Cheryl Pounder

Cheryl Pounder (born June 21, 1976) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played for the Toronto Aeros and Mississauga Chiefs. She was a five-time Abby Hoffman Cup national champion, four times with the Aeros and once with the Chiefs. She won two gold medals with Canada at the Olympic Games. After her playing career, she has worked as a broadcaster.

Pounder attended high school at St. Martin Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. She was also the captain of the ice hockey team at Wilfrid Laurier University. Although born in Montreal, she lives in Mississauga, Ontario and calls that city her hometown.

Playing career Pounder was still a teenager when she joined the Toronto Aeros in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League. She won her first Abby Hoffman Cup as a national champion in 1993.

She won her second Canadian title with the Aeros in 2000. She then won back-to-back titles with Aeros in 2004 and 2005.

She then joined the Mississauga Chiefs in the newly established Canadian Women's Hockey League in 2007. She won her fifth Abby Hoffman Cup in 2008. She was named a CWHL First All-Star Team defender in her final season.

International career Pounder was part of the team that won the Under-18 Canadian National women's ice hockey championship. She was also a member of the 1992 Women's World Roller Hockey championship team.

Pounder competed in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.

Post-playing career Pounder was a colour commentator for the CBC coverage of the women's hockey tournament at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics. She also served as a colour commentator for the TSN's coverage of IIHF World Women's Championship hockey tournaments and succeeded Ray Ferraro as NHL 24 colour commentator.

Pounder was the Master of Ceremonies at the 2010 CWHL Draft.

Pounder regularly provides commentary for the Professional Women's Hockey League. She called the inaugural game of the league alongside Daniella Ponticelli.

Personal life Pounder is married to Mike O'Toole, a former hockey player who was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL entry draft, but did not play in the NHL. Together, they have two daughters: Jamie, born on January 25, 2008, and Lauren, was born in 2010.

Her niece Rhyen McGill won the NCAA national championship in 2017 with Clarkson University, and played in Team Canada's junior system.

Career statistics Career statistics are from Eliteprospects.com.

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Toronto Aeros COWHL 24 4 8 12 6 — — — — — 1993–94 Toronto Jr. Aeros COWHL 29 9 12 21 20 — — — — — 1995–96 North York Aeros COWHL 26 1 20 21 4 — — — — — 1996–97 North York Aeros COWHL 32 8 24 32 16 — — — — — 1997–98 North York Aeros COWHL 16 1 17 18 8 — — — — — 1998-99 Beatrice Aeros NWHL 25 0 15 15 4 — — — — — 1999-00 Beatrice Aeros NWHL 31 1 15 16 32 — — — — — 2007–08 Mississauga Chiefs CWHL 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Mississauga Chiefs CWHL 25 3 15 18 16 — — — — — COWHL totals 127 23 81 104 54 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1994 Canada WC 5 0 1 1 2 1999 Canada WC 5 0 0 0 0 2000 Canada WC 5 1 3 4 2 2001 Canada WC 5 0 5 5 2 2002 Canada OG 5 0 0 0 0 2004 Canada WC 5 0 3 3 2 2005 Canada WC 5 2 1 3 4 2006 Canada OG 5 2 2 4 6 2007 Canada WC 5 0 0 0 2 Senior totals 45 5 15 20 20

Career highlights Two Olympic gold medals (2002, 2006)

Awards and honours Award YearAbby Hoffman Cup 1993, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008 Top Defender, National Championships 2002, 2004, 2007 COWHL Second All-Star Team 1996–97 NWHL West First All-Star Team 1999-2000 CWHL First All-Star Team 2008-09 OUA Second Team All-Star 1995–96, 1996–97 OUA First Team All-Star 1997–98 Wilfrid Laurier athletics President's Award 1998 Laurier Golden Hawk Hall of Fame 2005