Tamara Giaquinto

Tamara Giaquinto (born March 29, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman as a reserve player for the Montréal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). During the 2024–25 season, she captained the Boston University Terriers and was named the Hockey East Defender of the Year.

Early life Giaquinto grew up in Toronto and attended Appleby College, where she captained the team. She played club hockey for the Brampton Canadettes and won gold with Team Ontario Red at the 2019 National Women’s U18 Championship. She represented Hockey Canada at the 2019 U18 Summer Series and earned silver with Canada at the 2020 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship.

Playing career College Giaquinto played five seasons (2020–21 to 2024–25) for Boston University, appearing in 144 games with 44 points (15 goals, 29 assists). She was named team captain for 2024–25 by head coach Tara Watchorn.

As a graduate student in 2024–25, she recorded career highs with 9 goals and 18 points and was named the Hockey East Defender of the Year and a First Team All-Star. She became the first Terrier to win the award since 2012. She also earned Defender of the Month honors in September/October 2024 and Defender of the Week on March 10, 2025.

Giaquinto helped BU win the 2025 Hockey East tournament, scoring the opening goal in the championship game; she was named to the All-Tournament Team.

Professional On June 24, 2025, Giaquinto was drafted in the sixth round, 44th overall, by the Montréal Victoire in the 2025 PWHL Draft. On November 20, 2025, she signed a reserve player contract with the Victoire.

International play

As a member of Canada’s under-18 team, Giaquinto earned silver at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. Earlier, she won gold with Ontario Red at the 2019 National Women’s U18 Championship and skated in the 2019 U18 Summer Series.

Awards and honours Honour Year RefCollege Hockey East Defender of the Year 2024–25 Hockey East First Team All-Star 2024–25 Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2025 New England Hockey Writers Association All-Star 2024–25