Brigette Lacquette
| Brigette Lacquette | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Lacquette in 2019 | |||
| Born |
November 10, 1992 Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHPA team Former teams |
Calgary Calgary Inferno Manitoba Bisons Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | ||
| National team | Canada | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
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Brigette Lacquette (born November 10, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey player, currently playing defence for the Calgary section of the PWHPA and the Canadian national team. She participated at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship. In the autumn of 2015, Lacquette joined the Calgary Inferno of the CWHL.
In 2018, Lacquette became the first First Nations woman to play for the Canadian women's Olympic hockey team. To honour her accomplishment, Lacquette's Olympic hockey stick was included in the diversity exhibit in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018. Along with Sarah Nurse and Hanna Bunton, Lacquette joined them on the cover (dated June 2021) of Elle Canada.
In December 2021, Lacquette was also hired by the Chicago Blackhawks as a scout covering players in clubs of the Western Hockey League. She received the Inspire Award in the sports category in 2019.