After leading Canada to Olympic and world titles, Marie-Philip Poulin named top athlete of 2022 | CBC Sports
Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin has received the 2022 Northern Star Award, making her the primary girls’s hockey participant to assert the honour given yearly to Canada’s athlete of the yr.
The 31-year-old Beauceville, Que., ahead led Canada’s girls’s hockey group to each a world title and Olympic gold — scoring twice in a 3-2 win over the U.S. within the championship sport in Beijing.
Poulin completed second in scoring on the Beijing Games with 17 factors, one behind teammate Sarah Nurse.
She had 10 factors in seven video games on the world championship in Denmark, together with an help on Brianne Jenner’s opening aim in a 2-1 win over the U.S. within the gold-medal sport.
WATCH | Poulin’s pair powers Canada to Olympic gold medal:
Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice and had three factors, together with the Olympic gold medal successful aim for a 3rd time, as Canada defeated the United States 3-2 within the closing sport of Beijing 2022.
Poulin is the tenth hockey participant total to win the award. Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price was the final to win in 2015.
Media members from throughout Canada voted Wednesday on the annual Toronto Star award. Other contenders included tennis participant Felix Auger-Aliassime, golfer Brooke Henderson, swimmer Summer McIntosh, pace skater Isabelle Weidemann, soccer participant Alphonso Davies, Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar and B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke.
Until this yr it was named the Lou Marsh Award after a former soccer participant and NHL referee who spent greater than 40 years working within the Toronto Star’s sports activities division.
The award was not too long ago renamed after issues surfaced in recent times over a few of the racist language utilized in Marsh’s writing.
Poulin can be a nominee for the The Canadian Press feminine athlete of the yr award, which will probably be introduced on Dec. 28.
WATCH | Poulin leads Canada to gold at world championship:
Oakville, Ont.’s Brianne Jenner scored each of Canada’s objectives en path to a 2-1 victory over their worldwide rivals within the match closing.
