Monique Lamoureux-Kolls
| Monique Lamoureux | |||
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| Born |
July 3, 1989 Grand Forks, ND, USA |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| team Former teams |
Minnesota Whitecaps Minnesota North Dakota Boston Blades |
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| National team |
 United States
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| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Monique Edith Lamoureux (born July 3, 1989) is an American ice hockey player. She was named to the United States women's national ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics as was her twin sister Jocelyne, where they captured a silver medal with Team USA. She was previously known as Monique Lamoureux-Kolls.
Lamoureux and her twin sister were both all-state in ice hockey as teenagers. Together, they played on the Peewee A Boys' team in 2001–02 team at twelve years old (called the Wheat Kings) and led them to the North Dakota State Hockey championship. Afterwards, they accepted a scholarship to Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Minnesota, the same school at which Sidney Crosby played. At Shattuck-St. Mary's, the Lamoureux sisters led the school to three state titles (2005, 2006, and 2007). In her freshman year at Shattuck (2004–05), she tallied 113 points (57 goals, 56 points) in 62 games. She had 116 points (53 goals, 63 assists) in 68 games in 2005–06 to place third on the team in points and second in goals. As a junior, she ranked first on the team in 2006–07 with 135 points (85 goals, 50 assists). She led the team with 134 points (82 goals, 52 assists) as a senior in 2007–08 and helped Shattuck to a 53–3–1 record.
As a freshman for the Gophers in 2008–09, she was the team's third leading goal scorer, and a second team All-America selection. By mid-February 2009, Lamoureux was leading the nation with 64 points on 32 assists and 32 goals. By season's end, she ranked third in the NCAA and first among rookies with 75 points in 40 games (39 goals, 36 assists). She ranked second in the nation with five shorthanded goals and tied for third with eight game-winners. She participated in her first Frozen Four that season. In addition, she was the WCHA scoring champion, and WCHA Rookie of the Year. She was the only freshman to be named a top-10 finalist for Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
In 2009, Lamoureux and her sister transferred from Minnesota to North Dakota. The reason for the transfer to their home state was attributed to the fact that North Dakota hired Brian Idalski, a former coach at the USA Hockey Development Camps. On January 15 and 16, 2011, she led the Sioux with five points in two victories over league rival Bemidji State. She earned a +7 plus/minus rating in her first weekend playing exclusively as a defenseman. In the series against Bemidji, she scored two goals and assisted on three others as North Dakota ran its unbeaten streak to five games at 4–0–1. Over 59 collegiate games, she has accumulated 107 points (54 goals, 53 assists).
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