Hockey Accomplishments

• Throughout her long career, she won five World Championships and several individual honours.
• Member of the Canada’s female Olympic ice hockey team, winning a silver medal in Nagano (1998)  
• Won a gold medal at the 3 Nations Cup with the Canadian team (1996)
• Won a gold medal at the Pacific Rim tournament with the Canadian team (1996)  
• Member of the Canada’s National Women’s ice hockey team (1990-1999)
• Won a gold medal at the World Championship (1990, 92, 94, 97, 99)
• Won a gold medal at the Canadian Championship (1988, 89, 90, 94, 95, 96, 99)
• Won a bronze medal at the Canadian Championship (1985, 93, 98)
• Won a silver medal at the Canadian Championship (1984, 1997)
• Named MVP of the Canadian Women’s Hockey Championship in Calgary (1998)
• Named MVP of the Canadian Women’s Hockey Championship in Vancouver (1997)
• Assistant captain of the Canada’s National Women’s Hockey Team at the Pacific Rim tournament in Vancouver (1996)
• Assistant captain of the Canada’s National Women’s Hockey Team at the 3 Nations Cup in Ottawa (1996)
• Captain of Team Quebec at the Canadian Women’s Hockey Championship in New-Brunswick (1996)
• Named Most Valuable Teammate by the Quebec Ice Hockey Federation (1994)
• Runner-up for the Most Valuable Teammate Award at the Gala du Mérite sportif québécois (1994)
• Captain of the Canada’s National Women’s Team at the World Championship in Lake Placid (1994)
• Assistant captain of Quebec’s team at the Canadian Women’s Hockey Championship in Winnipeg (1994)
• Captain of Team Quebec at the Canadian Championship in Ottawa (1993)
• Captain of the Canada’s National Women’s team at the World Championship in Finland (1992)         Top scorer of the Senior AA Hockey League (1992)
• Named Most Valuable Teammate by the Quebec Ice Hockey Federation (1991)                        
• Named MVP of the Canadian Championship in Montreal
• Runner-up for the Most Valuable Teammate Award at the Gala du Mérite sportif québécois (1991)
• Top scorer of the Senior AA Hockey League (1991)
• Assistant coach of the female junior team that won a bronze medal at the Canada Winter Games in PEI (1991)
• Named MVP of the Canadian Championship in Saskatchewan (1991)
• Named Personality of the Month by the Gold Medal Club (1989)
• Named MVP of the Canadian Championship in Burlington (1988)
• Named MVP of the first International Hockey Championship in Toronto (1987)

Additional Background

• Born on October 17, 1958 in Laval, Que.
• Named assistant chef de mission for Canada’s Olympic Team for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.
• She has been teaching physical education at the Cégep du Vieux-Montréal for the past eight years
• Is a technical consultant for the Carabins (University of Montreal’ women’s hockey team) since 2008.
• Since its creation, the team has taken part in two Canadian Championships finishing fifth in 2010 and winning a silver medal in 2012.
• For the past two seasons, France has taken part in a mentorship program set up by the International Ice Hockey Federation working mainly with the French national junior team. 
• After earning a bachelor’s degree in physical education, France was a teacher for 14 years at the elementary and high school levels.
• Complete Level 3 Certification (ice hockey)
• Bachelor of Science, Physical education
• Teaching certificate in physical education
• Fourth place, World Female Lacrosse Championship in Australia (1989) and Philadelphia (1986)
• Won a gold medal at the Canadian Female Lacrosse Championship (1989)
• Won a silver medal at the Canadian Female Lacrosse Championship (1986)
• Member of the Canadian Female Lacrosse team (1985, 89)
• Won a bronze medal at the Canadian Female Lacrosse Championship (1985, 88)

Honours

• Inducted into the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame (2003)
• Quebec lacrosse athlete of the decade (1980-1990)
• Top scorer of the female hockey league (1997, 93, 92, 91)
• Assistant captain of the Canadian team (1997)
• Named her team’s MVP at the Canadian Championship (1998, 97, 91, 90, 88)
• Named Most Valuable Teammate by the Quebec Ice Hockey Federation (1994, 90)
• Captain of the Canada’s National Women’s team (1992, 94)
• Named Personality of the Week by the La Presse newspaper in 1990
• Quebec’s Most Valuable Athlete in female hockey (1986, 91)