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Ève Gascon
Born (2003-05-09) May 9, 2003 (age 22)
Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NCAA team University of Minnesota Duluth
National team  Canada

Ève Gascon (born May 9, 2003) is a Canadian college ice hockey goaltender for the University of Minnesota Duluth of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Playing career

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Youth and junior

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Throughout her youth, Gascon played exclusively on boys' teams. She initially played as a forward but moved to goal at the suggestion of a coach, who felt she could excel in the position. During 2016 to 2018, she played for the Basses-Laurentides Conquérants in the Quebec bantam AAA league. In 2018, she was invited to training camp for the Phénix du Collège Esther-Blondin in the Ligue de hockey midget AAA du Québec.[1] After posting the best statistics of all goaltenders attending the camp, she was selected to the team and became the first girl to play full-time in the boys' AAA midget league in Québec.[2][3]

In the 2019 draft of the Quebec Junior Hockey League (LHJQ or LHJAAAQ), she was selected 13th overall by the Collège Français de Longueuil, becoming the second female player to be drafted into the LHJQ after Ann-Renée Desbiens was drafted by the Loups de La Tuque in 2012. Her first appearance with the Collège Français came on February 23, 2020, in a game against the Rangers de Montréal-Est, in which she served as the backup netminder to Gabriel Waked. She became the third female player to participate in a LHJQ game and the first in nearly two decades, following in the footsteps of Manon Rhéaume, who played with the Jaguars de Louiseville in the 1991–92 season, and Charline Labonté, who donned a Panthères de St-Jérôme sweater during the 2000–01 season.[4]

In August 2020, she was awarded the Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Award, a Hockey Canada honour which recognizes an active player whose values, leadership and personal traits are representative of all female athletes.[5] Later that year, she committed to playing women's college ice hockey at the University of Minnesota Duluth in the United States.[6]

On March 19, 2022, Gascon became the third woman to play in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) when she started in goal for the Gatineau Olympiques, ultimately losing 5–4 in overtime to the Rimouski Oceanic.[7] On April 1, 2022, Gascon became the second woman to win a match in the QMJHL (after Labonté in 2000), backstopping the Olympiques to a 7–3 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs.[8]

College

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In her first season with the Bulldogs, Gascon had seven shutouts, which combined with the six posted by teammate Hailey MacLeod were the most of any team in the NCAA. The final of those shutouts was a 1–0 double-overtime victory against UConn in the NCAA tournament. The starter for 21 of the Bulldogs' 39 games, Gascon ranked fifth in the NCAA with a .946 save percentage.[9]

As a sophomore in the 2024–25 season, Gascon recorded a .942 save percentage and 896 saves in 30 games, the fourth-most saves in the NCAA. On 10 occasions throughout the year she made back-to-back starts, and for her efforts she was recognized as a First Team All-American, named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) First All-Star Team, and won WCHA Goaltender of the Year.[10]

International play

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Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Czechia
World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Slovakia

Gascon was invited to the Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team training camp in preparation for the 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, where she was the youngest player in attendance but was ultimately not selected to the final roster. The following year, she earned the starting goaltender role at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, playing in four of five games, including the championship final. Canada fell to rival Team USA in the final and claimed silver in the tournament.[11][12][13]

Gascon played for Canada's National Women's Development Team at the 2024 Six Nations tournament in December 2024, part of the 2024–25 Euro Hockey Tour.[14] She was later named to the Canadian national team for the 2025 World Championship, where she dressed for two of seven games in a backup role but did not play.[15]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2021–22 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 2 1 0 1 121 8 0 3.96 .837 — — — — — — — —
2023–24 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 21 10 9 2 1,289 35 7 1.63 .946 — — — — — — — —
2024–25 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 30 15 14 1 1,802 55 4 1.83 .942 — — — — — — — —
NCAA totals 51 25 23 3 3,091 90 11 1.75 .944 — — — — — — — —

International

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Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2020 Canada U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 3 1 0 258 6 0 1.39 .938
Junior totals 4 3 1 0 258 6 0 1.39 .938

Awards and honours

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Honors Year
College
WCHA All-Rookie Team 2024 [16]
First Team All-WCHA 2025 [17]
WCHA Goaltender of the Year 2025
First Team All-American 2025 [18]
Hockey Canada
Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Award 2020 [5]

References

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  1. ^ ""C'est un exploit pour moi" - Ève Gascon". TVA Sports (in Canadian French). August 23, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Poirier, Jean-François (September 5, 2018). "Ève Gascon, première dame du hockey midget AAA québécois". Ici Radio-Canada (in French). Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Leroux, Jasmin (March 6, 2020). "Ève Gascon: dans l'histoire à tout jamais". Hockey Le Magazine (in French). Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ève Gascon s'amène avec le CF". Collège Français de Longueuil (Press release) (in French). February 21, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Graves, Wendy (August 7, 2020). "Ève Gascon lauréate du prix Isobel-Gathorne-Hardy". Hockey Québec (in French). Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Lorgange, Simon-Olivier (September 8, 2020). "La folle année d'Ève Gascon". La Presse. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Gascon becomes 3rd female goalie to play in QMJHL in Gatineau's 5-4 overtime loss". info news.ca (Press release). March 19, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Olympiques' Eve Gascon becomes first woman to win QMJHL game in 22 years". Sportsnet. April 1, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Wellens, Matt (March 25, 2024). "The 2023-24 Bulldogs women's hockey season by the numbers". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  10. ^ Matt, Wellens (March 22, 2025). "Gascon is an All-American, Canadian national team up next". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  11. ^ Jurewicz, Chris (December 29, 2019). "IIHF - Gascon shuts door as Canada beats U.S." International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  12. ^ Amundson, Quinton (November 7, 2019). "The masked history maker". Hockey Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  13. ^ Taillon, Josie-Anne (November 26, 2020). "Ève Gascon rêve aux Jeux olympiques de 2022". Ici Radio-Canada (in French). Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  14. ^ Wellens, Matt (December 10, 2024). "Bulldogs past and present taking part in Euro Women's Hockey Tour this week". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  15. ^ Wellens, Matt (April 21, 2025). "Former Bulldog Larocque makes history at World Championship". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  16. ^ "All-WCHA award recipients announced for 2023-24". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. February 29, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  17. ^ "WCHA Unveils 2024-25 Individual Award Winners". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 6, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  18. ^ "Seven WCHA Student-Athletes Earn CCM/AHCA Women's Division I All-American Honors". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 22, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
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