| Melissa Boufounos | |
| |
| Position | Forward |
| GBHL CWHL Team |
York Buds Burlington Barracudas |
| Born | May 21, Bolton, ON, CA |
| Pro Career | – present |
Melissa Boufounos is a former women's ice hockey player for the Etobicoke Dolphins. She was selected 52nd overall[1] by the Burlington Barracudas in the 2011 CWHL Draft. [2]
Playing career[]
Prior to the CWHL Draft, Boufounos competed for the York Buds Senior B team in the Golden Blades Women’s Hockey League in the Greater Toronto Area.[3]. While she competed in the Golden Blades, fellow Barracudas draft pick Samantha Agius also competed in the league.[4]
Ball hockey[]
In 2012, Boufounos started participating in the Ottawa Vanier Women's Ball Hockey League
Career stats[]
| Year | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 2011 | GBHL | 21 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 12[5] |
Personal[]
Boufounos studied broadcast journalism at Seneca College and sports Journalism at Centennial College. She has interned for /A\ News Barrie, 680 News and Rogers Sportsnet in Toronto. During the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Boufounos wrote about the Canadian women's ice hockey team for the Toronto Observer.[6]
On October 28, 2011, she was selected as the Montreal Canadiens Social Media Fan of the Day.[7] During the 2011-12 CWHL season, Boufounos engaged in media relations and social media work for the Brampton Thunder.
References[]
- ↑ http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/sports/chasing-the-dream-of-womens-pro-hockey-draft-day-success-59657.html
- ↑ http://www.cwhl.ca/news.asp?id=76
- ↑ http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/sports/chasing-the-dream-of-womens-pro-hockey-59012.html
- ↑ http://m.theepochtimes.com/index.php?page=content&id=59657
- ↑ http://www.goldenblades.ca/gbtier4/players1.asp
- ↑ http://www.torontoobserver.ca/2010/02/14/canadian-women%E2%80%99s-hockey-team-sets-new-olympic-record/
- ↑ http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=3390