Victoria Bach

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Victoria Bach
Victoria Bach.jpg
Bach with PWHL Toronto in 2024
Born (1996-07-12) July 12, 1996 (age 28)
Milton, Ontario
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 121 lb (55 kg; 8 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2012–2025
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
4 Nations Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Canada

Victoria Bach (born July 12, 1996) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who most recently played for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and was a member of Canada women's national ice hockey team. [1] A graduate of Boston University, she was the first player in Boston University history to score more than 100 goals. She previously played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) with the Markham Thunder, and received the CWHL's 2018–2020 Rookie of the Year award.

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Playing career

University

Across 145 NCAA games, Bach scored 198 points, setting all-time points and goals record for Boston University. [2] She was the first woman in the university's history to score 100 career goals. In her senior year, she tallied 67 points in 33 games. [3]

Bach won the Hockey East Rookie of the Year in 2014–2015. [4] She was the second Terrier player to win the award in the program's history; teammate Marie-Philip Poulin won the award in 2010–2011. She was a Hockey East First Team All-Star in 2017 and 2018, and was a top-3 finalist for the 2018 Patty Kazmaier Award. [5]

Professional

In 2017, Bach was selected 7th overall by the Metropolitan Riveters in the NWHL draft. She was then selected by the Markham Thunder in the 1st round of the 2018 CWHL Draft, the team with whom she would sign her first professional contract. [6] In 2018–19, she won the CWHL Rookie of the Year Award, putting up 32 points in 26 games with Markham, her 19 goals good for second in the league. [7]

After the collapse of the CWHL in May 2019, she joined the PWHPA. [8]

Following four seasons in the PWHPA, Bach was drafted in the seventh round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by Toronto. [9] Her first PWHL game took place on February 3, 2024, as Toronto hosted Minnesota. Thirteen days later, Bach recorded her first goal in league play, scoring in the third period of a 3-0 shutout win against Montreal. She finished the season with five points.

On December 30, 2024, Toronto traded Bach to the Ottawa Charge, alongside Jocelyne Larocque ( also a former teammate with the Markham Thunder), in exchange for Savannah Harmon and Hayley Scamurra. [10] Of note, it marked the first trade of the 2024–25 PWHL season.

Coincidentally, Bach's debut with Ottawa took place on Toronto ice in a December 31 match. Her first goal as a member of the Charge occurred on January 11, 2025, versus the Boston Fleet. Larocque would earn one of the assists.

On June 1, 2025, Bach announced her retirement.

International

Bach played for Team Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning a gold medal. She made her debut for the senior Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2017 4 Nations Cup. She then served as assistant captain for the country at the 2018 4 Nations Cup. [11] In the 2019–2020 Team Canada season, Victoria was promoted to play on a line with Marie-Philip Poulin. [12] [13] During the 2019–2020 Rivalry Series, she was the top scoring Canadian player. [14] She was named to the Canadian World Champhionships roster for the first time in 2020, before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [15] She was one of 28 players invited to Hockey Canada's Centralization Camp, which represented the selection process for the Canadian women's team that competed in Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [16]

Personal life

Bach was born in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation. As a young woman, she started playing soccer; she switched to hockey after watching Team Canada win the gold medal in women's ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. [2]

At Boston University she completed a bachelor's degree in communication. [17]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11 Oakville Hornets Prov. WHL 19358020110
2011–12Oakville HornetsProv. WHL3419102914891102
2012–13 Mississauga Chiefs Prov. WHL3324254927134374
2013–14Mississauga ChiefsProv. WHL3536326887371025
2014–15 Boston University Terriers Hockey East 372014344–––––
2015–16 Boston University TerriersHockey East392226486–––––
2016–17 Boston University TerriersHockey East3623264942–––––
2017–18 Boston University TerriersHockey East3339286712–––––
2018–19 Markham Thunder CWHL 26191332630110
2019–20GTA East PWHPA ––––––––––
2020–21TorontoPWHPA42462–––––
2021–22TorontoPWHPA65382–––––
2022–23Team ScotiabankPWHPA20651128–––––
2023–24 PWHL Toronto PWHL 16235250110
2024–25 Toronto Sceptres PWHL60000–––––
2024–25 Ottawa Charge PWHL24235480000
CWHL totals26191332630110
PWHL totals4646108130110

References

  1. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (June 1, 2025). "Victoria Bach Announces Her Retirement From Hockey". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News . Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Change, Jonathan (February 2, 2018). "Women's Ice Hockey's Victoria Bach Breaking Records". Boston University. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (November 10, 2019). "Victoria Bach dazzling for Canada's women's hockey team" . Boston Herald. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bach Named Hockey East Rookie of the Year". Boston University Athletics. March 6, 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  5. ↑ Blinn, Michael (25 December 2017). "BU's Bach tearing up college hockey". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Clinton, Jared (9 August 2018). "CWHL Draft: 10 incoming rookies who could make noise next season". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Jay, Michelle (27 August 2019). "2019 Women's Hockey Top 25 Under 25 | No. 2: Victoria Bach". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Clinton, Jared (20 November 2019). "How blossoming national team sniper Bach is making the most of an unusual season". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Four Terriers Selected in PWHL Draft". Boston University Athletics. 18 September 2023. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Anthony, Dave (30 December 2024). "PWHL star Larocque traded to Ottawa". SteinbachOnline. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "2018 National Women's Team Four Nations Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Hockey Canada. n.d. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Victoria Bach scores OT winner as Canada defeats U.S. on home ice in Victoria". CBC Sports. February 4, 2020. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  13. ↑ Ingemi, Marisa (10 November 2019). "Victoria Bach dazzling for Canada's women's hockey team" . Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  14. ↑ Aykroyd, Lucas (February 10, 2020). "IIHF – Americans win Rivalry Series". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  15. ↑ Salvian, Hailey (March 21, 2020). "Debut delayed: Rising women's hockey star goes from world stage to home alone" . The Athletic. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "Victoria Bach – Women's Ice Hockey". Archived from the original on 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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