Jill SAULNIER

Canada

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 7 Mar 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.65/5'4''

Place of birth: HALIFAX, NS

Birth Country:

Canada

Residence: HALIFAX, NS

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Women CAN Canada	1

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Indoor Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #2 CAN Canada 12 SUI Switzerland 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #7 CAN Canada 11 FIN Finland 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #13 ROC ROC 1 CAN Canada 6	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #17 USA United States 2 CAN Canada 4	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals #22 CAN Canada 11 SWE Sweden 0	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Play-offs Semifinals #25 CAN Canada 10 SUI Switzerland 3	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Gold Medal Game #28 CAN Canada 3 USA United States 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

Women's World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2021	Calgary, AB, CAN
2	Women	2016	Kamloops, BC, CAN
2	Women	2015	Malmo, SWE
3	Women	2019	Espoo, FIN

Nickname:

Jill

Hobbies:

Playing the guitar, riding motorcycles, surfing and swimming. Has a passion for business and entrepreneurship.

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Graduated from Cornell University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Family:

Father, Darren Saulnier. Mother, Christine Brennan. Younger brother, Brennan Saulnier.

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Montreal

Position style:

Forward

Hand:

Left

Sporting relatives:

Father Darren Saulnier (Ice hockey): Played at the junior level for the Halifax Lions of the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League (MVJHL).

Brother Brennan Saulnier (Ice hockey): Played collegiate hockey for the University of Alabama, Huntsville for four seasons from 2014-18, then professionally since 2018 in Sweden, the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and American Hockey League (AHL).

Uncle Duane Saulnier (Ice hockey): Played at St. Francis Xavier University from 1990-94.

Cousin Justin Saulnier (Ice hockey): Played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for the Halifax Mooseheads and Val-d'Or Foreurs in the 2000s.

Debut:

2014 Four Nations Cup in Kamloops (gold)

Injuries:

2018: Knee injury sustained in PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games. Returned to play in 2018 Four Nations Cup.

National league:

Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association

Start:

Started playing hockey at age five.

Reason:

Grew up with a rink in her backyard which built by her father for her brother to play on. Eventually, she joined him.

Memorable:

Representing Canada for the first time. (calgary.thecwhl.com, 08 Feb 2017)

Hero:

Cyclist and speed skater Clara Hughes (CAN), six-time Olympic medallist and seven-time World Championship medallist.

Philosophy:

"The will to win must overcome the fear of losing." (olympic.ca, 2018)

Award:

Cornell Class of '14 Rookie of the Year Award (2012)
Selected for Quill and Dagger Senior Honor Society

General Interest

MARITIME CONNECTIONS
One of two players on Team Canada from the province in Nova Scotia, along with Blayre Turnbull (Stellarton, NS). Head coach Troy Ryan (Spryfield, NS) is also from the province.

EDUCATION
Attended Berkshire School in Sheffield, MA (USA), for one year in 2011, prior to finishing high school in Ontario. Other alumni of Berkshire to play in the Olympic Winter Games include Kacey Bellamy (USA) and Kendall Coyne (USA). (cbc.ca, 29 Jan 2018)

MOTIVATION
"The best motivation is always, 'Do it for the team'. When I'm motivated to not let someone else down, that's when I really get things done. That's the benefit of team sport, you're never alone. We go through hardship together." (fanfit.com, 24 Jul 2017)

PLAYING CAREER
Cornell Big Red, USA, (2011-15); Calgary Inferno, CAN (2015-18); Montreal Canadiennes (2018-19)

Social Media

Legend

#:: Game
:: Gold
:: Gold Medal Event

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