Lisa-Marie Breton
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Lisa-Marie Breton is an ice hockey player for the Montreal Stars
Montreal Stars
The Montreal Stars are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Montreal, Quebec. The team was awarded the Clarkson Cup in 2009 and 2011 for winning the highest honour in North American women's hockey. . The team has played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League since 2007 its...

. For the 2010–11 Montreal CWHL season, Breton is the team captain.

Playing career

Breton attended Cégep de Trois-Rivières, and was allowed to play for UQTR Patriotes
UQTR Patriotes
The UQTR Patriotes are the athletic teams that represent the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The team name honours the historical Patriotes and their movement that led, during the 19th century, a rebellion for democracy and independence for Quebec .The...

 as part of a league made up of other Cegeps and universities throughout the province. Breton was invited to the 2000-01 Hockey Canada National Development Camp.

Team Quebec

At fifteen years of age, she was recruited by Team Quebec at the junior level and played in the first ever National Junior Championship for hockey in 1993. The team won a silver medal in a loss to Team Ontario. Breton represented Team Quebec in numerous tournaments. In 2000, she played with Kim St. Pierre and Nancy Drolet
Nancy Drolet
Nancy Drolet is a Canadian ice hockey player. She is the daughter of Mr. Denis Drolet and Mrs. Viviane Dubé...

 as part of Team Quebec at the 2000 Esso Nationals. Her club team, the Montreal Axion earned the right to represent Quebec as the club competed at the 2005 Esso Nationals.

Concordia Stingers

Breton joined Concordia for the 1997-98 season, and went to five National championships with the Stingers. In her rookie year, the CIS recognized women's hockey. The Stingers were granted their first National Championship, which was held at Concordia. Breton was part of the squad that won the 1999 National Championship, but her club was beaten in the 2000 semi-finals by the University of Alberta by a 4-3 tally. That year, the Stingers took third place. In the 2000-01 season, Breton led the Quebec Student Sports Federation with eight goals and six assists in just six games.

Montreal Axion

In 2006, Breton was part of the Montreal Axion club that beat the Brampton Thunder by a 1-0 mark to claim the NWHL Championship Cup. Breton scored the game winning goal. The stick she used to score the game winning goal was given to the Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...

.

Montreal Stars

Breton was part of an initiative to start the CWHL. The league was spearheaded by players such as Allyson Fox, Kathleen Kauth
Kathleen Kauth
Kathleen Kauth is an American ice hockey player, formerly playing for the Brampton Thunder, when they were affiliated with the NWHL.-USA Hockey:...

, Kim McCullough
Kim McCullough
Kim McCullough was a women's ice hockey player for the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program. She is also a coach and the writer of a series of hockey training books called Best Hockey Season Ever.-Playing career:...

, along with national team members Sami Jo Small
Sami Jo Small
Sami Jo Small is a women's ice hockey player.-Hockey Canada:Small is a three time Olympian, acting as a third goaltender on the Canadian women's hockey team at Turin and Nagano.-CWHL:...

 and Jennifer Botterill
Jennifer Botterill
Jennifer Botterill, OM is a retired women's hockey player who played for the Canadian national women's hockey team, Mississauga Chiefs and the Toronto Aeros. Her final game was the 2011 Clarkson Cup final, a 5-0 loss to the Montreal Stars...

. The players worked with a group of volunteer business people to form the CWHL by following the example of the National Lacrosse League. The league would be responsible for all travel, ice rental and uniform costs, plus some equipment. Breton would become the general manager and head of public relations for the Montreal Stars. On March 19, 2009, Breton was part of the Stars team that openly played for the Clarkson Cup
Clarkson Cup
The Clarkson Cup is an ice hockey trophy, which since 2009 has been awarded to the winner of the Canadian Women's Hockey Championship. Like the Stanley Cup, it was created by and named after a former Governor General of Canada: Adrienne Clarkson....

 for the first time. Montreal beat the Minnesota Whitecaps
Minnesota Whitecaps
The Minnesota Whitecaps are a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team play its home games in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area...

 to claim the Cup. Former Canadian Governor General Adrienne Clarkson was on hand to present the trophy to team captain Breton.

Breton was part of an initiative to raise money for breast cancer research. On January 29, 2011, the Montreal Stars wore pink jerseys as they played the Boston Blades
Boston Blades
The Boston Blades are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Blades are a new franchise in the Canadian Women's Hockey League....

 as part of a fundraiser. Breton's mother Johanne Lebreux survived the disease.

Coaching career

Along with Montreal Stars teammate Nathalie Dery, Breton was an assistant coach for the Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey
Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey
The Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey program represents Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. Coach Les Lawton has accumulated more than 500 victories as Stingers head coach.-History:...

 team during its 2010-11 season.

CWHL

Year Team Games Played Goals Assists Points +/- PIM
2007-08 Montreal Stars 25 11 21 32 n/a 58
2008-09 Montreal Stars n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2009-10 Montreal Stars 26 10 14 24 n/a 22
2010-11 Montreal Stars 18 7 3 10
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Awards and honors

  • 1999 Concordia University
    Concordia University
    Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...

     Fittest Female Athlete

  • 2000 QSSF all-star, Second Team

  • 2000 Concordia University Fittest Female Athlete

  • 2001 Concordia University Fittest Female Athlete

  • 2001 Concordia University Female Athlete of the Year

  • 2001 QSSF all-star, First Team

  • 2001 CIAU All-Canadian

  • 2002 Concordia University Fittest Female Athlete

  • 2002 QSSF all-star, Second Team

  • Most Sportsmanlike Player, 2002 Esso Women's Nationals

Personal

She graduated from Concordia with a BA in sociology. Breton is the assistant coach for the Concordia Stingers women's hockey team. She is also the strength and conditioning coach for the men and women's rugby, women's soccer and women's hockey team.

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