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Sarah Vaillancourt, Hockey

Date of Birth:	May 08, 1985
Birthplace:	Sherbrooke, QC
Ht: / Wt:	5'6" / 140 lbs
Coach:	National team head coach - Melody Davidson; Assistant coaches - Doug Lidster, Peter Smith; University coach - Katey Stone
Language Spoken:	French, English
Team:	Harvard University Crimson
Pronunciation:	VYE-uhn-koor
Position:	Forward
Shoots Or Catches:	Right
Previous Competitions:	Turin (2006)

News

28 Jan 2010 7:25 AM
Hockey: Hefford stars in latest Canadian win over boys' team
Jayna Hefford continued to show her incredible touch around the net with another hat trick -- including the shootout winner -- as Canada's Olympic women's hockey team earned a 5-4 win over the Calgary Royals.
22 Jan 2010 9:47 AM
Hockey: Canadian women drop hockey game in Lloydminster
Despite outshooting its opponent on Thursday night, the Canadian women's hockey team dropped a 5-2 decision to the host Lloydminster Bobcats as part of their pre-Olympic series of games versus midget boys AAA teams.
10 Jan 2010 10:40 PM
Hockey: Hefford scores 2 on the way to win over Raiders
Jayna Hefford led the way as Canada's women's hockey team continued its hot streak ahead of the Vancouver Olympics with a commanding 4-2 win over the St. Albert Raiders midget team, Sunday.
31 Dec 2009 11:15 PM
Hockey: Friends at Harvard, enemies at the Olympics
The women's hockey tournament at the 2010 Olympics will feature five fiercely competitive Harvard grads. The Canadian and American players were friends while playing for the Crimson, but they are pure rivals today.
21 Dec 2009 3:34 PM
Hockey: About Canada's women's Olympic hockey team
In this series of capsules, we take a look at each of the 21 players who will make up Canada's Olympic women's hockey team at the 2010 Games.
04 Dec 2009 10:53 AM
Hockey: Canada has biggest scoring night yet in Midget Series
Canada's women's hockey team routed the Calgary Northstars midget AAA team 7-1 at Father David Bauer Olympic Arena on Thursday. The comfortable win was Canada's biggest night on offense yet during this Midget Series.
04 Nov 2009 2:27 PM
Hockey: Vaillancourt leads the way as Canada trumps Finland
Sarah Vaillancourt netted a pair of goals to lead Canada's women's hockey team to a 4-2 win over Finland on Day 2 of the Four Nations Cup in Kerava, Finland. Canada is 2-0 in the tournament and faces Team USA on Friday.
28 Oct 2009 8:28 AM
Hockey: Women's team rolls to 5-2 win
Rebecca Johnston scored twice as Canada's national women's hockey team earned a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames in NWT Midget Series. It was their sixth win in the eight game series.
06 Oct 2009 12:27 AM
Hockey: Canada's women's hockey team beats U.S.
With timely offence from Meghan Agosta, brilliant penalty-killing, and solid netminding from Kim St-Pierre, Canada ended a long winless streak against its biggest rival, the U.S., in the first of six pre-Olympic exhibitions, 3-1.
07 Sep 2009 2:11 AM
Hockey: Canada loses gold medal game to U.S.
After losing 2-1 to the Americans, what it is quickly shaping up early in the pre-Olympic season is the likelihood that Canada will enter its home Games as a decided underdog to the top-ranked U.S., as was the case at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City.
06 Sep 2009 1:39 AM
Hockey: Canada goes to final at Hockey Canada Cup
Hayley Wickenheiser and Sarah Vaillancourt each scored a pair of goals for Canada in a nasty 7-2 win over Sweden in a Hockey Canada Cup semifinal Saturday.
01 Sep 2009 11:48 PM
Hockey: Canada hammers Finland at Canada Cup
Canada beat Finland 10-2 in an electrifying Hockey Canada Cup game which showcased the talent of forwards Caroline Ouellette and Rebecca Johnston each with a hat trick.
08 Apr 2009 3:02 PM
Hockey: Canadian women roll over Finland, get set for U.S.
Hayley Wickenheiser set a Canadian record for career world championship points, and Jennifer Botterill netted a pair of goals as Canada downed Finland 8-0 during its first game of the playoff round.
06 Apr 2009 1:28 PM
Hockey: Vaillancourt thrives on chemistry with teammates
Sarah Vaillancourt was all business as she tallied five points in Canada's 13-1 win over China at the world championships. But the fierce forward is light-hearted as she talks about her teammates and their travels in Finland.
04 Apr 2009 2:50 PM
Hockey: Canada opens with a bang
Canada got off on the right foot at the Women's World Hockey Championships, thumping China 13-1 in the opening game Saturday in Hameenlinna, Finland.
19 Mar 2009 4:56 PM
Hockey: Agosta, Vaillancourt nominated for top award
The two Canadians in the running for the NCAA women's hockey equivalent of the NHL's Hart Trophy didn't have promising starts to their seasons.
16 Mar 2009 7:02 PM
Hockey: Davidson to name women's world hockey roster, Olympic invitees
Canada's Olympic women's hockey team takes shape Tuesday with the announcement of the world championship roster, plus the five or six players joining them later this year to try out for the 2010 squad.
10 Mar 2009 1:47 PM
Hockey: Two Canadian Olympians among top Kazmaier finalists
Canadians Sarah Vaillancourt and Meghan Agosta and U.S. goalie Jessie Vetter are the three finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award, which will be awarded on March 21 to the top U.S. female college hockey player.
02 Mar 2009 12:00 AM
Hockey: Four Canadian women in running for Kazmaier award
Sarah Vaillancourt, Meghan Agosta, Rebecca Johnston and Jennifer Wakefield are among the candidates for the Patty Kazmaier Award, which goes to the top female hockey player in U.S. college hockey.
25 Jan 2009 12:00 AM
Hockey: Canada's women look to restore gold standard
Canada's women's team opened a six-day camp Sunday in Calgary. It's the last camp before coach Melody Davidson names her roster for the world championship April 4-12 in Hameenlinna, Finland.
03 Oct 2008 12:00 AM
Hockey: Canada looks to avenge loss to U.S.
Canada has won the annual Four Nations Cup five straight years, but is coming off back-to-back losses to the U.S. at the world championship in April.