Kathy McCormack

Kathy McCormack
Born (1974-02-16) February 16, 1974
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
National team  Canada
Playing career 1996–2006
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's ice hockey
Olympic Games
1998 Nagano Tournament
Three Nations Cup
1997

Katheryn McCormack (born February 16, 1974) is a retired ice hockey forward who played for the Mississauga Ice Bears, Oakville Ice, and the Canadian national team. She was a member of the 1998 Canadian Olympic women's team that participated in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal. She played with the Canadian National team from 1997 to 2001.[1]

Playing career

At the age of eight, McCormack started playing hockey on boys teams. The first time that she played on a team consisting of girls was at the 1991 Canada Winter Games for New Brunswick. She was a Team Canada member at the U.S. Olympic Festival in 1993 in San Antonio, Texas [2]

At the 1995 Canadian championships, McCormack played with the New Brunswick provincial team and won a silver medal. The following year, she would win a bronze medal at the Canadian championships. In 1996, she joined the Maritimes Sports Blades. One of her teammates was future Olympian Stacy Wilson.

In 1999 she moved to Oakville, Ontario to skate with the Oakville Ice of the National Women's Hockey League. On November 27, 2009, McCormack carried the Olympic torch through her hometown of Blackville, New Brunswick in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[3] She plays recreational hockey for the Leaside Wildcats.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999-2000 Mississauga Chiefs NWHL 33 19 16 35 43
2000-01 Mississauga Ice Bears NWHL 35 14 20 34 40
2001-02 Mississauga Ice Bears NWHL 28 6 14 20 27
2002-03 Mississauga Ice Bears NWHL 36 18 18 36 22
2003-04 Oakville Ice NWHL 23 6 12 18 18 2 0 0 0 0
2004-05 Oakville Ice NWHL 28 8 13 21 24
2005-06 Oakville Ice NWHL 31 11 15 26 36 2 0 1 1 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1998 Canada OG 6 0 0 0 0

References

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com

  1. ^ "National Women's Team, All-Time Alphabetical Roster". Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on 23 November 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Winter Olympics (Women)". Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. ^ "The Olympic Torch comes to town!". Toronto District School Board. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  4. ^ "New Brunswick to Nagano to Toronto and back again". Toronto District School Board. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2010.