Katherine Marie "Katie" Weatherston (born April 6, 1983) is a Canadian retired

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player and head coach of the Lebanese women’s national ice hockey team. As a member of the

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, she won Olympic gold in the women's ice hockey tournament at the

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and medalled at two

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Playing career

Weatherston played four years of

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with the

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program in the

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conference of the

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, from 2002 to 2005 and for the 2006–07 season. She debuted with the Canadian national team at the 2004 Four Nations Cup. For the 2005–06 school year, Weatherston opted to put her college career on hold in order to focus entirely on preparing to represent Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. After completing her college eligibility with Dartmouth, Weatherston played the 2007–08 season in the

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(CWHL). She began the season with the Ottawa Capital Canucks but transferred to and finished the season with the Montréal Stars. In 2009, Weatherston sustained a concussion during a pick up hockey game. It was not her first concussion but, unlike previous instances, her post-concussion symptoms lingered for over two years – dashing her hopes of participating in the

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and bringing an early end to her playing career.

Personal life

Weatherston was born on April 6, 1983, in

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, to David and Anna Weatherston. She has a bachelor’s degree in

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from

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Source: USCHO, Elite Prospects

International

Source:

Awards and honours

* 2003 ECAC All-Rookie Team * 2003 All-Ivy Rookie Team * 2003 ECAC All-Star Honourable Mention * 2004–05 New England Writers Association Team * 2004–05 All-Ivy Second Team * 2004–05 All-USCHO Third Team * 2006-07 ECAC Coaches Preseason All-League Selection * 2006-07 ECAC Media Preseason All-League Selection * 2007 ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player * 2008

Eastern Division All-Star * 2008 Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Rookie Team

References

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* * * * * 1983 births Living people Ice hockey people from Thunder Bay Canadian women's ice hockey forwards Les Canadiennes de Montreal players Canadian Women's Hockey League players Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey {{Canada-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub