Sarah Fillier

Sarah Anne Fillier (born June 9, 2000) is a Canadian ice hockey player who is a forward for the Canada women's national ice hockey team and the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Internationally, Fillier has won Olympic gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she finished second in tournament scoring with eight goals, and has won five medals at the IIHF Women's World Championship—three gold (2021, 2022, 2024) and two silver (2023, 2025). At the 2023 World Championship, she was named tournament MVP and Best Forward despite Canada's silver medal finish.

Fillier was selected first overall by New York in the 2024 PWHL draft after playing college ice hockey for the Princeton Tigers, where she recorded 93 goals and 194 points in 120 games. In her rookie season with the Sirens during the 2024–25 PWHL season, she tied Hilary Knight for the league lead with 29 points, earning the PWHL Points Leader and PWHL Rookie of the Year awards. She signed a two-year contract extension in July 2025, reportedly making her the highest-paid player in the league at the time.

Early life Born in Georgetown, Ontario, a town approximately 50 kilometers west of Toronto, to Maureen and Dave Fillier, Sarah was raised with her twin sister Kayla and older siblings Nicole and Trevor. The family was described as "hockey-crazed" who lived in a "hockey crazed town" and provided a supportive environment that encouraged her athletic pursuits from an early age. In the 2016–17 season, Fillier scored 31 goals and 61 points as the Hornets claimed both league and provincial championships. Bestowed the Jr. Hornets captaincy for the 2017–18 season, Fillier led the league in playoff scoring with 12 points in 10 games and at the provincial tournament earned MVP honours. She was also named ECAC Rookie of the Year, Ivy League Player of the Year, and Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Fillier matched the previous year's totals of 22 goals and 57 points, and her 1.84 points per game were the second best in the NCAA. In the ECAC tournament, she would record at least a point in each of five games, including a double-overtime game-winner against Quinnipiac University, and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Princeton did not compete in the 2020–21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Fillier took a leave of absence in the 2021–22 season to compete with the Canadian national team. She was named a Second Team All-American for the third time in her career and was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award for the third time. After a long period of negotiations, she signed a one-year contract with the club on November 1. During the 2024 – 25 season, she recorded 13 goals and 16 assists during the regular season. Her 29 points tied Hilary Knight for the league lead, as she claimed the PWHL Points Leader award. She was also named the PWHL Rookie of the Year. Her 29 points were the most by a rookie in league history, surpassing the previous record by 10 points.

In her rookie season, Fillier became the first player in PWHL history to score in five consecutive games, a streak that ran from February 15–28, 2025. She also was the first player in league history to record multiple four-game assist streaks. She also led the league with five power play goals and ranked fourth in total goals. On December 28, 2025, she recorded an assist in a 4–3 win over the Seattle Torrent in Dallas as part of the PWHL Takeover Tour, marking her first point streak of the season with assists in consecutive games. During the game, she was checked to the head by Seattle's Aneta Tejralová at 11:25 of the first period, resulting in a five-minute major penalty and game misconduct for Tejralová. Fillier left the ice but returned and finished the game, though she missed the next game on December 31 with an upper-body injury.

On January 18, 2026, Fillier recorded her first multi-point game of the season with two assists in a 2–1 win over the Montréal Victoire in Washington, D.C., as part of the PWHL Takeover Tour. The game set a U.S. women's hockey attendance record with a crowd of 17,228 at Capital One Arena, surpassing the previous record of 16,014 set on November 28, 2025. She scored her first goal for Team Canada during their 6-1 win over Sweden. Fillier and Team Canada won a gold medal at the 2021 World Championship, where she recorded three goals and six points. She scored seven goals and added four assists for 11 points, also being named to the tournament all-star team.

Fillier represented Canada at the 2024 World Championship, playing on the top line with Marie-Philip Poulin. Canada won the gold medal with a 6–5 overtime victory over the United States. Fillier had two goals and an assist during the seven games of the tournament, scoring a goal in a 3–0 win over Switzerland and in a 4–0 semifinal win over Czechia.

Olympics On January 11, 2022, Fillier was named to the national team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Canada won the gold medal, and Fillier finished second in tournament scoring with eight goals, including a hat-trick against Sweden in the quarterfinals. During the team's quarterfinal game against Germany, Fillier contributed a goal and assist in the match, leading the team to a 5-1 win. The goal that she assisted on, scored by Marie-Philip Poulin, allowed Poulin to equal Hayley Wickenheiser's record of 18 Olympic goals, the most in Olympic hockey history.

Personal life Fillier majored in psychology at Princeton University.

Rookie of the Year 2019

Second Team ACHA All-American 2019, 2020, 2024 Second Team All-USCHO 2020, 2024

All-Academic Team 2019, 2020, 2023

World Championship – Best Forward 2023

PWHL Rookie of the Year 2025

First All-Star Team 2025 All-Rookie Team 2025