Sarah Fillier

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Sarah Fillier
Born (2000-06-09) June 9, 2000 (age 25)
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 137 lb (62 kg; 9 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team New York Sirens
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2018–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
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 2023 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Czechia
World U18 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Czech Republic
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Russia

Sarah Anne Fillier (born June 9, 2000) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She was selected first overall by New York in the 2024 PWHL draft, before which she played college ice hockey at Princeton University.

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Playing career

Junior

Before her junior career, Fillier played boys' youth hockey in Halton, Ontario. [1]

With the Oakville Jr. Hornets of the Provincial Women's Hockey League (Prov. WHL) in the 2015–16 season, Fillier recorded 11 points in 22 games as the Hornets claimed silver at the Ontario provincial level. [1]

In the 2016–17 season, Fillier scored 31 goals and 61 points as the Hornets claimed both league and provincial championships. [2]

Bestowed the Jr. Hornets captaincy for the 2017–18 season, Fillier led the league in playoff scoring with 12 points in 10 games and at the provincial tournament earned MVP honours. [1] She and the Hornets would fall just short of repeat titles, losing in the finals of both the league and provincial tournaments. [2]

College

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. [3]

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. [4]

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. [4]

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. [4]

In the 2023–24 season, Fillier scored a career-high 30 goals and 13 assists in just 29 games, leading her to be the projected first overall pick in the 2024 PWHL draft. [5]

Professional

On June 10, 2024, Fillier was selected first overall by PWHL New York, soon after rebranded as the New York Sirens, in the 2024 PWHL draft. [6] After a long period of negotiations, she signed a one-year contract with the club on November 1. [7] During the 2024–25 season, she recorded 13 goals and 16 assists during the regular season. Her 29 points tied Hilary Knight for the league lead, as she claimed the PWHL Points Leader award. She was also named the PWHL Rookie of the Year. [8] On July 10, 2025, she signed a two-year contract extension with the Sirens. [9]

International play

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. [10]

Fillier took a leave of absence from Princeton in the 2021–22 season to compete with the national team. [11] Fillier and Team Canada won a gold medal at the 2021 World Championship, where she recorded three goals and six points. [4] On January 11, 2022, Fillier was named to the Canadian Olympic team. [12] [13] The team won the gold medal, and Fillier finished second in tournament scoring with eight goals, including a hat-trick against Sweden in the quarterfinals. [4]

At the 2022 World Championship, Fillier scored five goals and 11 points en route to a gold medal. [4]

Fillier represented Canada at the 2024 World Championship, playing on the top line with Marie-Philip Poulin. [14]

Personal life

Fillier majored in psychology at Princeton University. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Oakville Jr. Hornets Prov. WHL 11010—————
2015–16Oakville Jr. HornetsProv. WHL2256111810110
2016–17Oakville Jr. HornetsProv. WHL34242650181274116
2017–18Oakville Jr. HornetsProv. WHL221515302810661212
2018–19 Princeton University ECAC 2922355730—————
2019–20 Princeton UniversityECAC3122355734—————
2022–23 Princeton UniversityECAC3119183739—————
2023–24 Princeton UniversityECAC2930134326—————
2024–25 New York Sirens PWHL 3013162935—————
NCAA totals12093101194129—————

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2017 Canada U18 Silver medal icon.svg53034
2018 CanadaU18Bronze medal icon.svg61456
2021 Canada WC Gold medal icon.svg73366
2022 Canada OG Gold medal icon.svg783110
2022 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg756116
2023 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg774112
2024 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg72130
2025 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg73142
Junior totals1144810
Senior totals4228184616

Awards and honours

AwardYearRef
National Women's Under-18 Championship
Most Valuable Player2017 [15]
NCAA
Rookie of the Year 2019 [4]
Second Team ACHA All-American2019, 2020, 2024
Second Team All-USCHO2020, 2024
ECAC
All-Academic Team2019, 2020, 2023 [4]
All-Rookie Team2019
Rookie of the Year2019
First Team All-Star2019, 2020, 2024
Tournament MVP2020
All-Tournament Team2020
Ivy League
Rookie of the Year2019 [4]
Player of the Year2019
First Team All-Star2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
International
World Championship – Media All-Star Team 2022, 2023 [16] [17]
World Championship – Best Forward2023 [17]
World Championship – Most Valuable Player2023
PWHL
PWHL Points Leader 2024–25 [8]
PWHL Rookie of the Year 2025 [18]
First All-Star Team 2025
All-Rookie Team 2025

References

  1. 1 2 3 Johnson, Meaghen (August 12, 2021). "Team Canada player profile: Sarah Fillier - TSN.ca". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Menning, Rick (January 30, 2024). "Sarah Fillier Is Living In The Moment, But From The Precipice Of Her Pro Dreams". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sarah Fillier of Princeton Is Chosen Women's National Rookie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Sarah Fillier". goprincetontigers.com. Princeton Tigers. Archived from the original on May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (May 4, 2024). "PWHL Draft Profile: Sarah Fillier". thehockeynews.com. The Hockey News. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ Salvian, Hailey (June 10, 2024). "New York selects Sarah Fillier with No. 1 pick in 2024 PWHL Draft". The Athletic . Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ Kuehl, Tyler (November 1, 2024). "New York Sirens sign Sarah Fillier to one-year contract". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Hillary Knight, Sarah Fillier, and Marie-Philip Poulin Earn First Two PWHL Awards of the 2024-25 season". thepwhl.com. May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ "PWHL Rookie of the Year Sarah Fillier signs a two-year extension with New York". thepwhl.com. July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  10. ↑ "2018 National Women's Team Four Nations Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Hockey Canada. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "CANADA'S NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM UNVEILS OLYMPIC CENTRALIZATION ROSTER: 28 players to centralize in Calgary ahead of 2022 Olympic Winter Games". hockeycanada.ca. May 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  12. ↑ Awad, Brandi (11 January 2022). "Team Canada's women's hockey roster revealed for Beijing 2022". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Canada's 2022 Olympic women's hockey team roster". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Wheeler, Scott; Salvian, Hailey (April 29, 2024). "PWHL Draft prospects ranking: Sarah Fillier leads the list of top college players". theathletic.com. The Athletic. Archived from the original on May 12, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  15. ↑ "National Women's Under-18 Championship 2019 Guide and Record Book" (PDF). hockeycanada.ca. Hockey Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  16. ↑ Montroy, Liz (September 4, 2022). "Heise named MVP". iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  17. 1 2 Podnieks, Andrew (April 17, 2023). "Fillier named MVP". iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  18. ↑ "PWHL Announces 2025 Award Winners". thepwhl.com. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
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