Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Name France Saint-Louis Playing career | National team Canada Position Forward | |
Born October 17, 1958 (age 65)
Laval, QC, CAN ( 1958-10-17 ) Weight 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||
France Saint-Louis (born October 17, 1958) is a member of the 1998 Canadian women's Olympic hockey team. She graduated from University with a bachelor's degree in Physical Education and was a teacher for over 12 years in the primary and high school sectors prior to participating in the Olympic games. At the age of 40, she retired from the Canadian Olympic Program to launch her own hockey school. Since 2008, she works with Daniele Sauvageau with the Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey program.
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Hockey
In the 1980s, St. Louis competed for the Ferland Quatre Glaces (first based out of Brossard, and then Repentigny) team in the League Régionale du Hockey au Féminin in the province of Québec. She participated in the 1987 Women's World Hockey Tournament and was Canada's leading scorer. St. Louis was a member of the Canadian Hockey Team from 1990 to 1999. She was part of the first five women's teams to win gold at the IIHF Women's World Championships. She won the gold medal at the 1996 Three-Nation Cup and the gold medal at the 1996 Pacific Rim. She was also an assistant coach for Team Quebec at the 1991 Canada Winter Games. France St. Louis was the Most Valuable Player of the 1998 Esso Nationals as Team Quebec finished in third place and was awarded the Maureen McTeer Trophy.
Lacrosse
In addition to hockey, St. Louis was an accomplished lacrosse player. She was a member of the Canadian Team from 1985 to 1989. She participated at the World Championships in Australia (1989) and the World Championships in Philadelphia (1986), where Canada finished in fourth place. St. Louis was part of the team that won the Gold medal at Canadian Championships in 1989.
Coaching
As part of the IIHF Ambassador and Mentor Program, St. Louis was a Hockey Canada coaching mentor that travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia to participate in the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Camp from July 4–12.
As of 2010, St. Louis was a consultant to the Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey program.