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Cheryl Pounder

Cheryl Pounder (born June 21, 1976) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played for the Toronto Aeros and Mississauga Chiefs. She was a five-time Abby Hoffman Cup national champion, four times with the Aeros and once with the Chiefs. She won two gold medals with Canada at the Olympic Games. After her playing career, she has worked as a broadcaster.

Cheryl Pounder
Born (1976-06-21) June 21, 1976 (age 49)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
CIS
NWHL team		 Laurier Golden Hawks
Beatrice Aeros
National team  Canada
Playing career 1994–2007
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's ice hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Salt Lake CityTournament
Gold medal – first place2006 TurinTournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 United StatesTournament
Gold medal – first place1999 FinlandTournament
Gold medal – first place2000 CanadaTournament
Gold medal – first place2001 United StatesTournament
Gold medal – first place2004 CanadaTournament
Gold medal – first place2007 CanadaTournament
Silver medal – second place2005 SwedenTournament

Pounder attended high school at St. Martin Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. She was also the captain of the ice hockey team at Wilfrid Laurier University. Although born in Montreal, she lives in Mississauga, Ontario and calls that city her hometown.

Playing career

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Pounder was still a teenager when she joined the Toronto Aeros in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League. She won her first Abby Hoffman Cup as a national champion in 1993.[1]

She won her second Canadian title with the Aeros in 2000.[2] She then won back-to-back titles with Aeros in 2004 and 2005.

She then joined the Mississauga Chiefs in the newly established Canadian Women's Hockey League in 2007.[3] She won her fifth Abby Hoffman Cup in 2008. She was named a CWHL First All-Star Team defender in her final season.

International career

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Pounder was part of the team that won the Under-18 Canadian National women's ice hockey championship. She was also a member of the 1992 Women's World Roller Hockey championship team.[4]

Pounder competed in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.[5]

Post-playing career

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Pounder was a colour commentator for the CBC coverage of the women's hockey tournament at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics. She also served as a colour commentator for the TSN's coverage of IIHF World Women's Championship hockey tournaments[6][7][8] and succeeded Ray Ferraro as NHL 24 color commentator.[9]

Pounder was the Master of Ceremonies at the 2010 CWHL Draft.[10]

Pounder regularly provides commentary for the Professional Women's Hockey League. She called the inaugural game of the league alongside Daniella Ponticelli. [11]

Personal life

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Pounder is married to Mike O'Toole, a former hockey player who was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL entry draft, but did not play in the NHL. Together, they have two daughters: Jamie, born on January 25, 2008,[12] and Lauren, was born in 2010.[3][12][6][13]

Her niece Rhyen McGill won the NCAA national championship in 2017 with Clarkson University, and played in Team Canada's junior system.[14][15]

Career statistics

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Career statistics are from Eliteprospects.com.

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93 Toronto Aeros COWHL 2448126 —————
1993–94 Toronto Jr. Aeros COWHL 299122120 —————
1995–96 North York Aeros COWHL 26120214 —————
1996–97 North York Aeros COWHL 328243216 —————
1997–98 North York Aeros COWHL 16117188 —————
1998-99 Beatrice Aeros NWHL 25015154 —————
1999-00 Beatrice Aeros NWHL 311151632 —————
2007–08 Mississauga Chiefs CWHL 00000 20000
2008–09 Mississauga Chiefs CWHL 253151816 —————
COWHL totals 127238110454 —————

International

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Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1994 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 1 1 2
1999 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 0
2000 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 1 3 4 2
2001 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 5 5 2
2002 Canada OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 0
2004 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 3 3 2
2005 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2 1 3 4
2006 Canada OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 2 2 4 6
2007 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 2
Senior totals 45 5 15 20 20

Career highlights

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  • Two Olympic gold medals (2002, 2006)[5]
  • Six World Championship gold medals (1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007) and one silver (2005)
  • Seven Nations Cup gold medals (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) and one silver (2003)
  • All-Star selection, 2005 IIHF women's world hockey championships[16]

Awards and honours

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Award Year
Abby Hoffman Cup 1993, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008
Top Defender, National Championships 2002,[17] 2004, 2007[18]
COWHL Second All-Star Team 1996–97
NWHL West First All-Star Team 1999-2000
CWHL First All-Star Team 2008-09
OUA Second Team All-Star 1995–96, 1996–97
OUA First Team All-Star 1997–98
Wilfrid Laurier athletics President's Award 1998[19]
Laurier Golden Hawk Hall of Fame 2005[20]

References

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  1. ↑ "Toronto Aeros-plan points to gold". The Ottawa Citizen. March 29, 1993. p. D1.
  2. ↑ "Ontario wins national women's title". Hamilton Spectator. March 13, 2000. p. 31.
  3. 1 2 Winer, David (September 9, 2008). "Pounder invited to national team camp". Metroland Media Group. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ Ferguson, Bob (2005). Who's Who in Canadian Sport. Vol. 4. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry and Whiteside. p. 356. ISBN 1-55041-855-6.
  5. 1 2 Podnieks, Andrew (2009). Canada's Olympic Hockey History 1920–2010. Toronto: Fenn Publishing. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-55168-323-2.
  6. 1 2 Fitz-Gerald, Sean (March 29, 2022). "How Canadian Olympic champion Cheryl Pounder is building her profile at TSN". The Athletic. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  7. ↑ "IIHF - New talent in the broadcast booth". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ Release, Media (August 11, 2021). "Complete coverage of the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship begins Aug. 20 on TSN - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ TSN ca Staff (August 17, 2023). "Cheryl Pounder to replace Ray Ferraro as NHL 24 colour commentator". TSN. Archived from the original on August 24, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ "News - CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  11. ↑ Patterson, Daynce (May 1, 2024). "Announcer recalls thrill of calling historic 1st goal scored in Professional Women's Hockey League". CBC. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
  12. 1 2 Mississauga News (January 25, 2008). "Two-time Olympic gold medalist now first-time mom". Mississauga.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  13. ↑ Cowan, Stu (November 2, 2023). "Stu Cowan: TSN's Cheryl Pounder impressed by Canadiens' team effort". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Rhyen McGill - Women's Hockey". Clarksonathletics.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team Selection Camp" (PDF). Cdn.hockeycanada.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  16. ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (October 9, 2009). Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10. Toronto: Harper Collins. p. 545. ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6.
  17. ↑ "2002 Esso Canadian National Championship". Whockey.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  18. ↑ "Award Winners announced at Esso Women's Nationals". Hockey Canada. March 8, 2007. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2010.
  19. ↑ "Golden Hawk Athletics & Recreation - Wilfrid Laurier Awards". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Golden Hawk Athletics - People Profile - Cheryl Pounder". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
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