Skylar Fontaine

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Skylar Fontaine
Born (1998-06-08) June 8, 1998 (age 24)
East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NCAA team Northeastern Huskies
Playing career 2017present

Skylar Fontaine is an American ice hockey defender, currently playing with the Northeastern Huskies of the NCAA.

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Career

Fontaine began skating at the age of two. [1] During high school, she played for the East Greenwich High School boys' team, ranking among the leading scorers on the team. [2] [3]

In 2017, she began attending Northeastern University, playing for the university's women's ice hockey programme. [4] She scored 14 points in 38 games in her rookie NCAA season, winning a WHEA championship with the Huskies. She then improved to 36 points in 38 points in her second collegiate year, being named to the Hockey East First All-Star Team for the first time. In the 2019–20 season, she notched 42 points in 38 games, leading all Hockey East defenders in scoring and second in the entire NCAA. [5] That year, she was named Hockey East Defender of the Year, the first Northeastern player to ever win that award. [6]

Style of play

Fontaine has been described as an offensive defender, with strong skating and hockey instincts. [7] [8]

Personal life

Fontaine studies human services and criminal justice at Northeastern University. [9] Her sister, Alex Tancrell-Fontaine, played NCAA hockey with Union College from 2011 to 2015, and her brother, Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, was drafted 202nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. [10] [11]

Awards and honors

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