{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2002)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Kayle Osborne | image = Kayle Osborne.jpg | alt = | caption = Osborne with the New York Sirens in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|2|28}} | birth_place = Westport, Ontario, Canada | position = Goaltender | catches = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = | league = PWHL | team = New York Sirens | sex = f | ntl_team = | career_start = 2024 | medaltemplates = {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver|2026 Milano Cortina|Team}} }} '''Kayle Smith Osborne'''<ref name="Bio" /> (born February 28, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Colgate University.
==Early life== Osborne was born to Debbie Smith, and has a brother, Collin, and a sister, Amanda. She attended John McCrae Secondary School where she played hockey, soccer, and volleyball.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |url=https://colgateathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/kayle-osborne/14214 |title=Kayle Osborne |website=colgateathletics.com |access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref>
==Playing career== ===College=== Osborne began her collegiate hockey career for Colgate during the 2020–21 season. During her freshman year she appeared in 23 games and posted a 14–7–1 record, with a 1.70 goals against average (GAA), .926 save percentage and two shutouts. Following the season she was named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year and named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://colgateathletics.com/news/2021/3/4/womens-ice-hockey-osborne-named-ecac-hockey-rookie-of-the-year |title=Osborne Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year |website=colgateathletics.com |first=Dani |last=Pluchinsky |date=March 5, 2021 |access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref> During the 2021–22 season, in her sophomore year, she appeared in 20 games and posted a 13–5–1 record, with a 1.95 GAA, .911 save percentage and one shutout.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://colgateathletics.com/news/2024/1/25/features-how-osborne-became-a-star.aspx |title=How Osborne Became a Star |website=colgateathletics.com |first=Omar |last=Ricardo Aquije |date=January 25, 2024 |access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref>
During the 2022–23 season, in her junior year, she appeared in 19 games and posted a 14–4–1 record, with a 1.75 GAA, .926 save percentage and four shutouts. During the 2023–24 season, in her senior year, she appeared in 26 games and posted a 20–4–1 record, with a 1.28 GAA, .941 save percentage and six shutouts. She finished her collegiate career with a 61–20–4 record, 1.64 GAA and .927 save percentage in 92 games.<ref name="Bio"/>
===Professional=== On June 10, 2024, Osborne was drafted in the fifth round, 28th overall, by PWHL New York in the 2024 PWHL draft.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/kayle-osborne-ready-to-go-from-new-york-state-to-new-york-city |title=Kayle Osborne Ready To Go From New York State To New York City |work=The Hockey News |first=Ian |last=Kennedy |date=June 17, 2024 |access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref> On August 20, 2024, she signed a three-year contract with New York.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/pwhl/article/pwhl-new-york-signs-goaltender-kayle-osborne-to-three-year-contract/ |title=PWHL New York signs goaltender Kayle Osborne to three-year contract |website=Sportsnet |date=August 20, 2024 |access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref> As a member of the Sirens, she was reunited with her former head coach at Colgate, Greg Fargo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lanarkleedstoday.ca/2024/06/11/westport-native-drafted-by-pwhl-new-york/ |title=Westport native Kayle Osborne drafted by PWHL New York |website=lanarkleedstoday.ca |first=Bob |last=Perreault |date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref> On November 18, 2025, she signed a one-year contract extension with the Sirens.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/teams/new-york-sirens/news/2025/november/17/new-york-sirens-announce-contract-extensions-for-jaime-bourbonnais-and-kayle-osborne |title=New York Sirens announce contract extensions for Jaime Bourbonnais and Kayle Osborne |website=thepwhl.com |date=November 18, 2025 |access-date=November 18, 2025}}</ref>
==International play== On January 9, 2026, she was named to Canada's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/article/team-canada-unveils-womens-roster-for-2026-olympics-in-milan/ |title=Team Canada unveils women’s roster for 2026 Olympics in Milan |website=TSN.ca |date=January 9, 2026 |access-date=January 9, 2026}}</ref> Osborne was Canada's youngest player named to the 2026 Olympic roster.<ref name="Teenage Olympians">{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Ian |title=Meet Women's Hockey's Teenage Olympians|url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/international/meet-women-s-hockey-s-teenage-olympians |website=The Hockey News|access-date=15 February 2026 |date=2026-02-03}}</ref>
On February 7, 2026, Osborne enjoyed her first Olympic experience, in uniform for Canada as the backup goaltender.<ref name="Canada defeats Switzerland">{{cite web |last1=Tozer |first1= Jamie|title=Team Canada defeats Switzerland in women's hockey opener|url=https://olympic.ca/2026/02/07/team-canada-defeats-switzerland-in-womens-hockey-opener/ |website=Team Canada |access-date=11 February 2026 |date=2026-02-07}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Hockey season stats start | type = goalie }} |- | 2020–21 | Colgate University | ECAC | 23 || 14 || 7 || 1 || 1,376 || 39 || 3 || 1.70 || .926 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | Colgate University | ECAC | 20 || 13 || 5 || 1 || 1,137 || 37 || 1 || 1.95 || .911 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | 2022–23 | Colgate University | ECAC | 19 || 14 || 4 || 1 || 1,100 || 32 || 4 || 1.75 || .926 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | Colgate University | ECAC | 30 || 20 || 4 || 1 || 1,495 || 32 || 6 || 1.28 || .941 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | 2024–25 | New York Sirens | PWHL | 10 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 568 || 21 || 1 || 2.22 || .916 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — {{Hockey season stats total | type = goalie | league = PWHL | gp = 10 | wins = 2 | losses = 4 | ties = 0 | minutes = 568 | ga = 21 | shutouts = 1 | gaa = 2.22 | save_pct = .916 }} {{Hockey season stats end}}
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==External links== {{commons cat}} * {{Ice hockey stats|elite=409596|hockeydb=276233}} * [https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/olympics/2026/stats/player-profile/14256 Kayle Osborne] at Hockey Canada * {{Team Canada|kayle-osborne}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/53971 Kayle Osborne] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympics.com|kayle-osborne}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Instagram|kayle_osborne}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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