Saroya Tinker

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Saroya Tinker
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Tinker in 2022
Born (1998-02-17) February 17, 1998 (age 25)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Six
Metropolitan Riveters
Yale Bulldogs
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2016–2023
Medal record
Women's ball hockey
World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Czech Republic
Women's ice hockey
World U18 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Canada

Saroya Tinker (born February 17, 1998) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman. She last played for the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), with whom she won the 2023 Isobel Cup championship.

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Playing career

Tinker attended Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School in Oshawa, Ontario, where she was an eight-sport high school athlete, playing on Dwyer’s ice hockey, badminton, basketball, curling, field lacrosse, soccer, track and field, and ultimate frisbee teams. A skilled athlete in multiple disciplines, she was recognized as the Junior Female Athlete of the Year in 2012–13 and 2013–14, and the Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 2015–16, in addition to being named ice hockey team MVP in 2013–14 and 2014–15, badminton team MVP in 2013–14 and 2014–15, basketball team MVP in 2013–14, and soccer team MVP in 2013–14. She served as captain of the ice hockey team from grades 10 through 12, captained the basketball and ultimate frisbee teams, and was assistant captain for the soccer team. [1]

Tinker’s minor league career was played with the Clarington Flames Midget AA of the Lower Lakes Female Hockey League (LLFHL) during the 2013–14 season and with the Durham West Jr. Lightning of the Provincial Women's Hockey League (PWHL) during the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. She helped the Jr. Lightning advance to the PWHL Final Four Weekend, registering four goals and fourteen assists (18 points) during the regular season, and seven assists in ten playoff games.

Tinker played the entirety of her collegiate eligibility with the Yale Bulldogs of the ECAC Hockey, scoring 32 points in 122 games played. During her time at Yale, she was recognised for her physical, shutdown style of play. [2]

She was drafted fourth overall by the Metropolitan Riveters in the 2020 NWHL Draft. She signed her first professional contract with the Riveters ahead of the 2020–21 NWHL Season. [3] [4]

After announcing she would be leaving the Riveters after one season, Tinker signed with the Toronto Six in June of 2021. [5] She would spend two seasons with the Six, being the team's recipient of the Foundation award for the 2021-22 season and being named an All-Star during the 2022-23 season. [6] [7] The Six would go on to win the Isobel Cup to finish the 2022-23 season, the PHF's last. [8]

Tinker declared for the 2023 PWHL Draft, but went undrafted. [9] [10] She was invited to PWHL Ottawa's training camp, but ended up announcing her retirement on November 14, 2023, one day before the training camp opened. [11]

International play

Tinker represented Canada at the 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship in Pardubice, winning gold.

Tinker played with Team Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning a silver medal. [12]

Post-playing career

Following her retirement from playing, Tinker announced a new career as a hockey analyst on multiple Canadian networks. [13] On January 31, 2024, she was announced as the Manager of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives & Community Engagement for the PWHL. [14]

Personal life

Tinker’s father, Harvel, is Jamaican and her mother, Mandy, is Canadian-Ukrainian. [15] She grew up in Oshawa, the eastern anchor of the Greater Toronto Area, with her three brothers. She has been outspoken against racism in hockey and has been willing to share her experiences as a multiethnic player in the predominantly white sport by sitting for a number of interviews and penning several essays regarding race and inclusion in hockey culture. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

In September 2022, Tinker signed a partnership deal with hockey equipment company Sherwood. [21] It is the first deal of its kind with a player from the PHF.

Career Statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Durham West Jr. Lightning PWHL 3868141880334
2015–16Durham West Jr. LightningPWHL334141840100779
2016–17 Yale University NCAA 3014518—————
2017–18Yale UniversityNCAA3104446—————
2018–19Yale UniversityNCAA29381130—————
2019–20Yale UniversityNCAA321111269—————
2020–21 Metropolitan Riveters NWHL30110—————
2021–22 Toronto Six PHF 201561410000
2022–23Toronto SixPHF241231240002
NWHL/PHF totals4728102650002

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  2. ↑ Agarwal, Akshar; Kim-Panero, Alessa (April 16, 2020). "Bulldogs set program record for wins". Yale Daily News . Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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  13. ↑ @saroyatinker71 (December 28, 2023). "Today, I am so incredibly excited to announce the next step in my career, as your newest @cbcsports @TSN_Sports @Sportsnet Analyst! Catch me January 1st on @cbcsports for @pwhl_toronto vs @pwhl_newyork!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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