Ste Anne’s Larocque strikes gold with Canada again
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The weight of medals hanging around Jocelyne Laroque’s neck just keeps getting heavier and heavier.
The Ste Anne defender picked up yet another gold medal, winning the Women’s World Hockey Championship April 14 in Utica, New York.
Larocque was on the ice as Canada won the tournament in dramatic fashion. Danielle Serdachny potted the game-winning goal five minutes into overtime to beat the host United States 6-5.
The U.S. beat Canada in pool play earlier in the tournament 1-0, also in overtime.
The golden goal came at the tail end of a Canadian powerplay, after the States were whistled for having too many players on the ice.
Larocque, who plays for Toronto in the Professional Women’s Hockey League, was the fourth-leading scorer among defensemen at the world championships, picking up a goal and four assists. She also led the tournament in plus/minus.
Across her international career, Larocque has four world championship gold medals to go with three Olympic medals.