Sarah Nurse

About

Canadian professional hockey player and Olympian known for playing for PWHL Toronto and for the Canadian women's national team. She is also known for helping the Canadian team win silver in the 2018 Winter Olympics, gold in the 2022 Winter Olympics, and for breaking a record for points scored in a single tournament in the Winter Olympics 2022.

Before Fame

She started ice skating when she was 3 years old. She started playing hockey when she was 5 years old. She played for the University of Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a business degree in 2018. She made her Olympic debut at the PyeongChang Olympics in 2018.

Trivia

She realized she wanted to play in the Olympics after watching the Salt Lake City Olympics in the year 2002. She has a Candian hockey Barbie modeled after her in the year 2020. She was featured on Cheerios boxes in the year 2022.

Family Life

She was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. She was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She has two brothers. Her cousin Darnell Nurse plays hockey for the Edmonton Oilers. Her cousin Kia Nurse is a professional basketball player and two-time Olympian with Canada's women's basketball team.

Associated With

She received a shoutout from Drake on Instagram in 2022.