Canadian Women's National Ice Hockey Team. 2012 World Champion. University of New Hampshire Graduate.

Joined August 2011
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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
Time for some BIG news‼️ We are thrilled to add Courtney Kessel and Megan Myers to our coaching staff! #ProudToBU goterriers.com/news/2023/5/2…
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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
22 Jul 2022
This girl is the definition of perseverance, grit, and determination! So proud of her! @birchard14
Hey, coach! πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ“‹ Troy Ryan will lead Canada's National Women's Team at the 2022 and 2023 #WomensWorlds, while Courtney Birchard-Kessel and Kori Cheverie will helm Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team and Canada's National Women’s Development Team, respectively.
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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
Thank you to the @Princeton @PWIH for joining our #SniderHockey students on the ice for a fun-filled skills practice this afternoon! It was a valuable learning experience to share the ice with all of the talented college hockey players and coaches! Go @PUTIGERS!
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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
Girls hockey keeps growing in Las Vegas 😁 Coaches from Northeastern, Princeton, Brown, Quinnipiac, Boston University, St. Thomas and Dartmouth put our local players through a clinic to teach them key skills as they continue to grow their love of hockey! #VegasBorn
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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
Big News! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @makennanewkirk and @birchard14 joining our Vegas Jr Knights Girls on the ice next week with @PIProspects πŸ‘πŸ‘ #girlshockey #HockeyIsForEveryone #womenshockey
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Excited to introduce Position Specific Hockey camp! Offering position specific focus to your game! For more information, email positionspecifichockey@gmail.com @ The Sports Village instagram.com/p/CMKn0ImgC11/…

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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcas… Last podcast, I mentioned the best player I ever coached @birchard14 Courtney and I talk about our memories from a player/coach perspective and she talks about her transition from a Hockey Canada player to coach at Princeton. What made Courtney so great??
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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
How we started πŸ“Έ ---------------- How we finished πŸ†
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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
20 Sep 2020
This was one of the best trips with some of my fav people πŸ˜‚πŸ€© #OffenseDefenseOut @MellissaChan @mquinner14 @natspooner5 @birchard14
.@natspooner5 assists @nursey16 on a fantastic goal! And needless to say, Coach was pretty fired up about it. #ForTheGame
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the last sporting event you saw in person
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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
Goosebumps 😒 #PWIHforever
πŸ… Three NCAA bids in the last five seasons πŸ… 2020 ECAC Tournament πŸ† πŸ… School-record 26 wins in 2019-20 πŸ… Win now, #PWIHforever
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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
22 Jul 2020
It's time to knock the rust off the blades!!! Don't miss out on our coed summer clinics, we're all itching to get back on the ice!
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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
Dare-2-Dream 19/20 Year In Review Moment 28 – @birchard14 announced her playing retirement from Hockey Canada celebrating a career starting in 2007 highlighted with 86 games & 48 points; then serving as 1st year Asst Coach at Princeton helping capture their 1st ECAC Championship
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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
Dare-2-Dream 19/20 Year In Review Moment 19 – Princeton earned their 1st ever 2019-2020 ECAC Championship lead by Captain & Senior #ClaireThompson & @SarahFillier91 (each with career seasons & from Team Canada); 1st Time joining their Coaching Team was Canada Alumni @birchard14
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I proudly accept the 5K for the Frontlines challenge! Join me 5/16 in the challenge as we complete a 5K to raise money for @WCKitchen to benefit our frontline heroes. Which 5 people will I nominate next? Join the race or donate at 5kforthefrontlines.com @5kforfrontlines

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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
The band is back together! The Toronto Furies coaching staff a year later. Some of the most incredible humans. Jim's still smiling. Court's trying to help Pete figure out technology. I'm documenting it all while Ken looks on! Same old, same old! #CWHL #TorontoFuries
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Courtney Birchard-Kessel retweeted
.@Princeton has long welcomed students from all over the world. Here's a feature story on one of our own who chose our program from overseas: goprincetontigers.com/news/2…

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