Nancy Drolet (born August 2, 1973) is a Canadian ice hockey player, international public speaker and philanthropist.[1] She is the daughter of Denis Drolet and Viviane Dubé. Nancy has won 6 gold medals for Canada with the Canadian women's hockey team. Drolet was named Sports Federation Canada Junior Athlete of the Year in 1992. After her Olympic career, she started traveling the world and giving conferences in schools. Nancy is famous for her phrase School is the foundation of every child.
Nancy Drolet
Nancy Drolet giving a speech at her campaign's inauguration
Drolet was also an accomplished softball player and was a member of the Canadian National Softball team in 1990 and 1991.[2] Drolet played for Team Quebec at the 1991 Canada Winter Games and was also a member of the Vancouver Griffins. Drolet played for the Sherbrooke Jofa-Titan squad in the League Régionale du Hockey au Féminin in the province of Québec. In 1994, Drolet would become the team captain, and its general manager.[3]
She won a silver medal at the Nagano Olympic Games in Japan and played for her country in six world championships. She twice scored goals in overtime to help Canada to wins in the 1997 and 2000 world championships. In doing so, became the first person in the history of the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships to score two gold medal clinching goals in overtime. She accomplished the feats on April 6, 1997 and April 9, 2000.[4] During the 1999-2000 season, Nancy Drolet played for the Sainte-Julie Pantheres and scored 29 goals and added 17 assists.[5] She played also for Vancouver Griffins (2001–02 and 2002–03).
After her career in female hockey representing Canada, she gave many conferences where she educated hundreds of thousands of kids in schools across the country on environmental issues, health issues, and personal development. She also participated in multiple conferences internationally when it comes to subjects of health, athletic therapy, motivation, etc. Nancy became an entrepreneur in the physical therapy field and owned multiple clinics across the province. During the covid pandemic, she was one of the first people to become a Health and social services assistant when the Canadian forces were sent in to assist the crisis at the beginning of the pandemic.
Awards and honours
1993 Junior Athlete of the Year (selected by the Sports Federation of Canada) [6]
Personal life
In 1994, she married her long-time partner Natalie Allaire in Quebec. Nancy and Natalie have one child together. Nancy has always traveled throughout her career and is looking to plant her roots with her long-time partner Natalie in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie.
^. Archived from the original on 2007-05-30. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
^Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.118, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN1-55041-855-6
^On the Edge: Women Making Hockey History, p.132, by Elizabeth Etue and Megan K. Williams, Second Story Press, Toronto, Ontario, 1996, ISBN0-929005-79-1
^IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, p.110, Szymon Szenberg and Andrew Podnieks, 2008, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ISBN978-1-55168-358-4
^On the Edge: Women Making Hockey History, p.133, by Elizabeth Etue and Megan K. Williams, Second Story Press, Toronto, Ontario, 1996, ISBN0-929005-79-1
^"Une médaillée olympique contre Alexandre Boulerice, dans Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | Élections Canada 2021".
February 07, 2023
nancy, drolet, born, august, 1973, canadian, hockey, player, international, public, speaker, philanthropist, daughter, denis, drolet, viviane, dubé, nancy, gold, medals, canada, with, canadian, women, hockey, team, drolet, named, sports, federation, canada, ju. Nancy Drolet born August 2 1973 is a Canadian ice hockey player international public speaker and philanthropist 1 She is the daughter of Denis Drolet and Viviane Dube Nancy has won 6 gold medals for Canada with the Canadian women s hockey team Drolet was named Sports Federation Canada Junior Athlete of the Year in 1992 After her Olympic career she started traveling the world and giving conferences in schools Nancy is famous for her phrase School is the foundation of every child Nancy DroletNancy Drolet giving a speech at her campaign s inaugurationBorn 1973 08 02 August 2 1973 age 49 Drummondville Quebec CanadaHeight5 ft 6 in 168 cm Weight140 lb 64 kg 10 st 0 lb PositionForwardShotRightNational team CanadaPlaying career1992 2000Medal record Representing CanadaWomen s ice hockeyOlympic games1998 Nagano TournamentIIHF World Women s Championships1992 Finland Tournament1994 United States Tournament1997 Canada Tournament1999 Finland Tournament2000 Canada Tournament2001 United States Tournament Contents 1 Playing career 2 Awards and honours 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesPlaying career EditDrolet was also an accomplished softball player and was a member of the Canadian National Softball team in 1990 and 1991 2 Drolet played for Team Quebec at the 1991 Canada Winter Games and was also a member of the Vancouver Griffins Drolet played for the Sherbrooke Jofa Titan squad in the League Regionale du Hockey au Feminin in the province of Quebec In 1994 Drolet would become the team captain and its general manager 3 She won a silver medal at the Nagano Olympic Games in Japan and played for her country in six world championships She twice scored goals in overtime to help Canada to wins in the 1997 and 2000 world championships In doing so became the first person in the history of the IIHF Women s World Hockey Championships to score two gold medal clinching goals in overtime She accomplished the feats on April 6 1997 and April 9 2000 4 During the 1999 2000 season Nancy Drolet played for the Sainte Julie Pantheres and scored 29 goals and added 17 assists 5 She played also for Vancouver Griffins 2001 02 and 2002 03 After her career in female hockey representing Canada she gave many conferences where she educated hundreds of thousands of kids in schools across the country on environmental issues health issues and personal development She also participated in multiple conferences internationally when it comes to subjects of health athletic therapy motivation etc Nancy became an entrepreneur in the physical therapy field and owned multiple clinics across the province During the covid pandemic she was one of the first people to become a Health and social services assistant when the Canadian forces were sent in to assist the crisis at the beginning of the pandemic Awards and honours Edit1993 Junior Athlete of the Year selected by the Sports Federation of Canada 6 Personal life EditIn 1994 she married her long time partner Natalie Allaire in Quebec Nancy and Natalie have one child together Nancy has always traveled throughout her career and is looking to plant her roots with her long time partner Natalie in Rosemont La Petite Patrie Drolet ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election in the riding of Rosemont La Petite Patrie 7 References Edit Nancy Drolet Celebrating Women s Achievements Women in Canadian Sport Archived from the original on 2007 05 30 Retrieved 2007 12 10 Who s Who in Canadian Sport Volume 4 p 118 Bob Ferguson Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd Markham ON and Allston MA ISBN 1 55041 855 6 On the Edge Women Making Hockey History p 132 by Elizabeth Etue and Megan K Williams Second Story Press Toronto Ontario 1996 ISBN 0 929005 79 1 IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time p 110 Szymon Szenberg and Andrew Podnieks 2008 Fenn Publishing Company Ltd Toronto Ontario Canada ISBN 978 1 55168 358 4 http www canoe ca HockeyNWHL pre stj html dead link On the Edge Women Making Hockey History p 133 by Elizabeth Etue and Megan K Williams Second Story Press Toronto Ontario 1996 ISBN 0 929005 79 1 Une medaillee olympique contre Alexandre Boulerice dans Rosemont La Petite Patrie Elections Canada 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nancy Drolet amp oldid 1131932872, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
