{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1996)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Victoria Bach | image = Victoria Bach.jpg | alt = | caption = Bach with PWHL Toronto in 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|7|12}} | birth_place = Milton, Ontario | position = Forward | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 121 | league = | team = | former_teams = | played_for = {{ubl|Ottawa Charge|Toronto Sceptres|Markham Thunder|Boston University Terriers (NCAA)}} | sex = f | ntl_team = Canada | career_start = 2012 | career_end = 2025 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's ice hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold|2022 Beijing|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2021 Canada|}} {{MedalGold|2022 Denmark|}} {{MedalCompetition|4 Nations Cup}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Canada|}} }}
'''Victoria Bach''' (born July 12, 1996) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who most recently played for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and was a member of Canada women's national ice hockey team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/victoria-bach-announces-her-retirement-from-hockey |title=Victoria Bach Announces Her Retirement From Hockey |last=Kennedy |first=Ian |date=June 1, 2025 |website=TheHockeyNews.com |publisher=The Hockey News |access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> A graduate of Boston University, she was the first player in Boston University history to score more than 100 goals. She previously played in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) with the Markham Thunder, and received the CWHL's 2018–2020 Rookie of the Year award.
==Playing career== === University === Across 145 NCAA games, Bach scored 198 points, setting all-time points and goals record for Boston University.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Change |first=Jonathan |date=February 2, 2018 |title=Women's Ice Hockey's Victoria Bach Breaking Records |url=http://www.bu.edu/articles/2018/womens-ice-hockeys-victoria-bach-breaking-records/ |access-date=August 20, 2020 |website=Boston University |language=en |archive-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718232615/http://www.bu.edu/articles/2018/womens-ice-hockeys-victoria-bach-breaking-records/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was the first woman in the university's history to score 100 career goals. In her senior year, she tallied 67 points in 33 games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ingemi |first=Marisa |date=November 10, 2019 |title=Victoria Bach dazzling for Canada's women's hockey team |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/10/victoria-bach-dazzling-for-canadas-womens-hockey-team/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 20, 2020 |website=Boston Herald |language=en-US |archive-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718192830/https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/10/victoria-bach-dazzling-for-canadas-womens-hockey-team/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Bach won the Hockey East Rookie of the Year in 2014–2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 6, 2015|title=Bach Named Hockey East Rookie of the Year|url=https://goterriers.com/news/2015/3/6/Bach_Named_Hockey_East_Rookie_of_the_Year|access-date=2020-08-20|website=Boston University Athletics|language=en|archive-date=2022-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108045551/https://goterriers.com/news/2015/3/6/Bach_Named_Hockey_East_Rookie_of_the_Year|url-status=live}}</ref> She was the second Terrier player to win the award in the program's history; teammate Marie-Philip Poulin won the award in 2010–2011. She was a Hockey East First Team All-Star in 2017 and 2018, and was a top-3 finalist for the 2018 Patty Kazmaier Award.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blinn |first=Michael |date=25 December 2017 |title=BU's Bach tearing up college hockey |url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2017/12/25/victoria-bach-scoring-goal-bu-terriers |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717171229/https://www.si.com/nhl/2017/12/25/victoria-bach-scoring-goal-bu-terriers |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Professional === In 2017, Bach was selected 7th overall by the Metropolitan Riveters in the NWHL draft. She was then selected by the Markham Thunder in the 1st round of the 2018 CWHL Draft, the team with whom she would sign her first professional contract.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clinton |first=Jared |date=9 August 2018 |title=CWHL Draft: 10 incoming rookies who could make noise next season |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/cwhl-draft-10-incoming-rookies-who-could-make-noise-next-season |website=The Hockey News |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718004007/https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/cwhl-draft-10-incoming-rookies-who-could-make-noise-next-season |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018–19, she won the CWHL Rookie of the Year Award, putting up 32 points in 26 games with Markham, her 19 goals good for second in the league.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jay |first=Michelle |date=27 August 2019 |title=2019 Women's Hockey Top 25 Under 25 | No. 2: Victoria Bach |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/8/27/20832035/2019-womens-hockey-top-25-under-25-no-2-victoria-bach-markham-thunder-boston-university |website=The Ice Garden |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717114141/https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/8/27/20832035/2019-womens-hockey-top-25-under-25-no-2-victoria-bach-markham-thunder-boston-university |url-status=live }}</ref>
After the collapse of the CWHL in May 2019, she joined the PWHPA.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clinton |first=Jared |date=20 November 2019 |title=How blossoming national team sniper Bach is making the most of an unusual season |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/how-blossoming-national-team-sniper-bach-is-making-the-most-of-an-unusual-season |website=The Hockey News |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717173333/https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/how-blossoming-national-team-sniper-bach-is-making-the-most-of-an-unusual-season |url-status=live }}</ref>
Following four seasons in the PWHPA, Bach was drafted in the seventh round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by Toronto.<ref>{{cite web |title=Four Terriers Selected in PWHL Draft |url=https://goterriers.com/news/2023/9/18/womens-ice-hockey-four-terriers-selected-in-pwhl-draft.aspx |website=Boston University Athletics |access-date=10 December 2023 |language=en |date=18 September 2023 |archive-date=10 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210002546/https://goterriers.com/news/2023/9/18/womens-ice-hockey-four-terriers-selected-in-pwhl-draft.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Her first PWHL game took place on February 3, 2024, as Toronto hosted Minnesota. Thirteen days later, Bach recorded her first goal in league play, scoring in the third period of a 3-0 shutout win against Montreal. She finished the season with five points.
