Victoria Bach
Victoria Bach (born July 12, 1996) is a Canadian-born women's ice hockey player with the PWHPA and the Canadian national team.
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| Born |
July 12, 1996 Milton, Ontario | |||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||
| Weight | 121 lb (55 kg; 8 st 9 lb) | |||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||
| Shoots | Left | |||||||||
| PWHPA team | GTA East | |||||||||
| Played for |
Markham Thunder Boston University Terriers (NCAA) | |||||||||
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| Playing career | 2012–present | |||||||||
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Playing career
University
Across 145 NCAA games, Bach scored 198 points, setting all-time points and goals record for Boston University.[1] She was the first woman in the university's history to score 100 career goals. She was a Hockey East First Team All-Star in 2017 and 2018, and was a top-3 finalist for the 2018 Patty Kazmaier Award.[2]
Professional
In 2017, Bach was selected 7th overall by the Metropolitan Riveters in the NWHL draft. She was then selected by the Markham Thunder in the 1st round of the 2018 CWHL Draft, the team she would sign her first professional contract with.[3] In 2018-19, she won the CWHL Rookie of the Year Award, putting up 32 points in 26 games with Markham, her 19 goals good for second in the league.[4]
After the collapse of the CWHL in May 2019, she joined the PWHPA, where she currently practices with the GTA East group.[5]
International
Bach played for Team Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning a gold medal. She made her debut for the senior Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2017 4 Nations Cup. She then serve as assistant captain for the country at the 2018 4 Nations Cup.[6] In the 2019-2020 Team Canada season, Victoria was promoted to play on a line with Marie-Philip Poulin.[7][8] She was named to the Canadian World Champhionships roster for the first time in 2020, before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Personal Life
Bach has a degree in communication.[10]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018-19 | Markham Thunder | CWHL | 26 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 | GTA East | PWHPA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| CWHL totals | 26 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
References
- http://www.bu.edu/articles/2018/womens-ice-hockeys-victoria-bach-breaking-records/
- https://www.si.com/nhl/2017/12/25/victoria-bach-scoring-goal-bu-terriers
- https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/cwhl-draft-10-incoming-rookies-who-could-make-noise-next-season
- https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/8/27/20832035/2019-womens-hockey-top-25-under-25-no-2-victoria-bach-markham-thunder-boston-university
- https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/how-blossoming-national-team-sniper-bach-is-making-the-most-of-an-unusual-season
- "2018 National Women's Team Four Nations Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Hockey Canada. n.d. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canada-usa-womens-hockey-rivalry-series-1.5450880
- https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/10/victoria-bach-dazzling-for-canadas-womens-hockey-team/
- https://theathletic.com/1690505/2020/03/21/debut-delayed-rising-womens-hockey-star-goes-from-world-stage-to-home-alone/
- https://goterriers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/victoria-bach/9613