Cheryl Pounder

Cheryl Pounder
Born (1976-06-21) June 21, 1976
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
CIS
NWHL team		 Laurier Golden Hawks
Beatrice Aeros
National team  Canada
Playing career 1994–2007
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's ice hockey
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City Tournament
2006 Turin Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
1994 United States Tournament
1999 Finland Tournament
2000 Canada Tournament
2001 United States Tournament
2004 Canada Tournament
2007 Canada Tournament
2005 Sweden Tournament

Cheryl Pounder (born June 21, 1976) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played for the Toronto Aeros and Mississauga Chiefs. She was a five-time Abby Hoffman Cup national champion, four times with the Aeros and once with the Chiefs. She won two gold medals with Canada at the Olympic Games. After her playing career, she has worked as a broadcaster.

Pounder attended high school at St. Martin Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. She was also the captain of the ice hockey team at Wilfrid Laurier University. Although born in Montreal, she lives in Mississauga, Ontario and calls that city her hometown.

Playing career

Pounder was still a teenager when she joined the Toronto Aeros in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League. She won her first Abby Hoffman Cup as a national champion in 1993.[1]

She won her second Canadian title with the Aeros in 2000.[2] She then won back-to-back titles with Aeros in 2004 and 2005.

She then joined the Mississauga Chiefs in the newly established Canadian Women's Hockey League in 2007.[3] She won her fifth Abby Hoffman Cup in 2008. She was named a CWHL First All-Star Team defender in her final season.

International career

Pounder was part of the team that won the Under-18 Canadian National women's ice hockey championship. She was also a member of the 1992 Women's World Roller Hockey championship team.[4]

Pounder competed in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.[5]

Post-playing career

Pounder was a colour commentator for the CBC coverage of the women's hockey tournament at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics. She also served as a colour commentator for the TSN's coverage of IIHF World Women's Championship hockey tournaments[6][7][8] and succeeded Ray Ferraro as NHL 24 color commentator.[9]

Pounder was the Master of Ceremonies at the 2010 CWHL Draft.[10]

Personal life

Pounder is married to Mike O'Toole, a former hockey player who was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL entry draft, but did not play in the NHL. Together, they have two daughters: Jamie, born on January 25, 2008,[11] and Lauren, was born in 2010.[3][11][6][12]

Her niece Rhyen McGill won the NCAA national championship in 2017 with Clarkson University, and played in Team Canada's junior system.[13][14]

Career statistics

Career statistics are from Eliteprospects.com.

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Toronto Aeros COWHL 24 4 8 12 6 — — — — —
1993–94 Toronto Jr. Aeros COWHL 29 9 12 21 20 — — — — —
1995–96 North York Aeros COWHL 26 1 20 21 4 — — — — —
1996–97 North York Aeros COWHL 32 8 24 32 16 — — — — —
1997–98 North York Aeros COWHL 16 1 17 18 8 — — — — —
1998-99 Beatrice Aeros NWHL 25 0 15 15 4 — — — — —
1999-00 Beatrice Aeros NWHL 31 1 15 16 32 — — — — —
2007–08 Mississauga Chiefs CWHL 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Mississauga Chiefs CWHL 25 3 15 18 16 — — — — —
COWHL totals 127 23 81 104 54 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1994 Canada WC 5 0 1 1 2
1999 Canada WC 5 0 0 0 0
2000 Canada WC 5 1 3 4 2
2001 Canada WC 5 0 5 5 2
2002 Canada OG 5 0 0 0 0
2004 Canada WC 5 0 3 3 2
2005 Canada WC 5 2 1 3 4
2006 Canada OG 5 2 2 4 6
2007 Canada WC 5 0 0 0 2
Senior totals 45 5 15 20 20

Career highlights

  • Two Olympic gold medals (2002, 2006)[5]
  • Six World Championship gold medals (1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007) and one silver (2005)
  • Seven Nations Cup gold medals (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) and one silver (2003)
  • All-Star selection, 2005 IIHF women's world hockey championships[15]

Awards and honours

Award Year
Abby Hoffman Cup 1993, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008
Top Defender, National Championships 2002,[16] 2004, 2007[17]
COWHL Second All-Star Team 1996–97
NWHL West First All-Star Team 1999-2000
CWHL First All-Star Team 2008-09
OUA Second Team All-Star 1995–96, 1996–97
OUA First Team All-Star 1997–98
Wilfrid Laurier athletics President's Award 1998[18]
Laurier Golden Hawk Hall of Fame 2005[19]

References

  1. ^ "Toronto Aeros-plan points to gold" The Ottawa Citizen, March 29, 1993, p. D1.
  2. ^ "Ontario wins national women's title" Hamilton Spectator, March 13, 2000, p. 31.
  3. ^ a b Winer, David (2008-09-09). "Pounder invited to national team camp". Metroland Media Group. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  4. ^ Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.356, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
  5. ^ a b Podnieks, Andrew (2009). Canada's Olympic Hockey History 1920–2010. Toronto: Fenn Publishing. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-55168-323-2.
  6. ^ a b Fitz-Gerald, Sean. "How Canadian Olympic champion Cheryl Pounder is building her profile at TSN". The Athletic. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  7. ^ "IIHF - New talent in the broadcast booth". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  8. ^ Release, Media (2021-08-11). "Complete coverage of the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship begins Aug. 20 on TSN - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  9. ^ TSN ca Staff (2023-08-17). "Cheryl Pounder to replace Ray Ferraro as NHL 24 colour commentator". TSN. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  10. ^ "News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  11. ^ a b Mississauga News (2008-01-25). "Two-time Olympic gold medalist now first-time mom". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  12. ^ Cowan, Stu (November 2, 2023). "Stu Cowan: TSN's Cheryl Pounder impressed by Canadiens' team effort". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  13. ^ "Rhyen McGill - Women's Hockey". Clarksonathletics.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  14. ^ "Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team Selection Camp" (PDF). Cdn.hockeycanada.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  15. ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.545, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
  16. ^ "2002 Esso Canadian National Championship". Whockey.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  17. ^ "Award Winners announced at Esso Women's Nationals". Hockey Canada. March 8, 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  18. ^ "Golden Hawk Athletics & Recreation - Wilfrid Laurier Awards". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
  19. ^ "Golden Hawk Athletics - People Profile - Cheryl Pounder". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
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