Élizabeth Giguère

Élizabeth Giguère (born May 8, 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey player who is a forward for the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for the New York Sirens of the PWHL and the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). She played college ice hockey with the Clarkson Golden Knights and the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, and won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2020.

Playing career College Giguère began her collegiate career for the Clarkson Golden Knights during the 2017–18 season. During her freshman season, Giguère recorded 27 goals and 44 assists, setting Clarkson's program record for freshman scoring with 71 points. She was named the HCA National Rookie of the Month in December and March. She was also named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month in October, December, January, and March. During the 2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, she recorded the game-winning goal in overtime to send Clarkson to the Frozen Four. During the National Championship game against Colgate, she again recorded the game-winning goal in overtime, helping lead Clarkson to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament championship. Following the tournament, she was named to the 2018 Frozen Four All-Tournament team. Following an outstanding freshman season, she was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey First Team All-League, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, and a Second-Team All-American.

During the 2018–19 season, Giguère led the NCAA in scoring, recording 26 goals and 47 assists in 40 games. She recorded a Clarkson program record five shorthanded goals during the season. She recorded her first career hat-trick in 5–1 victory over Yale on January 18, 2019. During the 2019 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, she recorded the game-winning goal in overtime against Boston College to send Clarkson to the Frozen Four for the fourth consecutive season. This was her third game-winning overtime goal in four NCAA Tournament games. Following an outstanding sophomore season, she was named to the ECAC Hockey Second Team All-League, a Top 10 Patty Kazmaier Award finalist, a First Team All-American, and USCHO.com Player of the Year.

During the 2019–20 season, Giguère led the NCAA in goals, recording 37 goals in 37 games, and tied for second in the NCAA in scoring with 66 points. She tied for the nation lead in game-winning goals with 10, and tied for second in the nation in shorthanded goals with three. She also led the conference in goals (23), points (41) and points per game (1.86). She led the nation in goals in November, recording 12 goals in 10 games, and was subsequently named ECAC Hockey's Player of the Month for November. On December 6, 2019, she recorded her 105th career assist in a 5–0 victory over RPI, setting a Clarkson program record, surpassing the previous record of 104 set by Jamie Lee Rattray and Erin Ambrose. She led the conference in assists (9) and points (13) in January, and was subsequently named ECAC Hockey's Player of the Month for January, and NCAA First Star of the Week for the week ending January 28, 2020. After an outstanding junior season, she was named to the ECAC Hockey First Team All-League, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, ECAC Hockey's Best Forward, a First Team All-American for the second consecutive season, and was awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award.

On May 20, 2021, Giguère announced she would join Minnesota Duluth for the 2021–22 season as a graduate transfer. She recorded 22 goals and 40 assists in 40 games, to lead the Bulldogs in scoring, and help them advance to the Frozen Four. She finished her collegiate career with 295 points in 177 games, ranking sixth all-time in NCAA Division I history in scoring.

Professional On July 28, 2022, Giguère signed a one-year contract with the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).

On September 18, 2023, Giguère was selected in the fifth round, 28th overall, by PWHL New York in the 2023 PWHL draft. On November 3, 2023, she signed a one-year contract with New York.

Following pre-season training camp, she was signed to a reserve player contract for the Minnesota Frost prior to the 2025–26 season. On February 27, 2026, she signed a standard player agreement with the Frost after Kendall Coyne Schofield was placed on the injured reserve list. She finished the season with one assist in 13 regular season games, and was scoreless in five games during the 2026 Walter Cup playoffs. On June 20, 2026, she signed a one-year contract extension with the Frost.

Personal life Giguère married her wife Claudia Duffy on August 14, 2022.

International play Giguère represented Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she ranked second on the team in scoring, recording three goals and four assists in five games, and won a silver medal. She also represented at the 2017 Nations Cup where she recorded two goals and one assist in five games and won a silver medal.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2014–15 Titans du Cégep Limoilou RSEQ C 28 26 27 53 – — — — — — 2015–16 Titans du Cégep Limoilou RSEQ C 24 34 20 54 – — — — — — 2016–17 Titans du Cégep Limoilou RSEQ C 21 32 37 69 16 6 7 6 13 2 2017–18 Clarkson University NCAA 41 27 44 71 24 — — — — — 2018–19 Clarkson University NCAA 40 26 47 73 16 — — — — — 2019–20 Clarkson University NCAA 37 37 29 66 12 — — — — — 2020–21 Clarkson University NCAA 19 9 14 23 14 — — — — — 2021–22 University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA 40 22 40 62 6 — — — — — 2022–23 Boston Pride PHF 13 6 14 20 4 — — — — — 2023–24 PWHL New York PWHL 24 3 1 4 6 — — — — — 2024–25 New York Sirens PWHL 29 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 2025–26 Minnesota Frost PWHL 13 0 1 1 6 5 0 0 0 2PWHL totals 66 5 4 9 16 5 0 0 0 2

International

Awards and honours Honors Year College ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year 2018 ECAC Hockey Player of the Year 2020 CCM/AHCA Hockey First Team All-American 2020