GENERAL: A gold medalist at the Sochi Winter Olympics and a four-time All-Canadian centre, Daoust led McGill to three RSEQ conference titles and four appearances at the Nationals. She has finished her illustrious McGill career ranked fifth in points with a 116-156-272 record in 143 games overall in five seasons... The four players who rank ahead of her have all played significantly more games... In regular season play, Daoust has a 71-97-168 record in 79 career contests.
FIFTH YEAR (2016-17): Served her second season as captain of the Martlets... Became the third person to win the Gladys Bean Trophy three times as McGill University’s female athlete of the year... Named Martlets hockey MVP for third time... All-Canadian (first team) for the fourth time... RSEQ Player of the Year for the third time... RSEQ All-Star (first team) for the fourth time... Recipient of a Jean Béliveau Award for student-athlete academic achievement and community leadership... Awarded FAEQ Athletic Bursary...Won a silver medal with Team Canada at the Four Nations Cup in Vierumäki, Finland... Achieved 250th career point in a 7-4 win over Carleton on Feb. 4, 2017... Scored 100th career goal in a 3-0 exhibition victory over Harvard on Oct. 14, 2016... Named McGill Athlete of the Week on Feb. 13, 2017... Won RSEQ scoring crown with an 11-19-30 record in 18 regular season games... Ranked third in the nation with 1.67 points per game and either scored or assisted on an impressive 52.6 per cent of McGill's 57 goals this season. OVERALL STATS: 20-39-59, 30 PIM in 36 GP.
FOURTH YEAR (2015-16): Awarded the Gladys Bean Trophy as McGill University’s female athlete of the year... Quebec conference nominee for the BLG Award, presented to the top female and male athletes from CIS-affiliated universities... Earned CIS Academic All-Canadian status... Received female athlete of the year bursary at the
Fondation de l'athlète d'excellence du Québec gala... Named RSEQ hockey player of the year... Named RSEQ All-Star (first team)... Captained the Canadian national development team to a gold medal at the Nations Cup in Füssen, Germany... Named Martlets hockey MVP... Served as Martlets team captain... Achieved her 200th career point in her 100th career game in a 3-2 win over Concordia on Feb. 13, 2016... Twice named McGill Athlete of the Week (Nov. 30, 2015 and Jan. 11, 2016)... Led all RSEQ scorers with an 18-16-34 record in 20 regular season games... OVERALL STATS: 31-24-55, 34 PIM in 34 GP.
THIRD YEAR (2014-15): Earned CIS Academic All-Canadian status... Awarded FAEQ Athletic Bursary... Named McGill Athlete of the Week on Feb. 16, 2015... Missed most of the season due to a knee injury sustained in summer training... Returned in time to to play final three games plus playoffs... OVERALL STATS: 9-12-21, 14 PIM in 11 GP.
REDSHIRT SEASON (2013-14): Won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia (scored one goal).
SECOND YEAR (2012-13): Awarded the Gladys Bean Trophy as McGill University’s female athlete of the year... Became first player to win the Brodrick Trophy as CIS hockey player of the year after meriting CIS rookie of the year honours... Named CIS All-Canadian (first team)... Quebec conference nominee for the BLG Award, presented to the top female and male athletes from CIS-affiliated universities... Named RSEQ player of the year... Named RSEQ All-Star (first team)... Won a gold medal with the Canadian national development team at the Meco Cup in Füssen, Germany... Named Martlets hockey Team MVP... Awarded FAEQ Athletic Bursary... Twice named McGill Athlete of the Week (Nov. 12, 2012 and Jan. 18, 2013)... Won RSEQ scoring crown and led all CIS scorers with a 21-33-54 record in 20 regular season games... OVERALL STATS: 29-46-75, 28 PIM in 32 GP.
FIRST YEAR (2011-12): Named McGill University, McGill Martlets hockey, RSEQ and CIS rookie of the year... Named to RSEQ and CIS All-Rookie Teams... CIS All-Canadian (second team)... RSEQ All-Star (first team)... Won a silver medal with Team Canada at the Four Nations Cup in Nyköping, Sweden... Awarded FAEQ Athletic Bursary... Won RSEQ scoring crown with an 18-25-43 record in 18 regular season games... Led all CIS players in points per game with 2.39... OVERALL STATS: 27-35-62, 6 PIM in 30 GP.
