Amanda Boulier

{{Infobox ice hockey biography

| name = Amanda Boulier

| image = Amanda Boulier 10.13.19.jpg

| caption = Boulier with the Minnesota Whitecaps in 2019

| image_size = 230 px

| alt =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|30}}

| birth_place = Waterbury, Connecticut, US

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb =

| position = Defense

| shoots = Right

| league = PWHL

| team = Montreal Victoire

| former_teams = {{ubl|PWHL Ottawa|Minnesota Whitecaps|Boston Pride|Connecticut Whale|St. Lawrence Saints}}

| played_for =

| league_coach =

| team_coach =

| coached_for = Yale Bulldogs
Marshall Hilltoppers

| sex = f

| ntl_team =

| career_start = 2011

| career_end =

| career_start_coach = 2016

| career_end_coach =

}}

Amanda Boulier (born March 30, 1993) is an American ice hockey player and coach, currently playing for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Early life

Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, into a large French Canadian Catholic family. She grew up in the nearby suburb of Watertown, Connecticut, with her family. Her father Peter a plumber and mother Elizabeth a nurse with two older brothers Jason and Chad. Her love for ice hockey all started at Taft School’s Mays Rink two as Boulier watched her older brothers. She played for the town youth program. Amanda attended Westminster School (Connecticut) where she played hockey and graduated in 2011.

Career

St. Lawrence University won the Eastern College Athletic Conference in her rookie NCAA season, where she scored 20 points in 38 games and was named to the ECAC All-Rookie Team. After missing the 2013–14 season due to injury, Boulier returned to the St. Lawrence lineup and was named team captain.{{Cite web|url=https://saintsathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/amanda-boulier/3442|title=Amanda Boulier - Women's Hockey|website=St. Lawrence University Athletics|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203130301/https://saintsathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/amanda-boulier/3442|url-status=live}}

In 2017, she signed with the Connecticut Whale of the NWHL.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2017/8/29/16220280/yale-assistant-coach-amanda-boulier-signs-with-connecticut-whale-defender-nwhl-free-agent-hockey|title=Yale assistant coach Amanda Boulier signs with Connecticut Whale|first=Mike|last=Murphy|date=August 29, 2017|website=The Ice Garden|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926202033/https://www.theicegarden.com/2017/8/29/16220280/yale-assistant-coach-amanda-boulier-signs-with-connecticut-whale-defender-nwhl-free-agent-hockey|url-status=live}} After just one year with the Whale, she signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps, where she would win the Isobel Cup. be named a finalist for Defender of the Year and one of the Fans’ Three Stars of the Season in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/amanda-boulier-back-with-minnesota-whitecaps/|title=Whitecaps Get Top Defender Amanda Boulier Back|last=Oliver|first=Nathaniel|date=July 12, 2019|website=thehockeywriters.com|access-date=July 6, 2020|archive-date=April 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406120459/https://thehockeywriters.com/amanda-boulier-back-with-minnesota-whitecaps/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://victorypress.org/2019/03/26/nwhl-announces-season-end-award-winners/|title=NWHL Announces Season-End Award Winners|date=March 26, 2019|website=The Victory Press|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119000845/https://victorypress.org/2019/03/26/nwhl-announces-season-end-award-winners/|url-status=live}} She has been named to the NWHL All-Star Game three times.{{Cite web|url=https://minnesotahockeymag.com/compact-impact/|title=Compact Impact|first=Heather|last=Rule|date=February 9, 2019|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=May 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517035853/https://minnesotahockeymag.com/compact-impact/|url-status=live}}

In June 2020, she became the first defender to re-sign with the Whitecaps for the 2020–21 NWHL season. She chose to opt-out of the COVID-19 bubble season, however.

In September 2021, she announced that she had signed with the defending Isobel Cup champions, the Boston Pride.{{cite web |last1=Tipcke |first1=Alicia |title=Duluth Marshall coach Amanda Boulier departing NWHL/PHF's Whitecaps for Boston Pride |url=https://www.wdio.com/sports/nwhl-phf-amanda-boulier-boston-pride-minnesota-whitecaps-duluth-marshall-hockey/6240747/?cat=10347 |website=WDIO |access-date=September 17, 2021 |language=en |date=September 16, 2021 |archive-date=December 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202031120/https://www.wdio.com/sports/nwhl-phf-amanda-boulier-boston-pride-minnesota-whitecaps-duluth-marshall-hockey/6240747/?cat=10347 |url-status=dead }} She spent a single season in Boston, winning her second Isobel Cup, before returning to the Whitecaps.{{cite web |last1=Rice |first1=Dan |title=Q & A with Whitecaps Defender Amanda Boulier |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/q-a-with-whitecaps-defender-amanda-boulier/ |website=The Ice Garden |access-date=December 10, 2023 |language=en |date=December 12, 2022 |archive-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210021115/https://www.theicegarden.com/q-a-with-whitecaps-defender-amanda-boulier/ |url-status=live }}

