Lesley Reddon

Lesley Reddon
Lesley Reddon
Born	November 15, 1970 (age 53); North York, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Independent; CIAU; WWHL team	Maritime Sports Blades; Toronto Lady Blues; Strathmore Rockies
National team	Canada
Playing career	1989–1998
Representing Canada
Women's ice hockey
Olympic games
IIHF World Women's Championships
Women's Pacific Rim Championships

Lesley Joanne Reddon (born November 15, 1970) was a member of the Canadian National women's hockey team that competed in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She was born in North York, Ontario.

Playing career

CIAU

Reddon started playing hockey in 1976 with the Mississauga Girls Hockey League. As a 13-year-old, Reddon participated for the Mississauga Peewee All-Star team that won the 1982–83 Ontario girls championship. Reddon played on the University of Toronto Lady Blues women's hockey team from 1989 to 1993. The Lady Blues won Ontario University Athletics provincial titles every season. In 1993, Reddon attended the University of New Brunswick to pursue a master's degree. She was part of the UNB Varsity Reds men's ice hockey team and became the first female goaltender ever to play in the AUS.^[1]

Hockey Canada

She won a gold medal for Canada at the 1994 Women's World Ice Hockey championships. She was the backup to Manon Rhéaume. In 1995 and 1996, Reddon competed for the Maritime Sports Blades in the Canadian National Women's Championships. Although the team did not win the Abby Hoffman Cup, they won silver in 1995 and bronze in 1996. The following year, she would share goaltending duties with Danielle Dube as Canada won the 1997 Women's World Ice Hockey championships. Her last appearance with the national team was at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She was part of the first ever women's ice hockey tournament in Olympic hockey and she won a silver medal. In 2006, Reddon would be a staff member with the Canadian women's delegation to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Reddon was also a member of the women's delegation for the 2009–10 Hockey Canada national women's team that participated in ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[2]

Other

Reddon was a member of the Maritime Sports Blades and competed in three National Championships. Reddon was part of the Blades team which won a silver in 1995, and a bronze in 1996^[3] In the winter of 1997, Reddon took a position with the Fredericton Canadiens of the American Hockey League in marketing and promotions. She was a goaltender in the inaugural season of the Strathmore Rockies of the Western Women's Hockey League in 2008–2009. She was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.^[4] She was appointed Team Manager for Canada's entry at the 2010 Four Nations Cup.^[5]

Career stats

Event	Games played	Saves	Save Percentage
1998 Olympics	4	51	81.0

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Awards and honours

1997 Four Nations Cup, All-Star selection
1992–93 Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey First Team All-Star
1991–92 Ontario University Athletics Second Team All-Star
1990–91 Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey First Team All-Star
1989–90 Ontario University Athletics Second Team All-Star ^[7]

References

^ "Insight: Goaltender Lesley Reddon Talks About Making History - Women in Sports Women's Sports".
^ http://www.insidehockey.com/columns/5381^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 5, p.424, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
^ Lesley Reddon at Sports Reference
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Insight: Goaltender Lesley Reddon Talks About Making History - Women in Sports Women's Sports".

[2] ttp://www.insidehockey.com/columns/5381^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 5, p.424, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".

[6] Lesley Reddon at Sports Reference

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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