 Cheverie in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current position | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | Head coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Montreal Victoire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conference | Professional Women's Hockey League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biographical details | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1987-06-18)June 18, 1987 (age 38) New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Saint Mary's University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | Saint Mary's Huskies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Toronto Furies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Ryerson Rams (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–19 | Canada U18 women's (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Canada women's (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | PWHL Montreal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kori Cheverie (born June 18, 1987) is a Canadian former professionalice hockey player, currently serving as the head coach for theMontreal Victoire of theProfessional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).[1] She is also the assistant coach of theCanadian national women's ice hockey team. She was previously the assistant coach for theTMU Bold men's ice hockey team. She was the first woman to be hired to a full-time coaching role inU Sports men's ice hockey history.[2]
Cheverie's playing career was spent with theSaint Mary's Huskies women's ice hockey team in theAtlantic University Sport conference ofCanadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS; renamed U Sports in 2016) and with theToronto Furies of theCanadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), with whom she won the2014 Clarkson Cup.
With the St. Mary's Huskies women's ice hockey program, Cheverie was an Academic All-Canadian, teamcaptain and multiple conference nominee for the Marion Hillard Award.[3]
A charter member of theToronto Furies, Cheverie spent six years with the franchise, starting in their inaugural season of2010-11.
Cheverie made her CWHL debut on October 23, 2010, in a 7–3 loss against the Brampton Thunder. Less than 30 seconds into the second period, Cheverie scored a power play goal.[4] The assists were credited to LaToya Clarke and fellow rookieTessa Bonhomme. Said goal was scored on Erika Vanderveer, who would become a future Furies teammate during the 2012–13 season.
Twice during her rookie season, she registered a pair of three point performances. Both against the Boston Blades, the first occurred on January 9, 2011, in 9–4 final,[5] while the second took place on March 11, 2011.[6]
She would finish her rookie season ranked third on the team in scoring, behind fellow rookie Britni Smith (who went on to win the 2011 CWHL Rookie of the Year Award) andJennifer Botterill.
Having retired from the Furies in 2016, she retired with three franchise records: points (82), games played (152) and power play goals (14). In addition, she holds the league record for most consecutive games played with 152.
The final points of her CWHL career actually occurred in her final regular season game, a February 14, 2016 contest against the Brampton Thunder. Cheverie logged a pair of power play goals in the third period to force overtime.[7] Her final goal was scored at the 18:39 mark of the third period, withNatalie Spooner andKelly Terry earning the assists. Said goal was scored against Brampton goaltenderErica Howe. Cheverie would finish the 2015–16 season leading the Furies in game-winning goals while ranking second to Spooner in team scoring, respectively.
During January 2009, Cheverie was named to the team that competed at theInternational University Sports Federation (FISU)Winter Universiade inHarbin, China. She would be part of the Canadian squad that would claim the gold medal in thewomen's ice hockey event.[8]
Cheverie also competed internationally with theItalian women's national ball hockey team. Participating at the2015 World Championship, she led the tournament in penalty minutes and tallied three points.[9]
As a walk-on member of the Italian team, she appeared in all of the team's seven games. Her first point came on a June 23 match againstSwitzerland, a 6–2 victory for Italy. During the second period, Cheverie scored a power play goal as Annalisa Mazzarello andNicole Corriero earned the assists.[10]
On June 27, Cheverie registered her only multi-point game at the event, logging a goal and an assist in a 3–1 victory againstGreat Britain. She would assist on a goal scored by Corriero, while scoring Italy's final goal of the game.[11]
In addition to her coaching role with the TMU Bold (previously Ryerson Rams) men's ice hockey team, Cheverie has also worked as Ryerson's Skate Training Specialist. Her work as a specialist was implemented as part of the Ryerson Hockey Development program.
Cheverie joined the Scarborough Sharks Midget AA girls team during the 2015–16 season as an assistant coach. She was appointed the Sharks head coach in the summer of 2016. During the summer of 2016, she also worked with referee Vanessa Stratton in New Zealand, working with the coaching staff of theNew Zealand women's national ice hockey team to help develop the game there.
Prior to Ryerson and Midget AA, Cheverie served as a coach withHockey Nova Scotia from April to August 2012, coaching youth aged 15–17 years old. In the summer of 2014, Cheverie went toShanghai andBeijing to participate in a hockey camp for kids. From August 2013 to August 2014, Cheverie also held a position withMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment in Hockey Development and Community Relations.
On January 18, 2021,Hockey Canada announced that Cheverie had been named to the coaching staff of the Canadian national women's team.[12]
In September 2023, she was named the inaugural head coach ofPWHL Montreal of the PWHL.[13]
| Season/Year | Team | League/Event | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nova Scotia | Esso Women's Nationals | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Nova Scotia | Esso Women's Nationals | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Nova Scotia | Esso Women's Nationals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2010-11[14] | Toronto Furies | CWHL | 30 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 20 | +11 |
| 2011-12 | Toronto Furies | CWHL | 27 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 16 | +13 |
| 2012-13 | Toronto Furies | CWHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | -7 |
| 2013-14 | Toronto Furies | CWHL | 23 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | +9 |
| 2014-15 | Toronto Furies | CWHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -10 |
| 2015-16 | Toronto Furies | CWHL | 24 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 20 | -5 |
| 2015 | Italia | ISBHF Worlds | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | |
