2018
Joins Canadian Women's National Hockey Team program
Claire Thompson
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Professional Ice Hockey Player
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Olympic champion and versatile defender for Canada's national team.
Essentials
- Full name
- Claire Thompson
- Years active
- 2018–present
- Position
- Defense
- Jersey number
- 2
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Hometown
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Agent
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Essentials
- Full name
- Claire Thompson
- Years active
- 2018–present
- Position
- Defense
- Jersey number
- 2
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Hometown
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Agent
- {{agent name}}
claire's story
Claire Thompson is one of the most skilled defensive defensemen in the PWHL and a cornerstone of the Canadian national team program. Growing up in Ottawa, she developed her game in the Ontario Hockey Federation before attending Minnesota, where she became one of the most decorated players in program history.
With Team Canada she has won multiple IIHF Women's World Championship medals and an Olympic gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Games. In the PWHL she has been one of the most reliable two-way players in the league since its inaugural season.
Thompson represents the next generation of Canadian defensive excellence — a player who can shut down opponents, move the puck efficiently, and contribute to special teams at both ends of the ice.
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2022Olympic Gold Medal
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Hockey Canada national team media page
Hockey Canada’s national-team page preserves Thompson’s first world-championship era.
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