Liz Knox | |
Position | Goaltender |
Catches | Left |
Height Weight |
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 135 lb (61 kg) |
CIS Team | Laurier Golden Hawks |
Born | Stouffville, Ontario | June 9, 1988,
Pro Career | 2006 – present |
Medal record | ||
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Women's ice hockey | ||
Competitor for Canada | ||
Winter Universiade | ||
Gold | 2011 Turkey | Tournament |
Liz Knox (born June 9, 1988, in Stouffville, Ontario) is a women's ice hockey goaltender. She was a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team that captured the gold medal at the 2011 Winter Universiade.
Playing career[]
Ontario University athletics[]
On March 10, 2010, Knox becoame the first Golden Hawks player in the history of the women's program to win the CIS Player of the Year award (known as the Brodrick Trophy).[1]
Hockey Canada[]
Knox played in the gold medal game at the 25th Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey in 2011. She stopped 20 of 21 shots en route to propelling Team Canada to a 4-1 win over Finland.[2] With the victory, she earned her fourth win in as many starts.[3]
Awards and honors[]
- 2010 CIS player of the year (Brodrick Trophy)[4]
- 2010 CIS First Team All-Canadian[5]
- 2010 OUA Player of the Year
- 2010 OUA First Team All-Star[6]
References[]
- ↑ http://newswire.cup.ca/articles/29262
- ↑ http://www.yorkregion.com/sports/article/939335--stouffville-s-knox-backstops-canada-to-hockey-gold
- ↑ http://www.wlu.ca/news_detail.php?grp_id=0&nws_id=7404
- ↑ http://universitysport.prestosports.com/championships/wice/2010-11/files/past_awards
- ↑ http://newswire.cup.ca/articles/29262
- ↑ http://www.westernmustangs.ca/news/2010/2/24/WHOCKEY_0224101259.aspx