Vicki Bendus

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Vicki Bendus
Born (1989-04-17) April 17, 1989 (age 33)
Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight 110 lb (50 kg; 7 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
Played for Brampton Thunder
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2007–present
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Women's ice hockey
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 United States Tournament
Women's 4 Nations Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Canada Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 United States Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Sweden Tournament
Women's MLP Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Switzerland Tournament

Vicki Bendus (born April 17, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who last played for the Brampton Thunder of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). While playing collegiate hockey with the Mercyhurst Lakers, she won the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award, awarded to the top player in women's NCAA hockey. She was also selected for the Canadian national women's team that will compete in the 2010 Four Nations Cup. Bendus was the leading scorer at the 2011 MLP Cup.

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Since 2016, Bendus has worked as a coach for Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team.

Playing career

Bendus began playing hockey with the Etobicoke Dolphins of the Provincial Women's Hockey League at the age of 16. She attracted the attention of Mercyhurst University while leading the Aurora Panthers in scoring the following season. [1]

Mercyhurst

Hockey Canada

Bendus won a gold medal at the Canada Winter Games with Team Ontario in 2007. On January 10, 2010, Bendus scored a goal and added two assists for the Canadian national women's under-22 team in the gold medal game of the 2010 MLP Cup. Canada defeated Switzerland, 9-0 in Ravensburg, Germany. The Canadian team won all four of their games by a combined score of 24-4, and secured their seventh goal medal in the past eight years. In three games, Bendus, Jesse Scanzano and Bailey Bram (from the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey team) combined for seven goals and 18 points. [4] Benuds and Bram were tied for the tournament lead in scoring, and Bendus was named the tournament's top forward. [5]

On October 6, 2010, Bendus was selected to play for the National Women's Team that will play in the 2010 Four Nations Cup. [6] Bendus scored one of the six goals in the gold medal game of the 2011 MLP Cup. [7] In addition, she was the captain of the team. She travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia to participate in the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Camp from July 4–12. [8] In the third game of the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Bendus registered a hat trick and added one assist in an 11-0 shoutout over Slovakia. [9]

Bendus won gold with Team Canada at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship. She was invited to try out for Team Canada's 2014 Winter Olympics roster but failed to make the final cut. After she was cut, Bendus began studying at Brock University for her master's degree in applied health sciences and kinesiology. [10]

CWHL

In the 2011 CWHL Draft, she was selected fourth overall by the Brampton Thunder. [11] [12]

Coaching

In 2016, Hockey Canada asked Bendus to coach their under-18 female hockey program. At the time, she was also working at Brock University as a Sports Performance Coach. [10] In 2017, she was named a strength and conditioning coach for Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team. [13]

As a coach, she helped Team Canada win an IIHF World Championship, becoming one of the few women to win one both as a player and a coach. [1]

Career stats

Mercyhurst

YearGames PlayedGoalsAssistsPointsPower Play GoalsShort Handed Goals
2007-083711213231
2008-093711304142
2009-103628376585
2010-113019335261

[14]

Hockey Canada

YearGames PlayedGoalsAssistsPointsPenalty MinutesPower Play Goals
2010 Four Nations Cup425701

[15]

See also

Awards and honours

CHA Player of the Week

CHA awards

NCAA awards

Other

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References

  1. 1 2 Stephen Leithwood (January 18, 2019). "VICKI BENDUS: THE STRENGTH COACH MADE OF GOLD". gobadgers.ca. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ "No. 1 Lakers Set to Face Cornell at NCAA Women's Frozen Four".
  3. ↑ "2008-2009 Women's Golf Roster" . Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Lakers Help Canada to Gold at MLP Cup".
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  6. ↑ "The Official Website Of Hockey Canada".
  7. ↑ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". www.hockeycanada.ca.
  8. ↑ "The Official Website Of Hockey Canada".
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  10. 1 2 Shane MacDonald (September 9, 2018). "Wasaga's Vicki Bendus is off the ice, but not out of the game". simcoe.com. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  11. ↑ "TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST MEGHAN AGOSTA GOES NO. 1 SEVEN NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM ALUMNAE SELECTED AT 2011 CWHL DRAFT". hockeycanada.ca. July 22, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  12. ↑ "BRAMPTON?۪S NEXT THREE: BENDUS, BRAM, MACINTOSH". thecwhl.com. December 9, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  13. ↑ "COACHES SELECTED TO LEAD CANADA'S NATIONAL WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT AND UNDER-18 TEAMS". hockeycanada.ca. July 14, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Vicki Bendus: Career Statistics". Archived from the original on 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  15. ↑ "Individual Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  16. ↑ "Bendus Tabbed CHA Player of the Week".
  17. ↑ http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2009/11/30/WHOCK_1130095114.aspx%5B%5D
  18. ↑ "Women's Hockey Sweeps CHA Weekly Honors".
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  26. ↑ "Bendus Honored With NCAA Elite 88 Award".
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  28. ↑ "CoSIDA Tabs Bendus as First Team Academic All-American".
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