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Sarah Edney

Canadian ice hockey player

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Sarah Edney
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
IIHF U18 Women's Worlds
2011 Sweden2011 Tournament
Nations Cup
2015 Germany2015 Tournament
4 Nations Cup
2015 SwedenTeam

Sarah Edney is a Canadian ice hockey player. She was selected first overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2015 CWHL Draft. She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2015 4 Nations Cup in Sundsvall, Sweden.

01Playing career

Edney played high school hockey at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Mississauga, Ontario. While a student there, she also competed in softball and track and field. In her junior season, she was named an assistant captain in hockey. She also played hockey for the Mississauga Junior Chiefs. During her career with the Junior Chiefs, Edney led the squad to gold and silver medals in the Ontario provincial championships. Sarah now lives in Australia and plays in a non-professional league.

Hockey Canada

At the 2011 IIHF Women's Under 18 championships, she was the captain of Team Canada. She would help the team earn a silver medal. In the same year, she was the Team Ontario captain at the 2011 Canada Winter Games, where she claimed a silver medal.

She was a member of Canada's National Women's Development Team that won a gold medal at the 2015 Nations Cup (formerly known as the Meco Cup).

NCAA

Edney committed to join the Harvard Crimson of the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

NWHL

On August 31, 2017, Edney signed with the Buffalo Beauts as a free agent, joining former Thunder teammates Jess Jones and Rebecca Vint who also signed with the Beauts. Edney participated in the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game.

AWIHL

Sarah moved to Sydney, Australia, and has been playing for the Sydney Sirens in the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League since 2019.

02Career stats

Hockey Canada

YearEventTeamGPGAPtsPIM
2009Under 18 NationalsOntario Blue50224
2011IIHF Under 18 WorldsCanada41232
2011Canada Winter GamesOntario51340

03Awards and honours

  • Mississauga Female High School Athlete of the Year in 2010-11
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School Hockey Most Valuable Player (2009-10)
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Junior Student Athlete of the Year
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Senior Student Athlete of the Year
  • Toronto Star High School Female Athlete of the Week (Week of January 12, 2010)

NWHL

  • NWHL Co-Player of the Week, Awarded March 12, 2018
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