Jocelyne Larocque

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Jocelyne Larocque
Jocelyne Larocque.jpg
Larocque with PWHL Toronto in 2024
Born (1988-05-19) May 19, 1988 (age 36)
Ste. Anne, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams
Toronto Sceptres
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2004present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Sochi Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 United States
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Denmark
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Switzerland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Sweden
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Canada
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Finland

Jocelyne Dawn Marie Larocque (born May 19, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played in the PWHPA, with the Calgary Inferno and Markham Thunder of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), the Calgary Oval X-Treme and Manitoba Maple Leafs of the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL), and the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). [1] With the Bulldogs, she was a two-time NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament champion (2008, 2010). Larocque is of Métis heritage and was the first Indigenous athlete to participate in the women's ice hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics. [2]

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Early life

Larocque played hockey and basketball from 2002 to 2004 at College Lorette Collegiate in Manitoba. During the 2003–04 season, she became the first female player to appear in the Winnipeg High School Boys League. Larocque attended the Hockey Manitoba Program of Excellence Camp from June 25 to 27, 2004. [3] Larocque competed for Manitoba at the 2003 Esso Women's Nationals in Saskatoon as the Manitoba team finished eighth. In January 2005, she was a member of the Manitoba team that participated in the Canadian National Women's Under-18 Championship in Salmon Arm, BC. Manitoba finished fifth, but Larocque was honoured as Top Defenceman. She won the WWHL championship with the Calgary Oval X-Treme in 2005. [4]

College career

In March 2008, Larocque had one assist as UMD won their fourth NCAA national championship in a 4–0 win over the University of Wisconsin. [5] She competed along with two other players from her hometown of Ste. Anne, Manitoba (population 1,500), Minnesota Golden Gophers senior captain Melanie Gagnon and Mercyhurst forward Bailey Bram. The three were known colloquially as the “Ste. Anne Three.” [6] Also in 2009, Larocque was the first Bulldog defenceman to be named to the All-American first team. [7]

After being cut from Team Canada's Olympic roster in December 2009, Larocque elected to return to UMD for the second half of the 2009–10 season, forfeiting half a season of NCAA eligibility. [8] On March 22, 2010, Larocque and the Bulldogs earned their fifth NCAA national championship with a 3–2 triple overtime victory over Cornell University. [9]

Larocque with UMD in 2011 Larocquewp.jpg
Larocque with UMD in 2011

In a February 12, 2011 game against the Ohio State Buckeyes, Larocque had a goal and three assists as the Bulldogs defeated Ohio State by a 5–1 mark. [10] Already the all-time top-scoring defenceman in UMD history, she became UMD's 14th player and first defenceman to score 100 career points. [11] Larocque's assist on a power play goal with 40 seconds remaining was her second career four-point game. Larocque was the top-scoring defenceman in the WCHA for the 2010–11 season, with six goals and 18 assists for 24 points in 26 league contests. [12]

In post-season league honours, [13] Larocque was named to the All-WCHA first team; was voted the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year in a vote of the league's head coaches; was the top-scoring defenceman in the league with six goals, 18 assists and 24 points in 26 league contests; was named the WCHA Outstanding Student Athlete of the Year; and was named to the 2010–11 All-WCHA Academic Team.

She graduated with honours from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2011 with a Bachelor of Accountancy. She ended her college hockey career as the Bulldogs' all-time leader in scoring for defencemen with 105 points on 19 goals and 86 assists in 127 games. [14]

Professional career

Larocque first played for the Team Alberta franchise and remained with them after a rebranding that saw them renamed the Calgary Inferno. In August 2013, she was traded to the Brampton Thunder for fellow Manitoban Bailey Bram. [15] Of note, she served as the final team captain in the history of the Brampton Thunder. When the franchise relocated to Markham, Ontario, she continued as team captain. Of note, she served in the capacity when the Thunder captured the 2018 Clarkson Cup, a franchise first.