PRIOR TO McGILL: Awarded FAEQ Recruitment Bursary... Won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Chicago, Ill... Won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Füssen, Germany, and was named one of Canada’s top three players of the tournament...
2010-11: Won the Collégial AA regular season championship and a silver medal in the playoffs with Édouard-Montpetit … Named Collégial AA Player of the Year … Third in Édouard-Montpetit scoring …
2009-10: Helped Édouard-Montpetit win the Collegial AA regular season and playoff championships … Named Collégial AA Rookie of the Year …Led Collégial AA in scoring … Won a bronze medal with Quebec at the 2009 National Women’s Under-18 Championship in Surrey, B.C. …
OTHER: Won a gold medal with the Sélects du Lac St-Louis at the 2009 Coupe Dodge provincial championship … Helped Lac St-Louis to a 62-0-2 record in 2008-09 … Won a silver medal with Quebec at the 2008 National Women’s Under-18 Championship in Napanee, Ont. … Won a silver medal with Quebec at the 2007 National Women’s Under-18 Championship in Kitchener, Ont. … Won a silver medal at the 2007 Jeux du Québec … Won a silver medal at the 2005 Jeux du Québec … Has been a captain or alternate captain at every level she has played … Lists Marc Jazieniky as her favourite minor hockey coach
HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND:
Mélodie Daoust has wanted to compete at the Olympic Games since she realized hockey was her passion. Her dream came true at Sochi 2014 where she scored one goal in Canada’s 3-1 semifinal victory over Switzerland, en route to the gold medal. She made her debut in the maple leaf in 2009 when she was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the IIHF U-18 Women’s World Championship. Daoust competed for the National Women’s Team for the first time at the 2011 Four Nations Cup. She returned to the Four Nations Cup in 2016.
Daoust started her collegiate career in 2011-12, playing for the McGill Martlets. That season she was named CIS Rookie of the Year and helped the team win bronze at the CIS national championship. In 2012-13 Daoust became the first player to go directly from CIS Rookie of the Year to CIS Player of the Year, winning the Broderick Trophy. She led the CIS in scoring with 21 goals and 33 assists in 20 regular season games as McGill went a perfect 20-0.
After red-shirting McGill’s 2013-14 season – in which the team won the CIS title – to play with the national team, Daoust returned to the Martlets in 2014-15 but missed most of the season after undergoing ACL surgery, forcing her off the ice for six months. After first serving as captain in 2015-16, she retained that title for her final university season and won her third Gladys Bean Trophy as McGill’s female athlete of the year
==================================================
Won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2016 4 Nations Cup in Vierumäki, Finland … Captained Canada’s National Women’s Development Team to a gold medal at the 2016 Nations Cup in Füssen, Germany … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia … Played in a six-game series versus the United States leading up to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2013 4 Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y. … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Women’s Under-22/Development Team at the 2013 Meco Cup in Füssen, Germany … Was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Under-22/Development Team for a three-game series against the United States in in Calgary, Alta., in August 2012 … Named to Canada’s National Women’s Under-22/Development Team for the 2012 Meco Cup, but was unable to play … Won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2011 4 Nations Cup in Nyköping, Sweden … Attended Canada’s National Women’s Under-22/Development Team training camp in Rockland, Ont., in August 2011 … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team at the 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Chicago, Ill. … Was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team for a three-game series against the United States in Calgary, Alta., in August 2009 … Won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Füssen, Germany
PERSONAL:
Lists National Women’s Team alumna Caroline Ouellette as her favourite female athlete … Favourite NHL team: Montréal Canadiens … Played soccer at the Jeux du Québec in 2002, 2003 and 2004 … Her brother, Samuel, won a bronze medal with the Patriotes de Châteauguay at the 2006 TELUS Cup, Canada’s National Midget Championship … Majoring in physical education at McGill University … Daughter of Michel and Johanne … Has one brother, Samuel
