Sarah Potomak

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Forward
Height:
5-5
High School:
George Elliot Secondary
Hometown:
Aldergrove, B.C.
Prev School:
Canada National Women’s Team

PRONUNCIATION

2019-20 • Redshirt Senior Season: Named to All-WCHA Third Team • named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • led the team with 46 points and 27 assists as one of 15 Gophers to play in all 36 games • led the WCHA and tied for sixth in the nation with a +39 plus/minus rating • ranked sixth in the WCHA with 46 points • led the team with 16 multi-point games and six multi-assist games • tied for seventh in the WCHA and ranked second on the team with 19 goals • tied for the team lead with four game-winning goals • ranked 15th in the nation with 1.28 points per game • recorded four points (2g-2a) in season-opening series sweep over Colgate (Sept. 27-28) • scored 50th career goal in 4-3 win at Robert Morris (Oct. 11) • had nine points (5g-4a) during a season-opening six-game point streak (Sept. 27-Oct. 12) • tallied two assists in 4-2 win over Ohio State (Oct. 26) • recorded three points (2g-1a) in 4-2 win and 2-2 (OT) tie with Wisconsin (Nov. 2-3) • reached 150 career points (55g-96a) after a four-point game (2g-2a) in a 7-1 win over Bemidji State (Nov. 15) • recorded six points (3g-3a), including scoring both game-winning goals and a shorthanded goal and recording her 150th career point, in series sweep over Bemidji State (Nov. 15-16) • recorded two points (1g-1a) in 4-3 win over Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 23) • tallied three points (2g-1a) against Boston College and Harvard at the 2019 Country Classic (Nov. 29-30) • named WCHA Forward of the Month for November 2019 after leading the WCHA with eight goals, 1.00 goals per game, three game-winning goals, and one shorthanded goal during the month • named WCHA Forward of the Week after recording four points (1g-3a), including her 100th career assist, in series sweep over Yale (Jan. 4-5) • had two assists in series sweep over St. Cloud State (Jan. 10-11) • tallied four points (1g-3a) in series sweep over Bemidji State (Feb. 7-8) • had four points (2g-2a) in series sweep over Minnesota State (Feb. 21-22) • had four points (1g-3a) in 7-3 win over St. Cloud State (Feb. 29) • had one assist in 4-3 (OT) loss to Ohio State (March 7) • ended her career tied for sixth with 114 career assists, tied for seventh with a +153 plus/minus, ranked 11th with 179 career points, ranked 16th with 504 career shots on goal, and tied for 18th with 65 career goals among all-time Gophers.

2018-19 • Redshirt Junior Season: Named Preseason All-WCHA honoree • named WCHA All-Academic Team and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • eighth on the team with 26 points (11g-15a) • led the team with six points (3g-3a) in five postseason games • ranked eighth in the WCHA with 3.58 shots on goal per game • had eight multi-point games • missed six games due to injury • named to Canada's National Women's Team for the 2018 Four Nations Cup but was unable to participate due to injury • scored two goals in 6-2 win at St. Cloud State (Oct. 12) • named WCHA Forward of the Week (Feb. 26) after tying for the WCHA lead with four points (1g-3a) in a road sweep at Bemidji State (Feb. 22-23) • named WCHA Forward of the Month after tying for the WCHA lead with nine points (4g-5a) in six games during February 2019 • had four points (2g-2a) in 5-2 win over Princeton in NCAA quarterfinal (March 16) • sealed 2-0 win over Cornell with an empty-net goal in NCAA semifinal (March 22).

2017-18 • Junior Season: Began the season centralized with Canada’s National Women’s Team in preparation for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea but was released from the team in December 2017 • redshirted the collegiate season.

