Laura Fortino

Laura Fortino
Fortino representing Canada in 2017
Born (1991-01-30) January 30, 1991 (age 33)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
IHLW team
Former teams		 EVB Eagles Südtirol
Coached for Hamilton Bulldogs
National team  Canada
Playing career 2009–present
Coaching career 2022–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 United States
Silver medal – second place 2013 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2016 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2017 United States
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Finland
World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2009 Germany

Laura Michele Fortino (born January 30, 1991) is an Italian-Canadian ice hockey defenceman and coach, currently playing in the Italian Hockey League Women (IHLW) with the EV Bozen Eagles. A former member of the Canadian national team, she won two Olympic medals and six World Championship medals during 2011 to 2019.

Fortino was selected first overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2014 CWHL Draft. She played five seasons in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), during which she was named the CWHL Defenceman of the Year for the 2015–16 season and won the Clarkson Cup in 2018 with the Markham Thunder (called Brampton Thunder during 1998 to 2017).[1]

  1. ^ "CWHL – Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules". Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2014.