Julia Mesplède

Julia Mesplède
Born (2002-10-12) 12 October 2002
Pessac, France[1]
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb; 8 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
HEA team Vermont Catamounts
National team  France
Playing career 2017–present

Julia Mesplède (born 12 October 2002) is a French ice hockey player. She is a member of the France women's national ice hockey team that participated in women's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[2]

Playing career

College

Mesplède has played college ice hockey with the Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East (HEA) conference of the NCAA Division I since 2022. She made her first appearance with Vermont in a match versus RPI on 30 September 2022. Her first collegiate goal was scored on 5 January 2025 versus Connecticut.[3]

International

Making her Olympic debut on February 5, 2026, also the first game for France in women's ice hockey at the Olympics, Mesplède, wearing number 21, logged 10:49 of ice time.[4]

Awards and honours

  • Hockey East All-Academic Team (2023–24, 2024–25)

References

  1. ^ "Hockey-sur-glace : qui est Julia Mesplède, jeune attaquante des Bleues?". French Olympic and Paralympic Team (in French). January 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Julia MESPLEDE". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  3. ^ Scandore, Nate (5 January 2025). "Mesplede and Havana Each Tally a Goal; Women's Hockey Falls 3-2 at UConn". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ^ "ITA 4 FRA 1 February 5 2026". IIHF. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.