| Mélodie Daoust | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Daoust in 2019 | |||
| Born | (1992-01-07)January 7, 1992 (age 33) Valleyfield,Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | PWHL Montreal PWHPA Les Canadiennes de Montréal McGill Martlets | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| Playing career | 2011–2024 | ||
| Website | http://melodiedaoust.com/ | ||
Mélodie Daoust (/dæˈu/Da-OO; born January 7, 1992) is a Canadian formerice hockey player. She played one season in theProfessional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) forMontreal. She competed with theCanadian national team in numerous international tournaments and won a gold medal at the2014 Winter Olympics, a silver medal at the2018 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the2022 Winter Olympics. As a member-player of thePWHPA, she was featured in many of the organization's showcases, including theElite Women's 3-on-3 hockey game at theSkills Competition of the2020 NHL All-Star Game.[1][2]
In 2008–09, she played with the Lac St. Louis Selects[3] and helped them accumulate a 62–0–2 record. Daoust was a Montreal Canadiens scholarship holder in 2010 from the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence. With theCollège Édouard-Montpetit Lynx, she helped lead them to aQuebec collegiate championship in 2009–10. In addition, she won the league scoring title with 24 goals and 31 assists for 55 total points. She accomplished this in only 13 games played.
In participating with theCanada women's national under-18 ice hockey team, Daoust registered 10 goals and 23 points in 13 games.[3] At the 2010 IIHF world U-18 championships,[3] she scored a goal and adding an assist in the gold medal game. The following day, she flew back to Montreal to help theLynx capture thecollegiate championship. She scored twice and added an assist in the championship game, including the game-winner in a 6–5 win versus Dragons du Collège Laflèche. She had helped the Lynx accumulate a won-loss record of 44 wins, compared to 3 losses.
She was called up as an emergency fill-in with theMontreal Stars, and scored three points[4] in her CWHL debut on January 8 (versus theBurlington Barracudas).[5]
On February 10, 2011, Daoust signed a letter of intent to play for theMcGill Martlets women's ice hockey program.[6] She refused offers from numerous Canadian and American universities, including Cornell, Dartmouth and a full scholarship from Boston University. Daoust was only one of five female student-athletes committed to McGill University in the fall of 2011 that were athletic scholarship recipients (announced by the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence).[7]
In the aftermath of the 2012–13 season, Daoust was named to the CIS First Team All-Canadians. Among the other players named as First Team All-Canadians wereKatelyn Gosling andHayley Wickenheiser.[8]
Daoust was part ofCanada women's national under-18 ice hockey team that won a gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championship in Chicago. As a member of the gold medal-winning squad, a hockey card of her was featured in theUpper Deck 2010 World of Sports card series.[9] In addition, she participated in the Canada Celebrates Event on June 30 in Edmonton, Alberta which recognized the Canadian Olympic and World hockey champions from the 2009–10 season.[10] On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that participated in the2011 4 Nations Cup.[11] She scored her first international goal on February 17 at the2014 Sochi Olympics against Switzerland and they won the gold medal.
On January 11, 2022, Daoust was named toCanada's 2022 Olympic team.[12][13][14]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Cégep Édouard-Montpetit | QCHL | 13 | 21 | 34 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Cégep Édouard-Montpetit | QCHL | 17 | 21 | 23 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Montréal Stars | CWHL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | McGill University | CIS | 18 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | McGill University | CIS | 20 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | McGill University | CIS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | McGill University | CIS | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | McGill University | CIS | 20 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | McGill University | CIS | 18 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Les Canadiennes de Montréal | CWHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Les Canadiennes de Montréal | CWHL | 14 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Montréal | PWHPA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Montréal | PWHPA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Team Scotiabank | PWHPA | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Montreal | PWHL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| CWHL totals | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| PWHPA totals | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| PWHL totals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canada | U18 |  | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Canada | U18 |  | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Canada | OG | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Canada | OG | | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Canada | WC |  | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Canada | WC | | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Canada | OG | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 28 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 12 | ||||
In 2013, Daoust came out aslesbian. She was married her longtime partner, Audrey St-Germain in 2019, and they separated the next year. The couple have one son, Mathéo born in May 2018. She is now in a relationship with former professional hockey playerHanna Bunton, and has been since 2021. Daoust and Bunton announced in early 2025 they were expecting a son together, due later that year. Their son Bowie Bunton Daoust was born July 31st of that year.[23]
