{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2000)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Sarah Fillier | image = Sarah Fillier New York Sirens 2026 (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = Fillier with the New York Sirens in 2026 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|6|9}} | birth_place = Georgetown, Ontario, Canada | position = Forward | shoots = Right | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 137 | league = PWHL | team = New York Sirens | former_teams = <!-- top level played only --> | sex = f | ntl_team = Canada | career_start = 2018 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's ice hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold|2022 Beijing|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2026 Milano Cortina|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2021 Canada|}} {{MedalGold|2022 Denmark|}} {{MedalGold|2024 United States|}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Canada|}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Czechia|}} {{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2017 Czech Republic|}} {{MedalBronze|2018 Russia|}} }}
'''Sarah Anne Fillier''' (born June 9, 2000) is a Canadian ice hockey player who is a forward for the Canada women's national ice hockey team and the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Internationally, Fillier has won Olympic gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she finished second in tournament scoring with eight goals, and has won five medals at the IIHF Women's World Championship—three gold (2021, 2022, 2024) and two silver (2023, 2025). At the 2023 World Championship, she was named tournament MVP and Best Forward despite Canada's silver medal finish.
Fillier was selected first overall by New York in the 2024 PWHL draft after playing college ice hockey for the Princeton Tigers, where she recorded 93 goals and 194 points in 120 games. In her rookie season with the Sirens during the 2024–25 PWHL season, she tied Hilary Knight for the league lead with 29 points, earning the PWHL Points Leader and PWHL Rookie of the Year awards. She signed a two-year contract extension in July 2025, reportedly making her the highest-paid player in the league at the time.
==Early life== Born in Georgetown, Ontario, a town approximately 50 kilometers west of Toronto, to Maureen and Dave Fillier, Sarah was raised with her twin sister Kayla and older siblings Nicole and Trevor.<ref name="tigers profile" /><ref name="cbc-profile">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/womens-hockey-sarah-fillier-profile-1.6786115 |title=Canadian Sarah Fillier's hockey rise has everyone in awe — even her twin sister |publisher=CBC Sports |date=March 23, 2023 |access-date=December 29, 2025}}</ref> The family was described as "hockey-crazed" who lived in a "hockey crazed town" and provided a supportive environment that encouraged her athletic pursuits from an early age.<ref name="cbc-profile"/> She attended Christ the King Catholic Secondary School in Georgetown and was a multi-sport athlete in high school, also participating in badminton, basketball, flag football, ultimate frisbee, and track and field.<ref name="2021 ntl tm profile" /><ref name="tigers profile" />
Fillier began skating at age two and started playing hockey at age three or four.<ref name="olympic-profile">{{cite web |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/sarah-fillier/ |title=Sarah Fillier |publisher=Team Canada - Olympic.ca |date=January 11, 2022 |access-date=December 29, 2025}}</ref><ref name="cbc-profile"/> Immediately drawn to hockey, she would dress in full uniform for public skating sessions before she was allowed to play.<ref name="cbc-profile"/> She said, "I just wanted to play hockey so bad. I remember my dad telling stories of us at public skates and I would just skate as fast as I could, as many laps as I could for the whole hour and I would just rip in between everyone."<ref name="cbc-profile"/>
Fillier initially played on boys' youth hockey teams through local minor hockey associations in the Halton region, including the North Halton Twisters and Halton Hurricanes Boys AA.<ref name="2021 ntl tm profile" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/team-canada-player-profile-sarah-fillier-1.16806366 |title=Team Canada player profile: Sarah Fillier |publisher=TSN |date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=December 29, 2025}}</ref><ref name="tigers profile" /> Around age 15, she transitioned to female-only programs, joining the Oakville Jr. Hornets of the Provincial Women's Hockey League (PWHL) in the 2015–16 season.<ref name="2021 ntl tm profile" /> With the team, Fillier recorded 11 points in 22 games as the Hornets claimed silver at the Ontario provincial level.<ref name="2021 ntl tm profile">{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Meaghen |title=Team Canada player profile: Sarah Fillier - TSN.ca |url=https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/team-canada-player-profile-sarah-fillier-1.1680636 |publisher=The Sports Network |access-date=May 22, 2024 |language=en |date=August 12, 2021 |archive-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522042428/https://www.tsn.ca/team-canada-player-profile-sarah-fillier-1.1680636 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2016–17 season, Fillier scored 31 goals and 61 points as the Hornets claimed both league and provincial championships.<ref name="thn precipice">{{cite web |last1=Menning |first1=Rick |title=Sarah Fillier Is Living In The Moment, But From The Precipice Of Her Pro Dreams |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/college/sarah-fillier-is-living-in-the-moment-but-from-the-precipice-of-her-pro-dreams |publisher=The Hockey News |access-date=May 22, 2024 |date=January 30, 2024 |archive-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522040129/https://thehockeynews.com/womens/college/sarah-fillier-is-living-in-the-moment-but-from-the-precipice-of-her-pro-dreams |url-status=live }}</ref> Bestowed the Jr. Hornets captaincy for the 2017–18 season, Fillier led the league in playoff scoring with 12 points in 10 games and at the provincial tournament earned MVP honours.<ref name="2021 ntl tm profile" /> She and the Hornets would fall just short of repeat titles, losing in the finals of both the league and provincial tournaments.<ref name="thn precipice" />
==Playing career== ===College=== During the 2018–19 season, Fillier led Princeton University in scoring with 22 goals and 57 points in 29 games. Her assists per game and points per game led the entire NCAA, as did her 21 power play points. Following the season she was named the Women's Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hockeycommissioners.com/articles/20182019/sarah-fillier-of-princeton-is-chosen-womens-national-rookie-of-the-year.php |title=Sarah Fillier of Princeton Is Chosen Women's National Rookie of the Year |website=hockeycommissioners.com |date=March 21, 2019 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204010636/https://hockeycommissioners.com/articles/20182019/sarah-fillier-of-princeton-is-chosen-womens-national-rookie-of-the-year.php |url-status=live }}</ref> She was also named ECAC Rookie of the Year, Ivy League Player of the Year, and Ivy League Rookie of the Year.<ref name="tigers profile" /> Fillier was named a Second Team All-American by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA), earned First Team All-ECAC and First Team All-Ivy honors, and was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.<ref name="tigers profile" />
Named team co-captain her sophomore season in 2019–20,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pattykaz.com/news_article/show/1088044 |title=Kaz Watch: Princeton's Sarah Fillier Reinvents Game During Sophomore Season |publisher=Patty Kazmaier Award |date=February 18, 2020 |access-date=December 29, 2025}}</ref> Fillier matched the previous year's totals of 22 goals and 57 points, and her 1.84 points per game were the second best in the NCAA. In the ECAC tournament, she would record at least a point in each of five games, including a double-overtime game-winner against Quinnipiac University, and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.<ref name="tigers profile" /> She was named a Second Team All-American for the second consecutive year and a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award for the second straight season.<ref name="tigers profile" /> She earned First Team All-ECAC and First Team All-Ivy honors and was one of three finalists for both ECAC Player of the Year and ECAC Best Forward.<ref name="tigers profile" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/8/21/21378052/2020-top-25-under-25-no-6-sarah-fillier |title=2020 Top 25 Under 25- No. 6: Sarah Fillier |publisher=The Ice Garden |date=August 20, 2020 |access-date=December 29, 2025}}</ref>
