Cheryl Pounder
Canadian ice hockey player
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Cheryl Pounder (born June 21, 1976) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played for the Toronto Aeros and Mississauga Chiefs. She was a five-time Abby Hoffman Cup national champion, four times with the Aeros and once with the Chiefs. She won two gold medals with Canada at the Olympic Games. After her playing career, she has worked as a broadcaster.
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| Born |
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| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CIS NWHL team |
Laurier Golden Hawks Beatrice Aeros | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1994–2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pounder attended high school at St. Martin Catholic 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.
Playing career
Pounder was still a teenager when she joined the Toronto Aeros in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League. She won her first Abby Hoffman Cup as a national champion in 1993.[1]
She won her second Canadian title with the Aeros in 2000.[2] She then won back-to-back titles with Aeros in 2004 and 2005.
She then joined the Mississauga Chiefs in the newly established Canadian Women's Hockey League in 2007.[3] She won her fifth Abby Hoffman Cup in 2008. She was named a CWHL First All-Star Team defender in her final season.
International career
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.[4]
Pounder competed in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.[5]
Post-playing career
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[6][7][8] and succeeded Ray Ferraro as NHL 24 color commentator.[9]
Pounder was the Master of Ceremonies at the 2010 CWHL Draft.[10]
Pounder regularly provides commentary for the Professional Women's Hockey League. She called the inaugural game of the league alongside Daniella Ponticelli. [11]
Personal life
Pounder is married to Mike O'Toole, a former hockey player who was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL entry draft, but did not play in the NHL. Together, they have two daughters: Jamie, born on January 25, 2008,[12] and Lauren, was born in 2010.[3][12][6][13]
Her niece Rhyen McGill won the NCAA national championship in 2017 with Clarkson University, and played in Team Canada's junior system.[14][15]
Career statistics
Career statistics are from Eliteprospects.com.
Regular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Toronto Aeros | COWHL | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Toronto Jr. Aeros | COWHL | 29 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | North York Aeros | COWHL | 26 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | North York Aeros | COWHL | 32 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | North York Aeros | COWHL | 16 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998-99 | Beatrice Aeros | NWHL | 25 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999-00 | Beatrice Aeros | NWHL | 31 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Mississauga Chiefs | CWHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Mississauga Chiefs | CWHL | 25 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| COWHL totals | 127 | 23 | 81 | 104 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
Career highlights
- Two Olympic gold medals (2002, 2006)[5]
- 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[16]
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
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| Abby Hoffman Cup | 1993, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008 |
| Top Defender, National Championships | 2002,[17] 2004, 2007[18] |
| COWHL Second All-Star Team | 1996–97 |
| NWHL West First All-Star Team | 1999-2000 |
| CWHL First All-Star Team | 2008-09 |
| OUA Second Team All-Star | 1995–96, 1996–97 |
| OUA First Team All-Star | 1997–98 |
| Wilfrid Laurier athletics President's Award | 1998[19] |
| Laurier Golden Hawk Hall of Fame | 2005[20] |
