Leslie Oles
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| Leslie Oles | |||
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| Born |
18 November 1990 Beaconsfield, Québec, Canada | ||
| Height | 162[1] cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 61[1] kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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| Played for | Canada | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Leslie Oles (born 18 November 1990 in Beaconsfield, Quebec)[1] is a Canadian ice hockey player. She started played a professional hockey when she was 17, helping the player-run Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) start up. She was elected to the all-star team and in her second season helped the Montreal Stars win the Clarkson Cup. She later joined the interuniversity league while studying physical education at McGill University. She was a member of Canada's Under-18 Team and won a silver medal at the 2008 world championships.
Leslie Oles started playing hockey at the age of 4.[2] She played in boys' leagues. At age 17 she received a Montreal Canadiens scholarship.[3]
From 2006 to 2008, Oles was a member of Canada's National Under-18 Team and won a silver medal at the 2008 U18 World Championships.[4][5][6]
In the 2007–08 Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) season, Oles was the youngest player of the Montreal Stars at 17. She attended Kuper Academy, a private English day school, to complete her high school education while helping the new league get started. She finished second in team scoring with 16 goals and 16 assists for a total of 32 points in 20 games played.[1] With teammate Marie-Philip Poulin, she was elected to the CWHL All-Star Team and to the CWHL Eastern Division All-Star Team.[7][6] In her second season (2008–09) she helped the Stars in win the Clarkson Cup.[8]
Starting in 2010 Oles played with the McGill Martlets of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport league (CIAU). In her first academic season (2010–11) she helped the Martlets win the championship.[9][7] In her second season (2011–12) she set a new record, becoming the best scorer in the Quebec Conference (RSEQ) with 10 goals and 4 assists (14 points) in 9 games played.[10] In 2012–13 Oles finished sixth for scoring and led the league in penalty minutes; with a younger team, the Martlets were undefeated in the regular season but lost both games in the playoffs.[2]
After playing five seasons in university league, Oles returned to the CWHL drafted by the Stars,[6] renamed Les Canadiennes de Montreal that season.[6] She helped them reach the playoffs in the 2015–16 season[1] but because she had played in the inaugural season Oles was not considered for rookie of the year.[11]
Oles joined the Switzerland women's ice hockey league for 2017–18, playing for EV Bomo Thun. A Thun press release said that the team would be counting on Oles' scoring skills while also valuing her high penalty minutes to create the necessary respect on the ice.[12]