Kendra Fisher

Kendra Fisher
Born	(1979-10-20) October 20, 1979 (age 45) Kincardine, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
NWHL CWHL team	Toronto Aeros Vaughan Flames (2009-10) Toronto Furies (2010-11)
Playing career	1998–present
Medal record Representing  Canada Inline World Championships 2016 Italy 2014 France 2012 Colombia 2010 Czech Republic

Kendra Fisher (born October 20, 1979) is a women's ice hockey goaltender who has competed for the Canada women's national inline hockey team, having participated at four FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships.[1] In addition, Fisher also competed in women's ice hockey with the first NWHL, followed by a stint in the CWHL, including with the Toronto Furies in their inaugural season.

Playing career

Ice hockey

Fisher was the first female player in the history of the Grey-Bruce Highlanders Minor "AAA" program during the 1995-96 season.[2]

She competed in the Esso Women's Nationals in 2002, 2004 and 2005, respectively. At the 2005 tournament, she was part of the Host Ontario team that played in Sarnia, Ontario.[3] In the first game of said tournament, she posted a shutout in a 15-0 victory over Alberta. Despite a third-place finish in Pool A, Fisher was part of the gold medal winning team in the tournament.[4] During the 2009-10 season, Fisher competed for the Vaughan Flames. One of the highlights of her season was a 4-1 victory over the Mississauga Chiefs on December 13, 2009.[5] The following season, she was selected ninth overall in the 2010 CWHL Draft by the Toronto Furies. She would compete for the club in their inaugural season of 2010-11, sharing goaltending duties with Sami Jo Small.[6]

Inline hockey

In the gold medal game at the 2016 World Inline Hockey Championships, Fisher gained the start in net for Canada, a 3-1 final against the United States.[7]

Career stats

This is an incomplete list

Esso Women’s Nationals

Year	Event	GP	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	W	L	T	Sv %
2004	Esso Women's Nationals	2	40	4	1	2.00	2	0	0	.938

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Awards and honours

• Top Goaltender, 2002 Esso Women's Nationals[9][10]

Personal

Fisher was invited to a tryout for the Canadian national women's ice hockey team in 1999. Unfortunately, a case of anxiety disorder prevented her from finishing the tryout camp. [11]

Fisher now speaks publicly to various school boards to promote greater awareness on mental health. She shares her story on her personal social media accounts as a means of helping others to cope with their own mental health woes. In 2015, Kendra revealed in an interview that she was gay.[12]

References

1. "Team Canada Women Roster History" (PDF). canadainline.com. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
2. "Kendra Fisher Opens Dialogue at Carleton on Mental Health". Carleton Newsroom. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
3. "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
4. "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
5. "Mississauga Breaking News - Mississauga's Online Newspaper".
6. Staffieri, Mark. "25 Greatest Women's Hockey Players from Ontario". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
7. "Canada Wins World Inline Hockey". canadainline.com. 2016-06-19. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
8. "2004 Esso Women's Nationals". Hockey Canada. n.d. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
9. "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
10. "2002 Esso Women's Nationals". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
11. "Anxiety disorders: a mental illness on the rise". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
12. "Hockey player Kendra Fisher comes out: 'Stereotypes of women's sports are keeping lesbians in the closet'". SB Nation. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2016-06-21.