Meghan Agosta
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Born |
Windsor, Ontario, Canada | February 12, 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 148 lb (67 kg; 10 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for |
Les Canadiennes de Montreal Mercyhurst Univ. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2006–2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Meghan Christina Agosta (born February 12, 1987) is a Canadian women's
During the 2006–07 season at Mercyhurst College in NCAA Division I hockey, Agosta was the first freshman named as a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award. She was also named a First Team All-American and unanimously chosen for CHA Player of the Year. Agosta led the 2008–09 Mercyhurst Lakers to the finals of the NCAA women's hockey championship and as captain that season, earned numerous accolades, including being selected as a 2009 First Team All-American, a Patty Kazmaier Award Final Three, College Hockey America Player of the Year, the CHA Three-Star Player of the Year, to the CHA All-Tournament Team, and to the Frozen Four All-Tournament Team.
Hockey career
Minor
Agosta switched from figure skating to hockey at age 6. As a teenager, Agosta participated in AAA boys hockey with the Chatham-Kent Cyclones. With the Cyclones, Agosta was part of Alliance Championship teams.
College
Agosta distinguished herself at
During the 2007–08 season, Agosta tied
She accomplished this in a 6–2 victory over the Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey program at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. She surpassed Harvard's Nicole Corriero, who set the record at 150 during the 2004–05 season. The goal was scored on the power play at 15:18 of the second period with the assist going to Bailey Bram. She later added her 152nd goal in the third period.[9] Agosta was featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd feature in the February 21, 2011 issue (in recognition of becoming the all-time NCAA scorer).[10] In 2011, Agosta was named CHA Player of the Year as well as a First Team All-CHA selection, marking the fourth time in her career she captured both accolades.[11] On March 5, 2011, Agosta scored three goals in the CHA championship game. With the hat trick, she topped 300 points for her NCAA career as the Lakers defeated Syracuse 5–4 and captured its ninth straight College Hockey America title.[12] On March 12, 2011, Agosta scored two goals in her final NCAA game, in what would be a 4–2 loss to the Boston University Terriers in the NCAA regional playoffs.[13]
CWHL
In the
In the 2012–13 season, Agosta became the first two-winner of the Angela James Bowl.
International play
- Agosta was named to the 2018 Winter Olympics roster for Canada.[15] At the Olympics, she won a silver medal after a 6-round shootout loss to the United States.[16][17]
- Agosta was named to the 2014 Olympic roster for Canada.2014 Winter Olympic Games, Meghan won her 3rd consecutive Olympic gold medal in a thrilling championship game with Canada scoring twice in the final 3 minutes to force overtime and then winning the game on a power play goal from Marie-Philip Poulin.[19]
- With a little over two minutes left in the third period of the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Agosta scored to tie the game at 4–4. She would assist on the game winner in overtime.[20]
- In the second game of the
- On February 17, 2010, Agosta scored a record third Olympic hat-trick in the match against Sweden to move on to eight goals in this tournament, equalling Danielle Goyette's record for most goals in one Olympic tournament, set in 1998.2010 Winter Olympic Games.[1]
- On her 19th birthday, during the 2006 Winter Olympic Games
- In August 2004, she moved to Calgary to train with the national team. Agosta was an alternate for the team that finished second at the 2005 women's world championship in April. She played for the national team for the first time in August 2005 at the Four Nations Cup, and was one of the leading scorers during the exhibition phase prior to the Winter Olympics.
- She announced her retirement from Canada's national team in February 2024; at that time she ranked sixth all-time in goals (85) and points (176) and seventh in assists (91) in 178 career games for Team Canada.[1]
Personal life
Agosta grew up in an Italian household, in Ruthven, Ontario; a community of the town of
In fall 2014, Agosta took a break from hockey and joined the Vancouver Police Department as a probationary constable.[29] Agosta graduated from the Vancouver Police Department Police Academy in May 2015. She took a year leave from the Vancouver Police Department to train and play with the Canadian national team before the 2018 Olympics.[30]
In 2020 she took part in the televised reality competition show "Battle of Blades" with figure skater Andrew Poje.