On December 30, 2024, Toronto traded Bach to the Ottawa Charge, alongside Jocelyne Larocque ( also a former teammate with the Markham Thunder), in exchange for Savannah Harmon and Hayley Scamurra.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anthony |first1=Dave |title=PWHL star Larocque traded to Ottawa |url=https://steinbachonline.com/articles/pwhl-star-larocque-traded-to-ottawa |website=SteinbachOnline |access-date=30 December 2024 |date=30 December 2024 |archive-date=31 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241231035739/https://steinbachonline.com/articles/pwhl-star-larocque-traded-to-ottawa |url-status=dead }}</ref> Of note, it marked the first trade of the 2024–25 PWHL season.
Coincidentally, Bach's debut with Ottawa took place on Toronto ice in a December 31 match. Her first goal as a member of the Charge occurred on January 11, 2025, versus the Boston Fleet. Larocque would earn one of the assists.
On June 1, 2025, Bach announced her retirement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/victoria-bach-announces-her-retirement-from-hockey |title=Victoria Bach Announces Her Retirement From Hockey |last=Kennedy |first=Ian |date=June 1, 2025 |website= The Hockey News |access-date=December 4, 2025}}</ref>
=== International === Bach played for Team Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning a gold medal. She made her debut for the senior Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2017 4 Nations Cup. She then served as assistant captain for the country at the 2018 4 Nations Cup.<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 |date= n.d. |access-date= 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> In the 2019–2020 Team Canada season, Victoria was promoted to play on a line with Marie-Philip Poulin.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 4, 2020 |title=Victoria Bach scores OT winner as Canada defeats U.S. on home ice in Victoria |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canada-usa-womens-hockey-rivalry-series-1.5450880 |website=CBC Sports |access-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-date=February 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210102116/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canada-usa-womens-hockey-rivalry-series-1.5450880 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ingemi |first=Marisa |date=10 November 2019 |title=Victoria Bach dazzling for Canada's women's hockey team |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/10/victoria-bach-dazzling-for-canadas-womens-hockey-team/ |url-access=subscription |website=Boston Herald |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718192830/https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/10/victoria-bach-dazzling-for-canadas-womens-hockey-team/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2019–2020 Rivalry Series, she was the top scoring Canadian player.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aykroyd|first=Lucas|date=February 10, 2020|title=IIHF – Americans win Rivalry Series|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww/news/18169/americans-win-rivalry-series|access-date=2020-08-20|website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation|language=en|archive-date=2020-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919195306/https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww/news/18169/americans-win-rivalry-series|url-status=live}}</ref> She was named to the Canadian World Champhionships roster for the first time in 2020, before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salvian |first=Hailey |date=March 21, 2020 |title=Debut delayed: Rising women's hockey star goes from world stage to home alone |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1690505/2020/03/21/debut-delayed-rising-womens-hockey-star-goes-from-world-stage-to-home-alone/ |url-access=subscription |website=The Athletic |access-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717214605/https://theathletic.com/1690505/2020/03/21/debut-delayed-rising-womens-hockey-star-goes-from-world-stage-to-home-alone/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was one of 28 players invited to Hockey Canada's Centralization Camp, which represented the selection process for the Canadian women's team that competed in Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics.<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|access-date=2021-05-17}}</ref>
== Personal life == Bach was born in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation. As a young woman, she started playing soccer; she switched to hockey after watching Team Canada win the gold medal in women's ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.<ref name=":0" />
At Boston University, she completed a bachelor's degree in communication.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goterriers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/victoria-bach/9613|title=Victoria Bach – Women's Ice Hockey|access-date=2020-07-17|archive-date=2020-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717130454/https://goterriers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/victoria-bach/9613|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team !! League !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2010–11 || Oakville Hornets || Prov. WHL || 19 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 || Oakville Hornets || Prov. WHL || 34 || 19 || 10 || 29 || 14 || 8 || 9 || 1 || 10 || 2 |- | 2012–13 || Mississauga Chiefs || Prov. WHL || 33 || 24 || 25 || 49 || 27 || 13 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 4 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 || Mississauga Chiefs || Prov. WHL || 35 || 36 || 32 || 68 || 8 || 7 || 3 || 7 || 10 || 25 |- | 2014–15 || Boston University Terriers || Hockey East || 37 || 20 || 14 || 34 || 4 || – || – || – || – || – |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 || Boston University Terriers || Hockey East || 39 || 22 || 26 || 48 || 6 || – || – || – || – || – |- | 2016–17 || Boston University Terriers || Hockey East || 36 || 23 || 26 || 49 || 42 || – || – || – || – || – |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 || Boston University Terriers || Hockey East || 33 || 39 || 28 || 67 || 12 || – || – || – || – || – |- | 2018–19 || Markham Thunder || CWHL | 26 || 19 || 13 || 32 || 6 | 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 || GTA East || PWHPA | – || – || – || – || – | – || – || – || – || – |- | 2020–21 || Toronto || PWHPA || 4 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 2 || – || – || – || – || – |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 || Toronto || PWHPA || 6 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 2 || – || – || – || – || – |- | 2022–23 || Team Scotiabank || PWHPA || 20 || 6 || 5 || 11 || 28 || – || – || – || – || – |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 || PWHL Toronto || PWHL || 16 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- | 2024–25 || Toronto Sceptres || PWHL || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 || Ottawa Charge || PWHL || 24 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 4 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | CWHL totals ! 26 !! 19 !! 13 !! 32 !! 6 ! 3 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | PWHL totals !! 46 !! 4 !! 6 !! 10 !! 8 !! 13 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 0 |}
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