Julia Mesplède
| Julia Mesplède | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
12 October 2002 | ||
| 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
- ^ "Hockey-sur-glace : qui est Julia Mesplède, jeune attaquante des Bleues?". French Olympic and Paralympic Team (in French). January 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ^ "Julia MESPLEDE". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ITA 4 FRA 1 February 5 2026". IIHF. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Julia Mesplède at Olympedia
- Julia Mesplède at Olympics.com
- Julia Mesplède at Équipe de France (in French)
- Julia Mesplède on Instagram