Kamsack district residents have another reason to cheer during the 2018 Olympic Games being played at PyeongChang, South Korea, February 9 to 25: a member of Cote First Nation is on the Canadian women’s hockey team.
Brigette Lacquette, 25, of Mallard, Man., a Cote Band member who is a granddaughter of Ann Bryant of Cote First Nation, and daughter of Anita (Bryant) and Terrance Lacquette, is a member of the team.
A defensive player who shoots right, Lacquette is five feet six inches in height and weighs 180 pounds.
According to biographical information listed on the Hockey Canada’s Olympic webpage, Lacquette has won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2017 Four-Nations Cup in Tampa, Fla., played in a six-game series versus the United States leading up to the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Development Team at the 2017 Nations Cup in Füssen, Germany and Telfs, Austria, and won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2016 Four-Nations Cup in Vierumäki, Finland.
She won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Kamloops, B.C., won a gold medal with Canada’s National Women’s Development Team at the 2016 Nations Cup in Füssen, Germany, won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2015 Four-Nations Cup in Sundsvall, Sweden and won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship in Malmö, Sweden.
Lacquette attended Canada’s National Women’s Team Fall Festival in Calgary in September 2014, centralized with Canada’s National Women’s Team during the 2013-14 season, ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, played in a six-game series vs. the United States leading up to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, won a gold medal with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2013 4 Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y. and won a gold medal with Canada’s National Women’s Under-22/Development Team at the 2013 Meco Cup in Füssen, Germany.
She was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Under-22/Development Team for a three-game series against the United States in Calgary in 2012, was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team for a three-game series against the United States in Toronto in 2010, won a gold medal with Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team at the 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Chicago and was named Top Defenceman, and was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team for a three-game series against the United States in Calgary in 2009.
She won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Füssen, Germany and was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team for a three-game series against the United States in Lake Placid, N.Y. in 2008.
As a member of the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, Lacquette reached the Clarkson Cup final with Calgary during the 2016-17 season and was second in scoring among Calgary defencemen and fifth among CWHL defencemen.
Lacquette first began to be noticed in 2007 when she played for Manitoba in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships and has since won several awards, including: gold medal with the Westman Wildcats at the Manitoba provincial championship. She was to captain Manitoba at the 2009 National Women’s Under-18 Championship in Surrey, B.C., but was injured and unable to play. She was selected 24th overall by Calgary in the 2015 CWHL draft.
Laquette lists her father, Terrence, as her favourite minor hockey coach and says her favourite female athlete is Caroline Ouellette, an alumnus of the National Women’s Team. Her favourite NHL team is the Montréal Canadiens.
She has one brother, Taran, and one sister, Tara.
