| Sarah Fillier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 2000 Georgetown, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||
| Weight | 137 lb (62 kg; 9 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Medal record | |||
Sarah Anne Fillier (born June 9, 2000) is a Canadian ice hockey player. She most recently played college ice hockey at Princeton University
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With the Oakville Jr. Hornets of the Provincial Women's Hockey League (Prov. WHL), Fillier played for a team that was consistently one of the top teams in the league. During the 2015–16 season, Fillier captured a silver medal with the Hornets at the Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) Provincial Championships.
Fillier would enjoy a landmark season in 2016–17. In addition, to ranking second on the team in scoring, she would capture a Prov. WHL championship along with a gold medal at the OWHA Provincial Championships.
Bestowed the Jr. Hornets captaincy for the 2017–18 season, Fillier tied for eighth in the Prov. WHL in goals scored while outpacing all scorers during the 2018 playoffs. She would enjoy a podium finish at provincials for the third consecutive season, obtaining a silver in addition to a silver medal in the Prov. WHL Championships.
During the 2018–19 season, Fillier led Princeton University in scoring with 22 goals and 57 points in 29 games. Her assists per game and points per game led the entire NCAA, as did her 21 power play points. Following the season she was named the Women's Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Year. [1]
In her sophomore season in 2019–20, Fillier matched the previous year's totals of 22 goals and 57 points, and her 1.84 points per game were the second best in the NCAA. In the ECAC tournament, she would record at least a point in each of five games, including a double-overtime game-winner against Quinnipiac University, and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. [2]
Princeton did not compete in the 2020–21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Fillier took a leave of absence in the 2021–22 season to compete with the Canadian national team. [2]
Returning to the NCAA for the 2022–23 season, Fillier's 19 goals, 18 assists, and 37 points were the best totals on the Tigers, and included a hat-trick against Quinnipiac on January 29, 2023. [2]
In the 2023–24 season, Fillier scored 30 goals and 43 points in just 29 games, leading her to be projected as most likely to be selected first in the 2024 PWHL draft. [3]
Fillier made her debut for the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2018 4 Nations Cup, where the team gained a silver medal. [4]
Fillier took a leave of absence from Princeton in the 2021–22 season to compete with the national team. [5] Fillier and Team Canada won a gold medal at the 2021 World Championship, where she recorded three goals and six points. [2] On January 11, 2022, Fillier was named to the Canadian Olympic team. [6] [7] The team won the gold medal, and Fillier finished second in tournament scoring with eight goals, including a hat-trick against Sweden in the semifinals. [2]
At the 2022 World Championship, Fillier scored five goals and 11 points en route to a gold medal. [2]
Fillier represented Canada at the 2024 World Championship, playing on the top line with Marie-Philip Poulin. [8]
Fillier majored in psychology at Princeton University. [2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 34 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 22 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | Princeton University | ECAC | 29 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Princeton University | ECAC | 31 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Princeton University | ECAC | 31 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Princeton University | ECAC | 29 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 120 | 93 | 101 | 194 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canada | U18 |  | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Canada | U18 |  | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Canada | WC |  | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Canada | OG | | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Canada | WC | | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Canada | WC | | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 28 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 8 | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| National Women's Under-18 Championship | ||
| Most Valuable Player | 2017 | [9] |
| NCAA | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2019 | [2] |
| Second Team ACHA All-American | 2019, 2020, 2024 | |
| Second Team All-USCHO | 2020, 2024 | |
| ECAC | ||
| All-Academic Team | 2019, 2020, 2023 | [2] |
| All-Rookie Team | 2019 | |
| Rookie of the Year | 2019 | |
| First Team All-Star | 2019, 2020, 2024 | |
| Tournament MVP | 2020 | |
| All-Tournament Team | 2020 | |
| Ivy League | ||
| Rookie of the Year | 2019 | [2] |
| Player of the Year | 2019 | |
| First Team All-Star | 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 | |
| IIHF | ||
| World Championship – Media All-Star Team | 2022, 2023 | [10] [11] |
| World Championship – Best Forward | 2023 | [11] |
| World Championship – Most Valuable Player | 2023 | |
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