# Cheryl Pounder

Cheryl Pounder (born June 21, 1976) is a women's ice hockey player. She played defence for the Canadian Women's Hockey League's Mississauga Chiefs, and competed in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.
Pounder attended high school at St. Martin Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. She was also the captain of the ice hockey team at Wilfrid Laurier University. Although born in Montreal, she lives in Mississauga, Ontario and calls that city her hometown. Pounder was part of the team that won the Under-18 Canadian National women's ice hockey championship. She was also a member of the 1992 Women's World Roller Hockey championship team.
Pounder was a colour commentator for the CBC coverage of the women's hockey tournament at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics. She also served as a colour commentator for the TSN's coverage of IIHF World Women's Championship hockey tournaments and succeeded Ray Ferraro as NHL 24 color commentator.

## CWHL

With the Beatrice Aeros, Pounder competed in three Women's Canadian National hockey championships from 1999 to 2001. The Aeros won bronze in 1999 and 2001, and won the gold in 2000. Pounder was the Master of Ceremonies at the 2010 CWHL Draft.

## Personal life

Pounder is married to Mike O'Toole, a former player drafted by the St. Louis Blues. Together, they welcomed their first child, a girl named Jamie, on January 25, 2008, with a second daughter, Lauren, was born in 2010.
Her niece Rhyen McGill won the NCAA national championship in 2017 with Clarkson University, and played in Team Canada's junior system.

## Career statistics

Career statistics are from Eliteprospects.com.

### 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 |
| 1992–93 | Toronto Aeros | COWHL | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Toronto Jr. Aeros | COWHL | 29 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | North York Aeros | COWHL | 26 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996-97 | North York Aeros | COWHL | 32 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997-98 | North York Aeros | COWHL | 16 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998-99 | Beatrice Aeros | NWHL | 25 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999-00 | Beatrice Aeros | NWHL | 31 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Mississauga Chiefs | CWHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Mississauga Chiefs | CWHL | 25 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| COWHL totals | COWHL totals | COWHL totals | 127 | 23 | 81 | 104 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1994 | Canada | WC | | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | Canada | WC | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Canada | WC | | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2001 | Canada | WC | | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | Canada | OG | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Canada | WC | | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | Canada | WC | | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | Canada | OG | | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | Canada | WC | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 45 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 20 |

## Career highlights

* Two Olympic gold medals (2002, 2006)
* Six World Championship gold medals (1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007) and one silver (2005)
* Seven Nations Cup gold medals (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) and one silver (2003)
* All-Star selection, 2005 IIHF women's world hockey championships

## Awards and honours

* CWHL First All-Star Team, 2008–09
* Top Defender, Pool A, 2007 Esso Canadian Women's Nationals
* Top Defender at the 2002 Esso Canadian National Championship
* NWHL West First All-Star Team, 1999-00
* COWHL Second All-Star Team, 1996–97

### CIS honours

* 1995-96 OUA Second Team All-Star
* 1996-97 OUA Second Team All-Star
* 1997-98 OUA First Team All-Star
* 1998 Wilfrid Laurier athletics President's Award
* 2005 Inductee, Laurier Golden Hawk Hall of Fame