2016-17 • Sophomore Season: Named Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award top-10 finalist, All-WCHA Second Team, All-USCHO Third Team, WCHA All-Academic, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • scored five game-winning goals in the first 10 games of the season • ranked third in the WCHA with eight power-play points (3g-5a) • led the team with 20 goals on the season • ranked second on the team with 53 points (20g-33a) • ranked second on the team with 33 assists • tied for second on the team with four power-play goals • ranked second on the team with six game-winning goals • led the team with a +41 plus/minus rating • recorded four points (1g-3a) in series sweep over Lindenwood (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) • named WCHA Offensive Player of the Week after scoring three goals, including both game-winning goals, in series sweep against UMD (Oct. 14-15) • scored four goals, including a hat trick and both game-winning goals, in series sweep at Ohio State • tallied six points (1g-5a) in series sweep against St. Cloud State (Oct. 27-28) • named WCHA Offensive Player of the Month after leading the NCAA with 18 points in the first month of the season • had three points (1g-2a) in back-to-back 2-2 overtime ties at North Dakota (Nov. 18-19) • had four points (2g-2a) in series split at Boston University (Dec. 9-10) • had two points (1g-1a) in 5-0 win at St. Cloud State (Jan. 28) • tallied five points (1g-4a) in series sweep at Minnesota State (Feb. 3-4) • had two points (1g-1a), including her 100th career point as a Gopher, in the series sweep against North Dakota (Feb. 10-11) • had four points (1g-3a) during the WCHA First Round against Bemidji State (Feb. 24-26) • scored the Gophers’ goal in the 2-1 double overtime loss to UMD in the WCHA Final Face-Off semifinal (March 4) • set up Patti Marshall’s game-winning goal in the 1-0 win at Minnesota Duluth in the NCAA quarterfinal (March 11) • scored one goal in the Frozen Four semifinal game against Clarkson (March 17) • took home silver with the Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship in Plymouth, Mich.

2015-16 • Freshman Season: Named National Rookie of the Year, USCHO Rookie of the Year, WCHA Rookie of the Year, All-WCHA Third Team, All-USCHO Rookie Team, and WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year • earned five WCHA Rookie of the Week awards • named to the NCAA Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player and to the Frozen Four All-Tournament Team • led the Gophers with a plus/minus of +54 • scored her first collegiate goal with an unassisted empty net goal in season-opening 2-0 win at Penn State (Oct. 1) • named WCHA Rookie of the Week after recording six points (2g-4a) in home-opening sweep over St. Cloud State (Oct. 9-10) • picked up second-straight WCHA Rookie of the Week award after recording back-to-back four-assist games for an eight-point series in sweep at Ohio State (Oct. 16-17) • missed series split at North Dakota (Oct. 29-30) while training with Canada’s National Women’s Team prior to the 2015 Four Nations Cup in Sundsvall, Sweden • took home silver with Canada’s National Women’s Team at the 2015 Four Nations Cup • named WCHA Rookie of the Month for October after recording at least one point in each of her collegiate games and leading the nation’s rookies and all WCHA players with 2.38 points per game and 1.88 assists per game • recorded three assists in sweep over Bemidji State (Nov. 13-14) • named WCHA Rookie of the Week after a four-point series (1g-3a) in sweep over Yale (Nov. 20-21) • has at least one point in each of 12 games played • earned fourth WCHA Rookie of the Week award after recording seven points (2g-5a) in 11-1 win at Minnesota State (Nov. 27) • named WCHA Rookie of the Month for November after recording 14 points (3g-11a) and leading WCHA freshmen with 11 assists, 14 points, four power-play points, one game-winning goal, a +15 rating, and 25 shots on goal during November • scored one goal in 3-1 loss at Wisconsin (Dec. 5) • had four points (1g-3a), including a game-winning assist, in series sweep vs. Ohio State (Jan. 9-10) • earned fifth WCHA Rookie of the Week award after a five-point series (2g-3a) in sweep over St. Cloud State (Jan. 22-23) • had two assists in 7-3 win at UMD (Feb. 12) • had two points (1g-1a) in series sweep vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 19-20) • recorded two points (1g-1a) in NCAA quarterfinal win over Princeton (March 12) • scored overtime game-winner in 3-2 Frozen Four semifinal win over Wisconsin (March 18) • had two points (1g-1a), including an assist on the game-winning goal, in the 3-1 national championship win vs. Boston College (March 20).

High School/Club: Played for coach David Roy at the Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy in Kelowna, B.C. • recorded 26 points (19g-7a) in 25 games played in 2014-15 • recorded 60 points (29g-31a) in 42 games in 2013-14 and had 56 points (33g-23a) in 37 games in 2012-13 with Pursuit of Excellence • member of Canada's National U-18 women's team • won gold in 2014 and silver in 2015 with Canada at the IIHF U-18 Women's World Championships • named Top Forward, Most Valuable Player and media all-start team member at the 2015 IIHF U-18 Women's World Championships after leading the tournament with nine points (5g-4a) • also led the 2014 IIHF U-18 WWC with nine points (5g-4a) • attended the 2012 IIHF Women's High Performance Camp in Sheffield, England • competed for Canada's National Women's U-18 team in three-game series against the United States in August 2014 • attended Canada's National Women's Fall Festival in September 2014.

Personal: Daughter of Jane and Steve Potomak • has five siblings, Mark, Matthew, Devin, Brandon, and Amy • shoots left • Elementary Education major • enjoys baseball and football • high honor student.