Natalie Spooner
| Natalie Spooner | |||
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Spooner in 2019 | |||
| Born |
October 17, 1990 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
Toronto Sceptres | ||
| National team | Canada | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
Natalie Marie Spooner (born October 17, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the Canadian national women's team. She was named the IIHF Female Player of the Year in 2024.
With the Canadian national team, Spooner is a four-time Olympic medalist, winning gold at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and 2022 Beijing Olympics, silver at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and silver at the 2026 Milan Olympics. She has won 11 medals at the IIHF Women's World Championship (three gold, seven silver, one bronze) since making her debut in 2011. In 2014, she became the first player to win both an Olympic gold medal and the Clarkson Cup in the same year.
In the PWHL's inaugural season, Spooner led the league in both goals and points, and was awarded the Billie Jean King MVP Award, PWHL Forward of the Year, and named to the PWHL First Team All-Star. During her collegiate career at Ohio State, she set school records with 100 career goals and was a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award. She runs a High Performance Hockey Academy for girls.