Princeton did not compete in the 2020–21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Fillier took a leave of absence in the 2021–22 season to compete with the Canadian national team.<ref name="tigers profile" /> Returning to the NCAA for the 2022–23 season, Fillier's 19 goals, 18 assists, and 37 points were the best totals on the Tigers, and included a hat-trick against Quinnipiac on January 29, 2023.<ref name="tigers profile" />
In the 2023–24 season, Fillier scored a career-high 30 goals and 13 assists in just 29 games, leading her to be the projected first overall pick in the 2024 PWHL draft.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Ian |title=PWHL Draft Profile: Sarah Fillier |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/pwhl-draft-profile-sarah-fillier |website=thehockeynews.com |publisher=The Hockey News |access-date=May 6, 2024 |date=May 4, 2024 |archive-date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505011938/https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/pwhl-draft-profile-sarah-fillier |url-status=live }}</ref> She was named a Second Team All-American for the third time in her career and was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award for the third time.<ref name="tigers profile" />
Fillier finished her Princeton career with 93 goals (sixth all-time in program history), 101 assists (second all-time), and 194 points (fourth all-time). She was a three-time Patty Kazmaier Award finalist (2019, 2020, 2024) and a three-time Second Team All-American (2019, 2020, 2024).<ref name="tigers profile" />
=== Professional === ==== New York Sirens (2024–present)==== ===== 2024–25 season===== {{External media|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eq5JcQrueY 2024 First Overall Pick Sarah Fillier, PWHL]}} On June 10, 2024, Fillier was selected first overall by PWHL New York, soon after rebranded as the New York Sirens, in the 2024 PWHL draft.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5554779/2024/06/10/sarah-fillier-2024-pwhl-draft/ |title=New York selects Sarah Fillier with No. 1 pick in 2024 PWHL Draft |work=The Athletic |first=Hailey |last=Salvian |date=June 10, 2024 |access-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611013341/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5554779/2024/06/10/sarah-fillier-2024-pwhl-draft/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After a long period of negotiations, she signed a one-year contract with the club on November 1.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kuehl |first1=Tyler |title=New York Sirens sign Sarah Fillier to one-year contract |url=https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/new-york-sirens-sign-sarah-fillier-to-one-year-contract |website=Daily Faceoff |access-date=November 1, 2024 |date=November 1, 2024}}</ref> During the 2024 – 25 season, she recorded 13 goals and 16 assists during the regular season. Her 29 points tied Hilary Knight for the league lead, as she claimed the PWHL Points Leader award. She was also named the PWHL Rookie of the Year.<ref name="PWHL"/> On July 10, 2025, she signed a two-year contract extension with the Sirens which made her the highest paid player in the league at the time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Salvian |first1=Hailey |title=Sarah Fillier signs 2-year contract with New York Sirens, becoming PWHL’s highest-paid player |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6486245/2025/07/10/sarah-fillier-pwhl-new-york-sirens-contract/ |publisher=The New York Times |access-date=27 January 2026 |date=10 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="pwhl-2yr-ext">{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/july/10/pwhl-rookie-of-the-year-sarah-fillier-signs-a-two-year-extension-with-new-york |title=PWHL Rookie of the Year Sarah Fillier signs a two-year extension with New York |website=thepwhl.com |date=July 10, 2025 |access-date=July 10, 2025}}</ref> Her 29 points were the most by a rookie in league history, surpassing the previous record by 10 points.<ref name="awards-2024-25"/> In her second PWHL game on December 4, 2024, Fillier scored her first two career PWHL goals and added an assist in a 4–3 win over the Montréal Victoire, recording the first three-point game of her professional career.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2024/december/04/first-overall-pick-sarah-fillier-nets-her-first-two-pwhl-goals-to-lead-the-sirens-to-a-4-1-dominant-win-over-montr-al |title=First Overall Pick Sarah Fillier Nets Her First Two PWHL Goals to Lead the Sirens to a 4-1 Dominant Win Over Montréal |website=thepwhl.com |date=December 4, 2024 |access-date=December 29, 2025}}</ref>
{{External media|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMhCJ65DgSY 2025 PWHL Rookie of the Year: Sarah Fillier, PWHL]}} In her rookie season, Fillier became the first player in PWHL history to score in five consecutive games, a streak that ran from February 15–28, 2025.<ref name="foty-finalists">{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/may/13/fillier-knight-poulin-voted-pwhl-forward-of-the-year-finalists |title=Fillier, Knight, Poulin Voted PWHL Forward of the Year Finalists |website=thepwhl.com |date=May 13, 2025 |access-date=December 29, 2025}}</ref> She also was the first player in league history to record multiple four-game assist streaks.<ref name="pwhl-2yr-ext"/> Fillier's 16 assists tied Renata Fast for the league lead and set a new PWHL single-season assist record.<ref name="awards-2024-25">{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/may/03/hilary-knight-sarah-fillier-and-marie-philip-poulin-earn-first-two-pwhl-awards-of-the-2024-25-season |title=Hilary Knight, Sarah Fillier, and Marie-Philip Poulin Earn First Two PWHL Awards of the 2024-25 Season |website=thepwhl.com |date=May 3, 2025 |access-date=December 29, 2025}}</ref> She also led the league with five power play goals and ranked fourth in total goals.<ref name="foty-finalists"/> She was named a PWHL First Team All-Star and was a finalist for the PWHL Forward of the Year award.<ref name="pwhl-2yr-ext"/><ref name="foty-finalists"/>
=====2025–26 season===== [[File:Sarah Fillier New York Sirens 2026.jpg|240px|thumb|right|Fillier warms up with the New York Sirens before the PWHL Takeover Tour game vs. Montreal Victoire at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, January 2026.]] On November 15, 2025, Fillier was named an alternate captain for the Sirens alongside defender Jaime Bourbonnais.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/teams/new-york-sirens/news/2025/november/15/new-york-sirens-name-sarah-fillier-and-jaime-bourbonnais-as-alternate-captains |title=New York Sirens Name Sarah Fillier and Jaime Bourbonnais as Alternate Captains |website=thepwhl.com |date=November 15, 2025 |access-date=January 27, 2026}}</ref> On December 28, 2025, she recorded an assist in a 4–3 win over the Seattle Torrent in Dallas as part of the PWHL Takeover Tour, marking her first point streak of the season with assists in consecutive games.<ref name="dallas-dec28">{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/december/28/o-brien-hat-trick-leads-new-york-to-win-over-seattle-in-dallas |title=O'Brien Hat Trick Leads New York to Win Over Seattle in Dallas |website=thepwhl.com |date=December 28, 2025 |access-date=January 27, 2026}}</ref> During the game, she was checked to the head by Seattle's Aneta Tejralová at 11:25 of the first period, resulting in a five-minute major penalty and game misconduct for Tejralová. Fillier left the ice but returned and finished the game, though she missed the next game on December 31 with an upper-body injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/sarah-fillier-remains-out-following-hit-timeline-for-return-unknown |title=Sarah Fillier Remains Out Following Hit, Timeline For Return Unknown |website=The Hockey News |date=December 31, 2025 |access-date=January 27, 2026}}</ref>
On January 18, 2026, Fillier recorded her first multi-point game of the season with two assists in a 2–1 win over the Montréal Victoire in Washington, D.C., as part of the PWHL Takeover Tour.<ref name="dc-jan18">{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2026/january/18/new-york-earns-2-1-win-over-montreal-in-record-setting-game-in-d-c- |title=New York Earns 2-1 Win Over Montréal in Record-Setting Game in D.C. |website=thepwhl.com |date=January 18, 2026 |access-date=January 27, 2026}}</ref> The game set a U.S. women's hockey attendance record with a crowd of 17,228 at Capital One Arena, surpassing the previous record of 16,014 set on November 28, 2025.<ref name="dc-jan18"/> With the performance, Fillier reached six assists on the season, all coming in the team's last five home games.<ref name="dc-jan18"/>
==International play== Fillier has represented Canada at both the senior and youth national team levels since 2016. In 2018, she played for the U18, U22, and senior national team all in one calendar year.<ref name="olympic-profile"/>
===Youth=== Fillier first joined the national team program in 2016.<ref name="olympic-profile"/> At age 16, she competed at the U18 World Championship in 2017, scoring three goals as Canada won a silver medal.<ref name="olympic-profile"/><ref name="2021 ntl tm profile" /> One year later, she captained Canada's U18 team to a bronze medal at the 2018 tournament, finishing with five points in six games.<ref name="olympic-profile"/><ref name="tigers profile" />
