Amanda Boulier (born March 30, 1993) is an American ice hockey player and coach, currently playing for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
| Amanda Boulier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boulier during a game in 2019 | |||
| Born |
March 30, 1993 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
Montreal Victoire | ||
| Coached for |
Yale Bulldogs Marshall Hilltoppers | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
| Coaching career | 2016–present | ||
Early life
editAmanda Boulier was raised in Watertown by her father, Peter, a plumber, and her mother, Elizabeth, a registered nurse, alongside her two older brothers, Jason and Chad. Her passion for ice hockey began at the Mays Rink at Taft School, where she watched her brothers participate in Watertown Youth Hockey. Boulier has often credited the coaching she received as a youth as a major factor in her success in the sport.
Boulier later played for the Connecticut Polar Bears girls hockey program and attended prep school at Westminster School, before attending St. Lawrence University.
Career
editSt. Lawrence University won the Eastern College Athletic Conference in her rookie NCAA season, where she scored 20 points in 38 games and was named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team. After missing the 2013–14 season due to injury, Boulier returned to the St. Lawrence lineup and was named team captain.[1]
In 2017, she signed with the Connecticut Whale of the NWHL.[2] After just one year with the Whale, she signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps, where she would win the Isobel Cup. be named a finalist for Defender of the Year and one of the Fans’ Three Stars of the Season in 2019.[3][4] She has been named to the NWHL All-Star Game three times.[5]
In June 2020, she became the first defender to re-sign with the Whitecaps for the 2020–21 NWHL season. She chose to opt-out of the COVID-19 bubble season, however.
In September 2021, she announced that she had signed with the defending Isobel Cup champions, the Boston Pride.[6] She spent a single season in Boston, winning her second Isobel Cup, before returning to the Whitecaps.[7]
Boulier was drafted in the 13th round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by Ottawa.[8] She was traded to Montreal on March 18, 2024, in exchange for forward Tereza Vanišová.[9] On June 17, 2024, she signed a two-year contract extension with Montreal.[10]
International career
editBoulier represented the United States at the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, putting up four points in five games as the country won gold.
Coaching career
editFrom 2016 to 2018, Boulier served as an assistant coach for the NCAA Division I Yale Bulldogs. During her time with the Whale, she also served as a coach with Chelsea Piers Connecticut.[11] In April 2020, she was named head coach for the Marshall School's girls' ice hockey team.[12]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011-12 | St. Lawrence Saints | NCAA | 38 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012-13 | St. Lawrence Saints | NCAA | 34 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2013-14 | St. Lawrence Saints | NCAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2014-15 | St. Lawrence Saints | NCAA | 36 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2015-16 | St. Lawrence Saints | NCAA | 38 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017–18 | Connecticut Whale | NWHL | 12 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 22 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota Whitecaps | NWHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Boston Pride | PHF | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Minnesota Whitecaps | PHF | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Ottawa | PWHL | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Montreal | PWHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Montreal Victoire | PWHL | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Montreal Victoire | PWHL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NCAA totals | 150 | 28 | 76 | 104 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| NWHL/PHF totals | 94 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| PWHL totals | 78 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honors
editPersonal life
editAwards and honours
edit| Honours | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| PWHL | ||
| Walter Cup champion | 2026 | [16] |
References
edit- ↑ "Amanda Boulier - Women's Hockey". St. Lawrence University Athletics. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ Murphy, Mike (August 29, 2017). "Yale assistant coach Amanda Boulier signs with Connecticut Whale". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ Oliver, Nathaniel (July 12, 2019). "Whitecaps Get Top Defender Amanda Boulier Back". thehockeywriters.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ↑ "NWHL Announces Season-End Award Winners". The Victory Press. March 26, 2019. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ Rule, Heather (February 9, 2019). "Compact Impact". Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ Tipcke, Alicia (September 16, 2021). "Duluth Marshall coach Amanda Boulier departing NWHL/PHF's Whitecaps for Boston Pride". WDIO. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ↑ Rice, Dan (December 12, 2022). "Q & A with Whitecaps Defender Amanda Boulier". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ↑ Wegman, Josh (September 18, 2023). "PWHL Draft results: Minnesota takes Heise with top pick". theScore. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Announces Trade Between Ottawa and Montréal". Professional Women's Hockey League. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ↑ Wolf, Sydney (June 18, 2024). "Montreal announces contract extensions for Boulier, Chuli and Keopple". The Rink Live. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ↑ https://www.chelseapiersct.com/ice-hockey/meet-our-staff/amanda-boulier/ [dead link]
- ↑ "Girls hockey: Boulier named Marshall coach". April 30, 2020. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ↑ "PWHL Announces 2025 Award Winners". The PWHL. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ↑ Cale, Linds (February 4, 2025). "Queer & Lesbian Athletes Thrive in the PWHL". EveryQueer. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ↑ Gregory, Drew Burnett (May 22, 2024). "All the Queer Hockey Players in the PWHL". Autostraddle. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
- ↑ Wallace, Lisa (May 20, 2026). "Abby Roque scores twice as Victoire blank Charge to become 1st Canadian PWHL champion". CBC Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
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