Gabrielle De Serres

Gabrielle De Serres
De Serres with the Force de Montréal in 2022
Born (1998-01-29) January 29, 1998
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
FFHG FÉ team
Former teams
Cergy Pontoise
Toronto Lady Blues (OUA)
Force de Montréal(PHF)
National team  France

Gabrielle De Serres (born January 29, 1998) is a Canadian-French ice hockey player. She is a member of the France women's national ice hockey team that participated in Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament.[1]

Playing career

College

De Serres played four seasons of college ice hockey with the Toronto Lady Blues women's ice hockey program in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference of the U SPORTS. In her first season (2017–18), she ranked first among OUA rookie blueliners with 10 assists. In addition, she left all rookie blueliners in U SPORTS with 12 points. From 2017-20, her sister Mathilde De Serres also played for the Lady Blues.[2]

International

De Serres was selected to play for Team Canada in women's ice hockey at the 2021 Winter Universiade in Lucerne, Switzerland.[3] The event was cancelled due to concerns over the global pandemic.[4]

Making her Olympic debut on February 5, 2026, the game also marked France's first appearance in women's ice hockey at the Olympics.[5] De Serres scored France's first ever Olympic goal in a 4-1 loss [5]

Awards and honours

  • 2017-18 OUA All-Rookie Team[6]
  • 2017-18 U SPORTS All-Rookie Team[7]
  • 2019-20 OUA Second Team All-Star
  • 2021-22 OUA East Division First Team All-Star
  • 2021-22 OUA East Division Most Valuable Player[8]

References

  1. ^ "Gabrielle de SERRES". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  2. ^ "Mathilde De Serres Player Profile". Varsity Blues.ca. June 1, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  3. ^ "Three St FX Athletes named to Team Canada for FISU Winter Universiade". goxgo.ca. November 16, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  4. ^ "Emergence of new COVID-19 variant forces cancellation of Winter Universiade". Inside the Games. November 29, 2021. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Aykroyd, Lukas (February 5, 2026). "Italy dominates France in opener". IIHF. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  6. ^ "OUA announces 2017-18 women's hockey major awards and All-Stars". Ontario University Athletics. March 7, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  7. ^ "De Serres Earns U SPORTS All-Rookie Honours". Toronto Varsity Blues. March 14, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  8. ^ "Blues Dominate East Awards". Toronto Varsity Blues. March 17, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2026.