Hockey Quebec announced Thursday the creation of a new position of director of women’s hockey and development, which will be occupied by Stéphanie Poirier.
Poirier, who is currently the hockey director of Center 21.02, will take up her position on May 6. Its role, indicates Hockey Quebec via press release, will be to contribute “to the development, promotion and growth of women’s hockey” in the province.
The coordinators of the women’s excellence program, Katerine Aubry-Hébert, and of women’s hockey, Camille Ménard-Lebel, will join the department led by Poirier.
“With these three dedicated resources, we want to position the Federation as a Canadian leader for women’s hockey,” says the federation’s executive director of hockey operations, Stéphane Auger.
Stéphanie Poirier holds a bachelor’s degree in physical activity, kinesiology profile from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM). The one who has been immersed in hockey for many years has managed different teams; She was notably the head assistant coach of the Carabins of the University of Montreal. She is also a trainer and speaker for various organizations, including the provincial and national hockey federations.
“I am very excited about this new challenge,” said Poirier. This opportunity offered to me to have a direct impact on the development of women’s hockey is a great example of the Federation’s desire to put more energy into this growing aspect. Hockey players in Quebec, as well as the people who support them, deserve to receive the most complete support possible. »