cup 4 2 0 22
2008 Exhibition (vs. USA) 3 3 1 44
2009 MLP Cup 4 0 4 4 4
2009 U22 Selection Camp 2 0 0 0 2
2010 MLP Cup 5 0 5 5

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Awards and honors

Personal life

- In 2015 she competed in the Reebok crossFit games with her team CrossFit Plateau.

References

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