===Senior=== Fillier made her debut for the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2018 4 Nations Cup, where the team won silver.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://cdn.agilitycms.com/hockey-canada/Team-Canada/Women/National/2018-19/downloads/2018-NWT-4NC-Media-Guide.pdf |title= 2018 National Women's Team Four Nations Cup Media Guide |publisher= Hockey Canada |page= 28 |accessdate= 8 November 2018 |archive-date= 4 February 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230204010653/https://cdn.agilitycms.com/hockey-canada/Team-Canada/Women/National/2018-19/downloads/2018-NWT-4NC-Media-Guide.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref> She scored her first goal for Team Canada during their 6-1 win over Sweden.<ref name="olympic-profile"/>
====World Championships==== After taking a leave of absence from Princeton in the 2021–22 season to compete with the national team,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2021-22-centralization-roster-named|title=Canada's National Women's Team Unveils Olympic Centralization Roster: 28 players to centralize in Calgary ahead of 2022 Olympic Winter Games|website=hockeycanada.ca|date=May 12, 2021|accessdate=2021-05-17}}</ref> Fillier and Team Canada won a gold medal at the 2021 World Championship, where she recorded three goals and six points.<ref name="tigers profile" />
At the 2022 World Championship, Fillier scored five goals and 11 points en route to a gold medal.<ref name="tigers profile" />
At the 2023 World Championship, Fillier was named tournament MVP and Best Forward despite Canada finishing with a silver medal.<ref name="iihf-mvp">{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/ww/news/43598/fillier_named_mvp |title=Fillier named MVP |website=IIHF.com |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |date=April 16, 2023 |access-date=January 27, 2026}}</ref> She scored seven goals and added four assists for 11 points, also being named to the tournament all-star team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2023/4/20/womens-ice-hockey-mvp-fillier-thompson-earn-silver-medals-at-iihf-world-championships |title=MVP Fillier, Thompson Earn Silver Medals at IIHF World Championships |website=GoPrincetonTigers.com |publisher=Princeton University Athletics |date=April 20, 2023 |access-date=January 27, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Donkin |first=Karissa |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/pwhl/sarah-fillier-top-prospect-pwhl-draft-1.7157661 |title=Finding her stride: Sarah Fillier's path to projected top pick in 2024 PWHL draft |website=CBC Sports |date=March 28, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2026}}</ref>
Fillier represented Canada at the 2024 World Championship, playing on the top line with Marie-Philip Poulin.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wheeler |first1=Scott |last2=Salvian |first2=Hailey |title=PWHL Draft prospects ranking: Sarah Fillier leads the list of top college players |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5445666/2024/04/29/pwhl-draft-top-prospects-rankings-ncaa/ |website=theathletic.com |publisher=The Athletic |date=April 29, 2024 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-date=May 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512181437/https://theathletic.com/5445666/2024/04/29/pwhl-draft-top-prospects-rankings-ncaa/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Canada won the gold medal with a 6–5 overtime victory over the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympic.ca/2024/04/14/team-canada-wins-gold-at-iihf-womens-world-championship/ |title=Team Canada wins gold at IIHF Women's World Championship |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2026}}</ref> Fillier had two goals and an assist during the seven games of the tournament, scoring a goal in a 3–0 win over Switzerland and in a 4–0 semifinal win over Czechia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2024/4/14/womens-ice-hockey-fillier-earns-third-iihf-womens-world-championship-with-canada |title=Fillier Earns Third IIHF Women's World Championship With Canada |website=GoPrincetonTigers.com |publisher=Princeton University Athletics |date=April 14, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2026}}</ref>
