Tara Watchorn

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Tara Watchorn
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IIHF World Women Championship 2011. Preliminary Round Game Group B. Canada - Switzerland 12-0.
Born (1990-05-30) May 30, 1990 (age 33)
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Boston Blades
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2008–2017
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Sochi Team
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Switzerland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Sweden
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Canada
World U18 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Canada

Tara Leigh-Anne Watchorn (born May 30, 1990) is a Canadian women's ice hockey coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Boston University women's ice hockey team. She made her debut for Team Canada in the 2010 Four Nations Cup and played for Canada most recently at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Watchorn was born in Ajax, Ontario, but grew up in Newcastle, Ontario.

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Playing career

Watchorn competed for the Durham West Jr. Lightning in Ontario. She won silver in the PWHL tournament in her junior year and bronze as a sophomore. She represented Team Ontario in the National Under 18 tournament and won a championship. She was picked as the High School Athlete of the Year as a freshman at St. Stephens secondary school in Bowmanville. Watchorn earned MVP honors for basketball, volleyball, soccer and hockey.

NCAA

In her freshman season (2008–09) with Boston University, Watchorn played in every game. Her six goals led all defenders on the Terriers roster. On October 23, she earned her first career goal in a 3–2 win against New Hampshire. Two days later, she registered three assists in an 8–1 win against Maine. She was twice Named Hockey East Rookie of the Week.

During the 2009–10 season, Watchorn competed in 31 contests. Her fourteen assists were good enough for third overall among defenders in Hockey East. She was a member of the Hockey East All-Star Team that played the U.S. Women's National Team on Nov. 22. On November 14, she accumulated three assists in 5–3 win over Providence. An injury prevented her participation in the MLP Cup. The highlight of the season was getting the championship-winning goal against Connecticut in the Hockey East title game

Watchorn participated in the NCAA tournament for the first time. Against Mercyhurst in the NCAA quarterfinals (on March 13, 2010), she scored the Terriers lone goal.

In her junior season (2010–11), she registered a shorthanded goal and an assist against Union on Oct. 9. Six days later, she had a goal and an assist against Wayne State. [1]

Hockey Canada

In a January 9, 2008 contest versus Germany (contested at the inaugural World Women's Under-18 hockey championship), Watchorn logged two goals (plus one assist) in a 10–1 win. [2] Watchorn competed with the Canadian Under 22 team in the January 2010 MLP Cup. She won gold and tallied an assist in the tournament. She was part of the Canadian National Under 22 team that competed in the 2011 MLP Cup. [3] She played for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics, scoring one goal in five games. [4] [5]

CWHL

Originally drafted by Team Alberta, she signed with the Boston Blades as a free agent in autumn 2014. She would contribute to the Blades winning the 2015 Clarkson Cup. During the 2014–15 CWHL season, Watchorn led all blueliners in scoring, and was named the recipient of the CWHL Defenseman of the Year Award in 2015. In the autumn of 2015, she was named team captain of the Blades.

Career stats

NCAA

SeasonGPGAPtsPPGSHGGWGPIM
2008–09366101620036
2009–10313141710139
2010–1152460106

Hockey East play

SeasonGPGAPtsPPGSHGGWGPIM
2008–0921591420016
2009–10180111100020
2010–11

[1]

Hockey Canada

EventGPGAPtsPPGGWGPIM
2007 Under 18 Exhibition3000002
2007 National Under 185011006
2008 Women’s Under 1854711100
2010 Four Nations Cup
2014 Olympics51010010

CWHL

YearTeamGames PlayedGoalsAssistsPoints+/-PIMPPGSHGGWG
2012–13Team Alberta
2014–15Boston Blades [6] 2161420+2526202

Awards and honours

NCAA

CWHL

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References

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Preceded by
Cathy Chartrand (2014)
2015 CWHL Defenceman of the Year Award winner
(2015)		Succeeded by
To Be Determined (2016)
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