Brigette Lacquette

From Mallard, Manitoba and Cote First Nation, Saskatchewan, Brigette Lacquette was selected to represent Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, making her the first First Nations athlete to play on Canada’s women’s Olympic hockey team. Lacquette made her debut in Canada’s National Women’s Team Program in 2008 with Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team. She is a two-time participant at the IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship winning gold in 2010 and silver in 2009. As a member of Canada’s National Women’s Development Team, she appeared in 21 games, winning gold at the Nations Cup in 2013 and 2016. She has been part of the National Women’s Senior team since 2015, participating and winning medals in 2015, 2016 and 2019. In December 2021, Lacquette was also hired by the Chicago Blackhawks as a scout covering players in clubs of the Western Hockey League.