==== Olympics ==== On January 11, 2022, Fillier was named to the national team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.<ref>{{cite web|last=Awad|first=Brandi|title=Team Canada's women's hockey roster revealed for Beijing 2022|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/11/team-canadas-womens-hockey-roster-revealed-for-beijing-2022/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=11 January 2022|access-date=11 January 2022|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122080734/https://olympic.ca/2022/01/11/team-canadas-womens-hockey-roster-revealed-for-beijing-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=11 January 2022|title=Canada's 2022 Olympic women's hockey team roster|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2022/01/11/canadas-2022-olympic-womens-hockey-team-roster.html|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=11 January 2022|archive-date=12 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112023402/https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2022/01/11/canadas-2022-olympic-womens-hockey-team-roster.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Canada won the gold medal, and Fillier finished second in tournament scoring with eight goals, including a hat-trick against Sweden in the quarterfinals.<ref name="tigers profile" />
On January 9, 2026, Fillier was named to Canada's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.<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> During the team's quarterfinal game against Germany, Fillier contributed a goal and assist in the match, leading the team to a 5-1 win.<ref name="5-1 win vs Germany">{{cite web |last1=Maat |first1=Sarah |title=Women's Hockey Takeaways: Poulin's historic comeback helps Canada rout Germany|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympic-women-hockey/article/womens-hockey-takeaways-poulins-historic-comeback-helps-canada-rout-germany/ |website=Sportsnet |access-date=4 May 2025 |date=2025-04-11}}</ref> The goal that she assisted on, scored by Marie-Philip Poulin, allowed Poulin to equal Hayley Wickenheiser's record of 18 Olympic goals, the most in Olympic hockey history. <ref name="Canada 5 Germany 1">{{cite web |last1=Podnieks |first1=Andrew |title=Poulin ties "Wick" in return |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2026/olympic-w/gamecenter/recap/68666/23-can-vs-ger |website=IIHF |access-date=4 May 2025 |date=2025-04-11}}</ref>
==Personal life== Fillier majored in psychology at Princeton University.<ref name="tigers profile" />
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="93" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="93" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2014–15 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 22 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 18 | 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | 2016–17 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 34 || 24 || 26 || 50 || 18 | 12 || 7 || 4 || 11 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 | Oakville Jr. Hornets | Prov. WHL | 22 || 15 || 15 || 30 || 28 | 10 || 6 || 6 || 12 || 12 |- | 2018–19 | Princeton University | ECAC | 29 || 22 || 35 || 57 || 30 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | Princeton University | ECAC | 31 || 22 || 35 || 57 || 34 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2022–23 | Princeton University | ECAC | 31 || 19 || 18 || 37 || 39 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | Princeton University | ECAC | 29 || 30 || 13 || 43 || 26 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2024–25 | New York Sirens | PWHL | 30 || 13 || 16 || 29 || 35 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2025–26 | New York Sirens | PWHL | 29 || 9 || 14 || 23 || 14 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | PWHL totals ! 59 !! 22 !! 30 !! 52 !! 49 | — || — || — || — || — |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2017 | Canada | U18 | {{silver2}} | 5 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018 | Canada | U18 | {{bronze3}} | 6 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 6 |- | 2021 | Canada | WC | {{gold1}} | 7 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022 | Canada | OG | {{gold1}} | 7 || 8 || 3 || 11 || 0 |- | 2022 | Canada || WC | {{gold1}} | 7 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023 | Canada | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 || 7 || 4 || 11 || 2 |- | 2024 | Canada | WC | {{gold1}} | 7 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025 | Canada | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 2 |- | 2026 | Canada | OG | {{silver2}} | 7 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Junior totals ! 11 ! 4 ! 4 ! 8 ! 10 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 49 ! 31 ! 21 ! 52 ! 22 |}
