Catherine Ward Catherine Ward ( born February 27 , 1987 in Longueuil , Quebec ) is a member of the 2009 – 10 Hockey Canada national women ' s team . She was also a member of the 2008 – 09 McGill Martlets women ' s hockey season , which won a Canadian Interuniversity Sport title . Playing career . Ward played with Sarah Vaillancourt on Team Quebec at the 2003 Canada Winter Games . Ward would silver at those Games . In 2010 , Ward and Marie - Philip Poulin got their numbers retired from the Dawson Blues women ' s ice hockey program after winning the Olympic gold medal . McGill Martlets . During the 2008 - 09 , Ward set a QSSF record for points ( 25 ) by a defenseman , beating her own record ( 22 ) that she had set in 2006 - 07 . In 2007 , she was the first Martlet to earn CIS rookie - of - the - year honours since the inception of the award in 2000 - 01 . She set new McGill single - season marks for most goals , assists and points in her varsity debut , finishing second among CIS defencemen with 22 points despite playing in only 16 conference games . Boston Univeristy . Ward registered tallied three assists in the Terriers 7 - 2 win over Wayne State on October 15 , 2010 . Prior to the Terriers game on October 22 , Ward was named an assistant captain . On October 18 , Ward was named to the Hockey East Honor Roll . From January 28 - 29 , 2011 , Ward recorded a goal and two assists as the Terriers swept the Connecticut Huskies . She registered a goal and an assist in the Terriers ’ come - from - behind victory on Jan . 28 . The following day , she assisted on Jenelle Kohanchuk ’ s goal . She finished the weekend with a plus 2 rating . At season ' s end , Catherine Ward was the first ever Terrier to be named an All - American , as she was selected for the second team . Montréal Stars . Ward has been a key player on the Montréal Stars roster . She was the seventh overall draft pick in the 2011 CWHL draft and the second pick of the Stars ( only after Meghan Agosta ) . She participated in the 2011 - 2012 and 2012 - 2013 seasons , taking off the 2013 - 2014 season to centralize with Team Canada . Ward was one of their key defencewomen and helped them win the Clarkson Cup in 2012 and place second in the 2013 Clarkson Cup . During the 2012 - 2013 season , Ward took on a leadership role and wore one of the three A ' s for the Stars , becoming an alternate captain and sole defensive representative . Hockey Canada . In 2007 , she played for the Canadian Under - 22 team on two occasions . She was a member of the European Air Canada Cup in Ravensburg , Germany , in January . She followed the victory by winning a three - game exhibition series against the USA in Ottawa , in August . In 2009 , Ward , and McGill teammate Charline Labonté represented Team Canada at the 2009 IIHF women ' s world hockey championship . By claiming the gold medal at the 2012 IIHF Women ' s World Championship , Ward ( along with Marie - Philip Poulin ) became the sixth and seventh members of the ( not yet recognized by the IIHF ) Triple Gold Club for Women ( having won gold in the Olympic Games , the IIHF World Championships , and the Clarkson Cup ) . Ward , having also claimed her CIS title , became a member of the Canadian Grand Slam Club , a Frozen Four Win would ' ve qualified her for a grand slam but the CIS win makes it a Canadian Grand Slam . = Personal = Catherine was born February 27th 1987 to Lise and Patrick Ward in Longeuil , Quebec despite being raised in Montréal . Her brother , David , and her father were always playing hockey , prompting Catherine to join the sport . She played with the Lac St - Louis AHM . Her high school years were spent at l ' école secondaire Sacre - Coeur - du - Notre - Dame , a French private school located in Montréal , where she set their all - time records for points , goals and assists . She attended McGill University then Boston University where she attained her MBA while playing for their school teams . Ward ' s favourite female athlete is Chantal Peticlerc , a wheelchair athlete . Her favourite sport other than hockey is soccer . She enjoys the movie City of God and the TV show One Tree Hill . Ward ' s preferred NHL team is the Montréal Canadiens ( Habs ) , the sibling team of her own Montréal Stars . She enjoys cooking and travelling . Pre - game traditions include a coffee before every game and a meal of pasta and chicken but ideally , chicken stir - fry . Career stats . Ward has played for Lac St - Louis AHM , école secondaire Notre - Dame - du - Sacre - Coeur , the McGil Martlets Varsity Women ' s Team , Team Canada U - 22 , Boston Terriers Varsity Women ' s Team , Team Canada National Women ' s Team and the Montréal Stars .