Agosta and Vancouver police officer Jason Robillard have two children together — Chance and Rylan.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2006–07 | Mercyhurst University | CHA | 35 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Mercyhurst University | CHA | 33 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Mercyhurst University | CHA | 32 | 41 | 37 | 78 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Mercyhurst University | CHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Mercyhurst University | CHA | 34 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Montréal Stars
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CWHL
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27 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Montréal Stars | CWHL | 23 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
CWHL totals | 50 | 57 | 69 | 126 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2006 | Canada | OG | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
2007 | Canada | WC | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
2008 | Canada | WC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
2009 | Canada | WC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
2010 | Canada | OG | 5 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | ||
2011 | Canada | WC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
2012 | Canada | WC | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||
2013 | Canada | WC | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
2014 | Canada | OG | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
2016 | Canada | WC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2017 | Canada | WC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
2018 | Canada | OG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
Senior totals | 60 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 34 |
Awards and honours
IIHF
- Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Media All-Star Team
- Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Directorate Award, Best Forward
- Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Most Valuable Player, Women's Hockey Tournament[31]
CWHL
- CWHL Most Valuable Player, 2011–12
- Angela James Bowl, 2011–12 and 2012–13
- CWHL First All-Star Team, 2011–12 and 2012–13
- CWHL All-Rookie Team, 2011–12
NCAA
- College Hockey America, Player of the Month, October 2010[6]
- College Hockey America, Player of the Month, January 2011[32]
- CHA Player of the Year (2007–2009, 2011)
- First Team All-CHA selection (2007–2009, 2011)
- 2011 CHA Tournament Most Valuable Player[33]
- 2011 First Team All-America selection[34]
- Finalist, Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award(2007, 2008, 2009, 2011)
Other
- Finalist for the Women's Sports Foundation's 2010 Sportswoman of the Year Team Award[35]
- 2011 Top collegiate female athlete, 47th Annual Erie Charity Sports Banquet[36]
See also
- 2006–07 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season
- 2007–08 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season
- 2008–09 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season
- 2010–11 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season
- Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics
References
- ^ a b c d "Triple Olympic gold medallist Meghan Agosta retires from Canadian women's national hockey team". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Former Cyclone Agosta Sets Canadian Women's Hockey League Record, Named MVP – Chatham-Kent Sports Network". March 23, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-55168-384-3.
- ^ a b c d e "Player Bio: Meghan Agosta". Mercyhurst College Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
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- ^ "Agosta breaks NCAA's all-time scoring record". www.windsorstar.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Lakers Down Wayne State, 3–1". Mercyhurst Athletics. February 5, 2011. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
- ^ "Agosta Breaks NCAA Goals Record in 6–2 Win Over RMU". Mercyhurst Athletics. February 25, 2011. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
- ^ "SI.com". CNN. April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Nine Lakers Honored at CHA Postseason Banquet". Mercyhurst Athletics. March 3, 2011. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
- ^ "Agosta Tops 300 Points as Lakers Claim CHA Title Over Syracuse, 5–4". Mercyhurst Athletics. March 5, 2011. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ^ "Boston University Defeats Women's Hockey, 4–2". Mercyhurst Athletics. March 12, 2011. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ "Angela James Bowl". www.hockeymedia.ca. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "Meghan Agosta". olympic.ca. September 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ "Canada drops women's Olympic hockey final in shootout; gets silver". sportsnet.ca. February 22, 2018. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meghan Agosta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Canada names women's Olympic hockey team". December 23, 2013. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ MacGregor, Roy (February 20, 2014). "Canadian women's hockey team wins Olympic gold with stunning comeback". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
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- ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". www.hockeycanada.ca. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. February 17, 2010. Archived from the originalon April 10, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
- ^ "Meghan Agosta Biography". Mercyhurst College. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ olympic.ca/team-canada/meghan-agosta/
- ^ "Wedding bells ring for hockey star Agosta". August 31, 2012. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ^ "USA! USA! Men, women sweep gold medals in inline hockey world championships in Taylor | City of Taylor". Archived from the original on April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Hockey star Meghan Agosta, Marco Marciano united by passion and pucks". Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ "Olympian leaves hockey career to join police force". Yahoo!. September 22, 2014. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ Cruickshank, Scott. "Meghan Agosta balancing her double life as a hockey player and police officer". The Athletic. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Meghan Agosta named MVP". IIHF. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
- ^ "College Hockey America Mobile : College Hockey America Names Monthly Award Winners for January". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
- ^ "College Hockey America Mobile : College Hockey America has named the award winners for March 7". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ "American Hockey Coaches Association". www.ahcahockey.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2010/8/27/WHOCK_0827104501.aspx[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Agosta Honored at 47th Annual Charity Sports Banquet". Mercyhurst Athletics. February 16, 2011. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Meghan Agosta at Olympedia
- Meghan Agosta at Team Canada
- Meghan Agosta at Olympics.com