Sarah Fillier
Canadian ice hockey player
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. 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. 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.
Fillier began skating at age two and started playing hockey at age three or four.
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