Ann-Renee DESBIENS

Canada

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 10 Apr 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.75/5'8''

Place of birth: LA MALBAIE, QC

Birth Country:

Canada

Residence: LA MALBAIE, QC

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	2015	Malmo, SWE

Hobbies:

Reading, cooking, hiking, canoeing, fishing.

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Earned a Master's in Accounting at the University of Wisconsin (Madison, USA). Majored in business.

Family:

Father, Raynald. Mother, Claire. Brothers, Martin, Dominic, and Vincent. Sister, Sabrina.

Languages spoken:

French, English

Club name:

Montreal

Position style:

Goalkeeper

Hand:

Left

Debut:

2015 World Championships

Injuries:

December 2016: Knee injury while playing for Canada in December 2016, shortly after sustaining a concussion while competing for University of Wisconsin in October. Back in action in January 2017.

National league:

Professional Women's Hockey Players Association

Start:

Started skating at age 3 and playing organised hockey at age five. (olympic.ca)

Reason:

Her four older siblings all played hockey but she stuck with it because being at the rink was the highlight of her day. (olympic.ca)

Hero:

Ice hockey goaltender Patrick Roy (CAN), four-time Stanley Cup champion and one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players.

Philosophy:

“It’s a great day for hockey", after late ice hockey coach Bob Johnson. (olympic.ca)

Award:

NCAA Patty Kazmaier Award (2017)
WCHA Player of the Year (2017)
First-Team All-American (2016, 2017)
WCHA All-Academic Team (2016, 2017)
All-WCHA First Team (2016)
WCHA Player of the year (2016)

General Interest

LEARNING ENGLISH
She comes from La Malbaie, QC, a French-speaking region in Canada, and did not become fluent in English until she arrived in Madison, WI for university. (americansportsnet.com, 15 Mar 2016; ncaa.com, 23 Feb 2017)

PLAYING CAREER
University of Wisconsin Badgers, USA (2013-17).

Milestones

All-time NCAA shutout leader (for both men and women) with 52 in her career with Wisconsin.

Set a record for saves by a Canadian goalkeeper (male or female) at Beijing 2022 with 51 saves in a game against the USA on 8 February 2022.

Social Media

Legend

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

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