Boulier was drafted in the 13th round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by Ottawa.{{cite web |last1=Wegman |first1=Josh |title=PWHL Draft results: Minnesota takes Heise with top pick |url=https://www.thescore.com/pwhl/news/2717313 |website=theScore |access-date=December 10, 2023 |language=en |date=September 18, 2023 |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119000908/https://www.thescore.com/pwhl/news/2717313 |url-status=live }} She was traded to Montreal on March 18, 2024, in exchange for forward Tereza Vanišová.{{cite web |title=Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Announces Trade Between Ottawa and Montréal |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/professional-womens-hockey-league-pwhl-announces-trade-between-ottawa-and-montreal |website=Professional Women's Hockey League |access-date=March 18, 2024 |language=en-CA |date=March 18, 2024}} On June 17, 2024, she signed a two-year contract extension with Montreal.{{cite web |last1=Wolf |first1=Sydney |title=Montreal announces contract extensions for Boulier, Chuli and Keopple |url=https://www.therinklive.com/pro/pwhl/montreal-announces-contract-extensions-for-boulier-chuli-and-keopple |website=The Rink Live |access-date=February 7, 2025 |language=en |date=June 18, 2024}}

International career

Boulier represented the United States at the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, putting up four points in five games as the country won gold.

Coaching career

From 2016 to 2018, Boulier served as an assistant coach for the NCAA Division I Yale Bulldogs. During her time with the Whale, she also served as a coach with Chelsea Piers Connecticut.https://www.chelseapiersct.com/ice-hockey/meet-our-staff/amanda-boulier/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} In April 2020, she was named head coach for the Marshall School's girls' ice hockey team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/hockey/6465322-Girls-hockey-Boulier-named-Marshall-coach|title=Girls hockey: Boulier named Marshall coach|date=April 30, 2020|access-date=September 30, 2020|archive-date=May 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511070230/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/hockey/6465322-Girls-hockey-Boulier-named-Marshall-coach|url-status=live}}

Career statistics

border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team !! League !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
2011-12	St. Lawrence Saints	NCAA \| 38	4	16	20	18 \| -	-	-	-	-
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2012-13	St. Lawrence Saints	NCAA \| 34	8	24	32	28 \| -	-	-	-	-
2013-14	St. Lawrence Saints	NCAA \| -	-	-	-	- \| -	-	-	-	-
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2014-15	St. Lawrence Saints	NCAA \| 36	6	17	23	12 \| -	-	-	-	-
2015-16	St. Lawrence Saints	NCAA \| 38	10	19	29	10 \| -	-	-	-	-
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2017–18	Connecticut Whale	NWHL \| 12	3	5	9	0 \| 1	0	0	0	2
2018–19	Minnesota Whitecaps	NWHL \| 16	5	8	13	16 \| 2	1	1	2	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20	Minnesota Whitecaps	NWHL \| 22	6	21	27	10 \| 1	0	0	0	0
2020–21	Minnesota Whitecaps	NWHL \| 0	0	0	0	0 \| 2	0	0	0	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2021–22	Boston Pride	PHF \| 20	2	9	11	4 \| 3	0	3	3	0
2022–23	Minnesota Whitecaps	PHF \| 24	0	8	8	10 \| 3	0	0	0	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2023–24	PWHL Ottawa	PWHL \| 17	1	5	6	2 \| -	-	-	-	-
2023–24	PWHL Montreal	PWHL \| 6	0	3	3	0 \| 3	0	0	0	2
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NWHL/PHF totals ! 94 !! 16 !! 51 !! 67 !! 40 ! 12 !! 1 !! 4 !! 5 !! 4
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| PWHL totals ! 23 !! 1 !! 8 !! 9 !! 2 ! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2

Awards and Honors

2025 PWHL Intact Impact Award (honors one player from each team who best displayed leadership, integrity and commitment) {{cite web |title=PWHL Announces 2025 Award Winners|url= https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/june/25/pwhl-announces-2025-award-winners |website= The PWHL|access-date=26 June 2025 |date=2025-06-25}}

Personal life

Boulier is a member of the LGBTQ community.{{Cite web |last=Cale |first=Linds |date=February 4, 2025 |title=Queer & Lesbian Athletes Thrive in the PWHL |url=https://everyqueer.com/queer-athletes-lesbian-athletes-pwhl/ |access-date=March 29, 2025 |website=EveryQueer |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Gregory |first=Drew Burnett |date=May 22, 2024 |title=All the Queer Hockey Players in the PWHL |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/all-the-gay-pwhl-hockey-players/ |access-date=March 29, 2025 |website=Autostraddle |language=en-US}}