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Natalie Spooner

Natalie Spooner
Born (1990-10-17) October 17, 1990 (age 26)
Scarborough, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
CWHL team Toronto Furies
National team  Canada
Playing career 2007–present

Natalie Marie Spooner (born October 17, 1990) is a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 2007 to 2008, and rejoined the program in 2010. Currently, she competes for the Toronto Furies of the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Spooner was the first player to play for the Canadian National Women's Team, the National Women's Under-22 Team and its Under-18 Team.

In 2014, Spooner became the first woman in hockey history to claim the gold medal in the Olympic Winter Games and the Clarkson Cup in the same year. Spooner is a fast and passionate hockey player. Spooner now has a High Performance Hockey Academy for girls.

Spooner has represented Canada on its National and Under-22 squads. In 2008–09 and 2009–10, she played on the Under-22 team. She has won gold at the 2010 MLP Cup and silver at the 2009 MLP Cup. She played on the Canadian National Women's Team at the 2008 Four Nations Cup.

From May 25–30, 2010, in Calgary, Spooner was invited to take part in the Canadian National Women's Program Strength and Conditioning Camp. Spooner also played for Team Canada at the Ball Hockey World Championship in Pilsen, Czech Republic from June 13–20, 2009. Spooner won gold at the event. Spooner participated in the inaugural IIHF World Women's U-18 Championships in January 2008 and won the silver medal. In August 2007, the Canadian U-18 played a summer series against the U-18 Team USA squad and Spooner was an assistant captain.

On November 10, 2010, Spooner scored a hat trick against Sweden in the 2010 Four Nations Cup. In the gold medal game of the 2011 Four Nations Cup, Spooner scored two goals in a 4–3 loss to the USA.

In a game versus Russia at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Spooner logged a hat trick in a 14–1 victory. In addition, Spooner registered an assist in a four-point performance. in 2016 IIHF girls championship Spooner got a hat trick VS. Finland.

Spooner along with Team Canada were in the finale lost in overtime VS. Team USA.


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