On September 18, 2023, Larocque was drafted second overall by PWHL Toronto in the 2023 PWHL Draft. [16]

International play

She participated in the Canadian National Team Fall Festival from August 31 to September 9, 2007. She was an Air Canada Cup women's champion in 2005–06 and 2006–07. On November 27, 2009, Larocque and Brianne Jenner were released from Hockey Canada's centralized roster to determine the roster for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. [17]

Despite not qualifying for the roster competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she was named to the final roster for the 2010 MLP Nations Cup. [18] Larocque had an assist in the semi-final of the 2010 MLP Cup. [19] In addition, she attended the Hockey Canada Strength and Conditioning Camp in Calgary from May 25 to 30, 2010. [20] In addition, Larocque competed with Canada at the 2010 Four Nations Cup and won a gold medal. [21]

Her Olympic debut with the national team came at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, where Team Canada won the gold medal. She played in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, winning a silver medal with Team Canada. [22] She received attention following the gold medal game for removing her silver medal immediately after it was presented to her, prompting a later reproach from an IIHF official. [23] She issued an apology the following day, saying in part, "In the moment, I was disappointed with the outcome of the game, and my emotions got the better of me. I meant no disrespect. It has been an honour to represent my country and win a medal for Canada. I'm proud of our team and proud to be counted among the Canadian athletes who have won medals at these games." [24]

On January 11, 2022, Larocque was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [25] [26] [27]

Personal life

Former Gophers player and captain Melanie Gagnon is Larocque's cousin. [28] A team was named after her at the 2007 Female Atom Hockey Festival presented by the Manitoba Moose on December 29, at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. [29]

Larocque's sister, Chantal, has competed for Canada at the ISBHF World Championships. Both were also teammates on the now-defunct Calgary Oval X-Treme.

Career statistics

Career statistics are from USCHO.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or NCAA or the Team Canada Media Guide for 2022. [30]

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Calgary Oval X-Treme WWHL 172681830002
2005–06Calgary Oval X-TremeWWHL2128106630448
2006–07Calgary Oval X-TremeWWHL21315184330006
2007–08 Univ. of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 39422266030116
2008–09Univ. of Minnesota DuluthWCHA374333710820114
2009–10Univ. of Minnesota DuluthWCHA19310135031124
2010–11Univ. of Minnesota DuluthWCHA32821296010000
2011–12 Manitoba Maple Leafs WWHL3214354922
2012–13 Alberta Honeybadgers CWHL 2312344
2013–14 Canada AMHL 1700016
2014–15 Brampton Thunder CWHL2432538
2015–16 Brampton ThunderCWHL242573220114
2016–17 Brampton ThunderCWHL2004438
2017–18CanadaAMHL110336
2017–18 Markham ThunderCWHL4112230002
2018–19 Markham ThunderCWHL2328102830224
2019–20GTA East PWHPA
2020–21TorontoPWHPA40332
2022–23Team AdidasPWHPA2002220
CWHL totals11892231182803310

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2006 Canada U22 ACC Gold medal icon.svg41016
2007 Canada U22ACCGold medal icon.svg50002
2008 Canada U22ACCGold medal icon.svg40338
2008 Canada 4 Nations Cup Silver medal icon.svg31016
2009 Canada U22 MLP Silver medal icon.svg51012
2009 Canada4 Nations CupGold medal icon.svg20000
2010 Canada U22MLPGold medal icon.svg50228
2010 Canada4 Nations CupGold medal icon.svg40332
2011 Canada WC Silver medal icon.svg50226
2011 Canada4 Nations CupSilver medal icon.svg40114
2012 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg50116
2013 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg50228
2013 Canada4 Nations CupGold medal icon.svg40004
2014 Canada OG Gold medal icon.svg51122
2014 Canada4 Nations CupGold medal icon.svg40006
2015 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg50004
2016 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg40004
2016 Canada4 Nations CupSilver medal icon.svg30000
2017 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg50224
2017 Canada4 Nations CupSilver medal icon.svg30008
2018 CanadaOGSilver medal icon.svg50112
2018 Canada4 Nations CupSilver medal icon.svg40006
2019 CanadaWCBronze medal icon.svg70332
2021 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg70448
2022 CanadaOGGold medal icon.svg702210
2022 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg71562
2024 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg714512
U22 totals3536944
Senior totals10543135106

Awards and honours

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