Tessa Bonhomme Biography

Fast Facts

• Was named as the 2008 WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
• Was named by Sportsnet Magazine as one of the 2012 Most Beautiful Athletes on the Planet
• In 2007, she was named to the European Air Canada Cup Tournament All-Star team
• Is the first Ohio State University player to be nominated twice as a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
• Won a silver medal at the 2013 IIHF World Women's Championship
• Attended Ohio State University, where she majored in speed pathology
• Is the niece of Tim Bonhomme, a keyboard player for the Beach Boys
• Is the first player from Ohio State University to play for the Canadian National Team
• Was the first female hockey player to compete on the television show "Battle of the Blades․"
• Was the first overall pick in the 2010 CWHL Draft