Meghan Dufault

Meghan Dufault (born April 17, 1994) is a women's ice hockey player from Manitoba. She has represented Canada in numerous international tournaments, and has represented Manitoba in national tournaments.
==Playing career==
She attended the Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academyhttp://www.pursuitofexcellence.ca/view-player.php?player=214 In March 2010, Dufault was one of eight female players from Manitoba that attended David Roy's Pursuit of Excellence hockey academy in Kelowna, B.C. She was part of a female midget AAA team that won the Challenge Cup tournament in Washington, D.C. by defeating Little Caesar's from Detroit 6-4 in the championship game of the 26-team tournament. The team's overall record in 2009-10 was 52-3, including a 7-1 loss to Sweden's Olympic team last month and three major tournament wins.http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/amateur/bc-school-turning-out-manitoba-champions-87638327.html?viewAllComments=y
===Manitoba===
In 2008, she competed for Team Manitoba at the Under 18 nationals with Team Manitoba and enjoyed a third place finish. At the 2009 Under 18 Nationals, she competed for Team Manitoba and ended with a fourth place finish. http://cg2011.gems.pro/Result/ShowPerson.aspx?Person_GUID=599c525f-6cfe-46e9-b073-1fd83850c062&SetLanguage=en-CA In 2011, Dufault was named to the Under 18 Manitoba team for the third straight year. http://www.winnipegsun.com/sports/hockey/2010/10/09/15643966.html She also participated at the 2011 Canada Winter Games (women's) tournament as Manitoba finished in fifth place. http://www.hockeymanitoba.ca/docs/U-18%20CWG%20Roster-Official.pdf She finished the tournament with five goals and three assists.http://cg2011.gems.pro/Result/Event_PO_T_T.aspx?Event_GUID=76b06441-65bc-435e-9edd-ce3ed6fea20a&SetLanguage=en-CA&SetLanguage=en-CA
===Hockey Canada===
In the first game of the 2011 IIHF Under 18 championships, Dufault scored a goal and logged an assist.http://www.hockeycanada.com/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/151776/season_id/151723/ss_id/114872/ Dufault tied for the lead in scoring for Canada at the 2011 IIHF Under 18 Worlds.Source: 
She was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Development Team that won a gold medal at the 2015 Nations Cup (formerly known as the Meco Cup).http://stats.hockeycanada.ca/game/show/9573877?subseason=198368&_ga=1.263276748.1923401976.1424712796
===NCAA===
On November 18, 2011, it was announced that Dufault committed to the North Dakota Fighting Sioux women's ice hockey program.http://www.hockeymanitoba.ca/news.php?id=1117 She would earn one of the assists on the game winning goal scored by Susanna Tapani which snapped the Minnesota Golden Gophers 62-game win sdtreak on November 17, 2013. http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/stats/2013-2014/minngm14.html#GAME.BOX
==Career stats==
Year	Event 	GP	G	A	Pts 	+/-	PIM
2008	National Under 18 	5 	0	5	5 	0 	0
2009	National Under 18 	5 	4	4	8 	0 	6
2011	IIHF Under 18 Worlds 	5 	2	6	8 	+6 	2
2011	U18 Exhibition vs. USA	3 	3	1	4http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/172929/la_id/1.htmhttp://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/172937/la_id/1.htmhttp://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/172938/la_id/1.htm	 	0
http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=11737&la_id=1&ss_id=56234&player_id=11672
==Awards and honors==
*2009 National Women's U18 Championships MVP
==References==
Category:Born in 1994
Category:Female ice hockey players
Category:Canadian women's ice hockey players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Manitoba hockey player list
Category:North Dakota Fighting Sioux women's ice hockey players