Lisa Chesson
{{short description|American ice hockey defenseman|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Lisa Chesson (cropped).jpg
| position = Defense
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 145
| team = Buffalo Beauts
| league = PHF
| sex = f
| ntl_team = USA
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|18}}
| birth_place = Plainfield, Illinois, U.S.
| career_start = 2006
| website =
| medaltemplates={{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalSport | Women's ice hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 Vancouver | Tournament}}
{{MedalCompetition | IIHF World Women's Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2009 Finland | Tournament}}
{{MedalGold | 2013 Canada | Tournament}}
{{MedalSilver | 2012 United States | Tournament}}
{{MedalCompetition | Women's 4 Nations Cup}}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Sweden | Tournament}}
}}
Lisa Chesson (born August 18, 1986) is an American ice hockey defender, currently playing for the Buffalo Beauts of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).
Playing career
= Early career =
Chesson attended Plainfield Central High School in Plainfield, Illinois. She went on to play ice hockey for four years at Ohio State University, scoring 89 points in 145 games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/9/20/17866822/buffalo-beauts-lisa-chesson-isnt-done-yet-nwhl|title = Lisa Chesson isn't done yet|date = September 20, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/womens-hockey-qa-with-lisa-chesson/|title = Women's Hockey Q&A with Lisa Chesson|date = February 13, 2008}}
= Professional =
Chesson played professionally for the NWHL's Buffalo Beauts for three seasons, between 2016 and 2019, winning the Isobel Cup in 2017. She participated in the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game and the 2019 NWHL All-Star Game.{{cite web|url= http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/885343?referrer_id=2739439|title= Media Guide for the 2018 NWHL All-Star Game|publisher= NWHL.zone|accessdate= February 14, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023350/http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/885343?referrer_id=2739439|archive-date= February 15, 2018|url-status= dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/buffalo-beauts-importance-of-lisa-chesson/|title=Buffalo Beauts: The Importance of Lisa Chesson|first=Nate|last=Oliver|date=December 31, 2018|website=The Hockey Writers}}{{Cite web|url=https://victorypress.org/2018/03/06/nwhl-chesson-beauts/|title=Lisa Chesson: Olympian & NWHL Isobel Cup Champion|first=Melissa|last=Burgess|date=March 6, 2018|website=The Victory Press}}
In May 2019, she joined the newly formed PWHPA, and would spend the entire season with the organisation.
In April 2020, she left the PWHPA to rejoin the Beauts for the 2020–21 NWHL season.{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/beauts-sign-lisa-chesson-2020-21/|title=Beauts Bring Back Olympian Defender Lisa Chesson|first=Nate|last=Oliver|date=April 8, 2020|website=The Hockey Writers}}
International career
Chesson was a member of the United States hockey team which placed second in the 2007 edition of the 4 Nations Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100215204335/http://hockey.teamusa.org/athletes/lisa-chesson Lisa Chesson's U.S. Olympic Team bio] She was named to the United States women's ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100304063814/http://hockey.teamusa.org/news/2009/12/18/vancouver-women-s-hockey-team-announced/30002 Team USA.org: Vancouver women’s hockey team announced]. She played for the US at the 2009, 2012, and 2013 IIHF Women's World Championships, scoring a total of seven points in fifteen games, winning gold twice and silver once.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-25-la-sp-olympics-womens-hockey25-2010feb25-story.html|title = U.S. Defenseman Lisa Chesson found right fit at early age|website = Los Angeles Times|date = February 25, 2010}}
Career Statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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! Season ! Team !! League !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||||
| 2004–05
| NCAA | 37 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2005–06 | Ohio State Buckeyes | NCAA | 36 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 6
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006–07
| Ohio State Buckeyes | NCAA | 37 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 32
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2007–08 | Ohio State Buckeyes | NCAA | 35 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 16
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Beauts | NWHL
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2017-18 | Buffalo Beauts | NWHL
| 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Buffalo Beauts | NWHL
| 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2019-20 | Buffalo | PWHPA
| - | - | - | - | -
| - | - | - | - | - |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NWHL totals ! 37 !! 2 !! 15 !! 17 !! 22 ! 5 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 0 |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats|nhl=|elite=370079|espn=|euro=|hr=|hockeydb=203180|legendsm=|legends=|legendstype=|tsn=}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=lisa-chesson|old_id=Lisa-Chesson|sport=usa-hockey|archive=20230203224925}}
- {{Olympics.com}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Instagram|chezzz11}}
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Category:American women's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Ice hockey players from Illinois
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey players
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey
Category:People from Plainfield, Illinois
Category:Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players
Category:Buffalo Beauts players
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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