| France Saint-Louis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
(1958-10-17) October 17, 1958 (age 65) Laval, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for | DHC Lyss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1987–1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France Saint-Louis (born October 17, 1958) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and retired player. She was a member of the Canadian women's national ice hockey team for nearly a decade, winning gold medals at five IIHF Women's World Championships and a silver medal at the inaugural women's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics. At the age of 40, she retired from the Canadian Olympic Program to launch her own hockey school.[1] She served as a consultant to the Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey program from 2008 to 2016 and currently teaches at the Cégep du Vieux Montréal.[2]
In the 1980s, St. Louis competed for the Ferland Quatre Glaces (first based out of Brossard, and then Repentigny) team in the League Régionale du Hockey au Féminin in the province of Québec.[3] She participated in the 1987 Women's World Hockey Tournament and was Canada's leading scorer. St. Louis was a member of the Canadian Hockey Team from 1990 to 1999. She was part of the first five women's teams to win gold at the IIHF Women's World Championships. She won the gold medal at the 1996 Three-Nation Cup and the gold medal at the 1996 Pacific Rim. She was also an assistant coach for Team Quebec at the 1991 Canada Winter Games.[4] France St. Louis was the Most Valuable Player of the 1998 Esso Nationals as Team Quebec finished in third place and was awarded the Maureen McTeer Trophy.[5]
In addition to hockey, St. Louis was an accomplished lacrosse player. She was a member of the Canadian Team from 1985 to 1989. She participated at the World Championships in Australia (1989) and the World Championships in Philadelphia (1986), where Canada finished in fourth place. St. Louis was part of the team that won the Gold medal at Canadian Championships in 1989.
| Event | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots on goal | +/- |
| 1998 Olympics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
As part of the IIHF Ambassador and Mentor Program, St. Louis was a Hockey Canada coaching mentor that travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia to participate in the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Camp from July 4–12.[7]
As of 2010, St. Louis was a consultant to the Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey program.
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| Preceded by Sue Scherer (1990) |
Captain Cdn National Women's Ice Hockey Team 1992–94 |
Succeeded by Stacy Wilson (1997–98) |