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! Ref |- ! colspan="3"|National Women's Under-18 Championship |- | Most Valuable Player | 2017 | <ref>{{cite web |title=National Women's Under-18 Championship 2019 Guide and Record Book |url=https://cdn.agilitycms.com/hockey-canada/National-Championships/Women/National-U18/2019/downloads/2019-NWU18-Guide-Record-Book.pdf |website=hockeycanada.ca |publisher=Hockey Canada |access-date=May 12, 2024 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705193121/https://cdn.agilitycms.com/hockey-canada/National-Championships/Women/National-U18/2019/downloads/2019-NWU18-Guide-Record-Book.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! colspan="3"|NCAA |- | Rookie of the Year | 2019 | rowspan="3"|<ref name="tigers profile">{{cite web |title=Sarah Fillier |url=https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/sarah-fillier/20944 |website=goprincetontigers.com |publisher=Princeton Tigers |access-date=May 12, 2024 |archive-date=May 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512192308/https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/sarah-fillier/20944 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Second Team ACHA All-American | 2019, 2020, 2024 |- | Second Team All-USCHO | 2020, 2024 |- ! colspan="3"|ECAC |- | All-Academic Team | 2019, 2020, 2023 | rowspan="6"|<ref name="tigers profile" /> |- | All-Rookie Team | 2019 |- | Rookie of the Year | 2019 |- | First Team All-Star | 2019, 2020, 2024 |- | Tournament MVP | 2020 |- | All-Tournament Team | 2020 |- ! colspan="3"|Ivy League |- | Rookie of the Year | 2019 | rowspan="3"|<ref name="tigers profile" /> |- | Player of the Year | 2019 |- | First Team All-Star | 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 |- ! colspan="3"|International |- | World Championship – Media All-Star Team | 2022, 2023 | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Montroy |first1=Liz |title=Heise named MVP |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/ww/news/38776/heise_named_mvp |website=iihf.com |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |access-date=May 12, 2024 |date=September 4, 2022 |archive-date=September 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904232733/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/ww/news/38776/heise_named_mvp |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="24 wc mvp">{{cite web |last1=Podnieks |first1=Andrew |title=Fillier named MVP |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/ww/news/43598/fillier_named_mvp |website=iihf.com |publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation |access-date=May 12, 2024 |date=April 17, 2023 |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611013447/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/ww/news/43598/fillier_named_mvp |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | World Championship – Best Forward | 2023 | rowspan="2"|<ref name="24 wc mvp" /> |- | World Championship – Most Valuable Player | 2023 |- ! colspan="3"|PWHL |- | PWHL Points Leader | 2024–25 | <ref name="PWHL">{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/may/03/hilary-knight-sarah-fillier-and-marie-philip-poulin-earn-first-two-pwhl-awards-of-the-2024-25-season|title=Hillary Knight, Sarah Fillier, and Marie-Philip Poulin Earn First Two PWHL Awards of the 2024-25 season |website=thepwhl.com |date=May 3, 2025 |access-date=May 4, 2025}}</ref> |- | PWHL Rookie of the Year | 2025 |rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/june/25/pwhl-announces-2025-award-winners |title=PWHL Announces 2025 Award Winners |website=thepwhl.com |date=June 25, 2025 |access-date=June 25, 2025}}</ref> |- | First All-Star Team | 2025 |- | All-Rookie Team | 2025 |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons cat}} * {{Ice hockey stats}} * [https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/olympics/2026/stats/player-profile/692 Sarah Fillier] at Hockey Canada * {{Team Canada|sarah-fillier}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/53942 Sarah Fillier] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympics.com|sarah-fillier}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Instagram|sarahfillier16}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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