Tessa Bonhomme (born July 23 1985 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team. She was also a member and co-captain of the Ohio State Buckeyes Women's hockey team in the NCAA.
Bonhomme returned to the Buckeyes in 2006 after redshirting the 2005-06 season while taking part in the Canadian Centralization Program in association with the National Women's Team. Through two seasons, the two-time letterwinner already ranks fourth all-time in defensemen scoring with 47 points. She was co-captain of the team along with Amber Bowman, Katie Maroney and Lacey Schultz.
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Tessa Bonhomme | |
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Born | July 23, 1985 Sudbury, ON, CAN | ,
Height Weight | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb) |
Position | Defence |
Shoots | Left |
CWHL team | Mississauga Chiefs |
Ntl. team | Canada |
Playing career | 2004–present |
Medal record | ||
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Women's ice hockey | ||
Competitor for Canada | ||
Olympic games | ||
Gold | 2010 Vancouver | Tournament |
IIHF World Women Championships | ||
Gold | 2007 Canada | Tournament |
Silver | 2009 Finland | Tournament |
Tessa Bonhomme (born July 23, 1985 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team. She was also a member and co-captain of the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey team in the NCAA.
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Bonhomme returned to the Buckeyes in 2006 after redshirting the 2005-06 season while taking part in the Canadian Centralization Program in association with the National Women's Team. Through two seasons, the two-time letterwinner already ranks fourth all-time in defensemen scoring with 47 points. She was co-captain of the team along with Amber Bowman, Katie Maroney and Lacey Schultz.
Bonhomme scored Canada's second goal in their first game of the tournament, 3 minutes and 6 seconds into the first period.[1] Was awarded an Olympic Gold Medal in Women's hockey at the 2010 games in Vancouver.
In the 2010 CWHL Draft, Bonhomme was the first overall selection.[2]
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