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Cheryl Pounder (born June 21, 1976) is a women's ice hockey player. She played defence for the Canadian Women's Hockey League's Mississauga Chiefs, and competed in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.
Pounder attended high school at St. Martin Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. She was also the captain of the ice hockey team at Wilfrid Laurier University. Although born in Montreal, she lives in Mississauga, Ontario and calls that city her hometown. Pounder was part of the team that won the Under-18 Canadian National women's ice hockey championship. She was also a member of the 1992 Women's World Roller Hockey championship team.
Pounder was a colour commentator for the CBC coverage of the women's hockey tournament at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics. She also served as a colour commentator for the TSN's coverage of IIHF World Women's Championship hockey tournaments and succeeded Ray Ferraro as NHL 24 color commentator.
CWHL
With the Beatrice Aeros, Pounder competed in three Women's Canadian National hockey championships from 1999 to 2001. The Aeros won bronze in 1999 and 2001, and won the gold in 2000. Pounder was the Master of Ceremonies at the 2010 CWHL Draft.
Personal life
Pounder is married to former St. Louis Blues player Mike O'Toole. Together, they welcomed their first child, a girl named Jamie, on January 25, 2008, with a second daughter, Lauren, was born in 2010.
Her niece Rhyen McGill won the NCAA national championship in 2017 with Clarkson University, and played in Team Canada's junior system.
Career statistics
Career statistics are from Eliteprospects.com.
= Regular season and playoffs
== International
=Career highlights
Two Olympic gold medals (2002, 2006)
Six World Championship gold medals (1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007) and one silver (2005)
Seven Nations Cup gold medals (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) and one silver (2003)
All-Star selection, 2005 IIHF women's world hockey championships
Awards and honours
CWHL First All-Star Team, 2008–09
Top Defender, Pool A, 2007 Esso Canadian Women's Nationals
Top Defender at the 2002 Esso Canadian National Championship
NWHL West First All-Star Team, 1999-00
COWHL Second All-Star Team, 1996–97
= CIS honours
=1995-96 OUA Second Team All-Star
1996-97 OUA Second Team All-Star
1997-98 OUA First Team All-Star
1998 Wilfrid Laurier athletics President's Award
2005 Inductee, Laurier Golden Hawk Hall of Fame
References
External links
Media related to Cheryl Pounder at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- The Judge (Millennium)
- Cheryl Pounder
- Ray Ferraro
- CCH Pounder
- Cheryl Holdridge
- Olympics on CBC commentators
- Pounder (surname)
- Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- List of Olympic medallists for Canada
- List of Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- List of Canadian women's national ice hockey team rosters