# Jaime Bourbonnais

Jaime Claire Bourbonnais (born September 9, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and the Canadian national team. She made her debut for Team Canada at the 2018 4 Nations Cup.

## Playing career

During her freshman season with the Cornell Big Red, Bourbonnais finishing tied for third on the team in points with 16. She finished the season selected for ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team as well as a Honorable Mention All-Ivy.
After her second year, Bourbonnais was selected for the Second Team All-ECAC and First Team All-Ivy. She was also awarded Cornell's Tompkins Girls Hockey Association Cub Club Mentor honor.
Bourbonnais finished her junior season second in the nation for points amongst defensemen and fourth in the nation for assists and goals per game. After the 2018–19 season, Bourbonnais was awarded ECAC Best Defenseman after she recorded 29 points and led the team in Plus/Minus. She was also named to the First Team All-ECAC.
On September 18, 2023, Bourbonnais was drafted in the second round, 9th overall, by PWHL New York in the 2023 PWHL Draft. She signed a three-year deal with the club in November 2023.

## International play

Bourbonnais has represented Canada at the under-18 and senior levels. In her lone junior-level appearance at the 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, she won a silver medal.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2013–14 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 33 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015–16 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 32 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016–17 | Cornell University | ECAC | 31 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Cornell University | ECAC | 31 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Cornell University | ECAC | 32 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Cornell University | ECAC | 33 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Team Bauer | PWHPA | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Team Harvey's | PWHPA | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | Team Scotiabank | PWHPA | 19 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | New York | PWHL | 24 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PWHL totals | PWHL totals | PWHL totals | 24 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2016 | Canada | U18 | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | Canada | WC | | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | Canada | WC | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | Canada | WC | | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | Canada | WC | | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |

## Awards and honours

* 2017 All-Ivy Honorable Mention
* 2017 ECAC All-Rookie Team
* 2018 First Team All-Ivy
* 2018 ECAC Second Team All-Star
* 2019 First Team All-Ivy
* 2019 ECAC First Team All-Star
* 2019 ECAC Top Defenceman
* 2019 All-American Second Team
* 2019 All-USCHO First Team
* 2020 CCM/AHCA First-Team All-America
* 2020 First-Team All-USCHO
* 2020 Patty Kazmaier Award Top-10 Finalist
* 2020 ECAC Hockey Best Defenseman
* 2020 First-Team All-ECAC Hockey
* 2020 First-Team All-Ivy League
* 2020 Charles H. Moore Outstanding Senior Varsity Athlete

## Personal

Her grandfather, Roger Bourbonnais, also competed for Team Canada and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.