Kendra Fisher

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Kendra Fisher
Born (1979-10-20) October 20, 1979 (age 44)
Kincardine, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NWHL
CWHL team		Toronto Aeros
Vaughan Flames (2009-10)
Toronto Furies (2010-11)
Playing career 1998–present
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Inline World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Italy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 France
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Colombia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Czech Republic

Kendra Fisher (born October 20, 1979) is a women's ice hockey goaltender who has competed for the Canada women's national inline hockey team, having participated at four FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships. [1] In addition, Fisher also competed in women's ice hockey with the first NWHL, followed by a stint in the CWHL, including with the Toronto Furies in their inaugural season.

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Playing career

Ice hockey

Fisher was the first female player in the history of the Grey-Bruce Highlanders Minor "AAA" program during the 1995-96 season. [2]

She competed in the Esso Women's Nationals in 2002, 2004 and 2005, respectively. At the 2005 tournament, she was part of the Host Ontario team that played in Sarnia, Ontario. [3] In the first game of said tournament, she posted a shutout in a 15-0 victory over Alberta. Despite a third-place finish in Pool A, Fisher was part of the gold medal winning team in the tournament. [4] During the 2009-10 season, Fisher competed for the Vaughan Flames. One of the highlights of her season was a 4-1 victory over the Mississauga Chiefs on December 13, 2009. [5] The following season, she was selected ninth overall in the 2010 CWHL Draft by the Toronto Furies. She would compete for the club in their inaugural season of 2010-11, sharing goaltending duties with Sami Jo Small. [6]

Inline hockey

In the gold medal game at the 2016 World Inline Hockey Championships, Fisher gained the start in net for Canada, a 3-1 final against the United States. [7]

Career stats

This is an incomplete list

Esso Women’s Nationals

YearEventGPMINGASOGAAWLTSv %
2004Esso Women's Nationals240412.00200.938

[8]

Awards and honours

Personal

Fisher was invited to a tryout for the Canadian national women's ice hockey team in 1999. Unfortunately, a case of anxiety disorder prevented her from finishing the tryout camp. [11]

Fisher now speaks publicly to various school boards to promote greater awareness on mental health. She shares her story on her personal social media accounts as a means of helping others to cope with their own mental health woes. In 2015, Kendra revealed in an interview that she was gay. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Team Canada Women Roster History" (PDF). canadainline.com. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Kendra Fisher Opens Dialogue at Carleton on Mental Health". Carleton Newsroom. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  3. ↑ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  4. ↑ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  5. ↑ "Mississauga Breaking News - Mississauga's Online Newspaper".
  6. ↑ Staffieri, Mark. "25 Greatest Women's Hockey Players from Ontario". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  7. ↑ "Canada Wins World Inline Hockey". canadainline.com. 2016-06-19. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  8. ↑ "2004 Esso Women's Nationals". Hockey Canada. n.d. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  9. ↑ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  10. ↑ "2002 Esso Women's Nationals". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  11. ↑ "Anxiety disorders: a mental illness on the rise". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  12. ↑ "Hockey player Kendra Fisher comes out: 'Stereotypes of women's sports are keeping lesbians in the closet'". SB Nation. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
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