Lori Dupuis

Canadian women's ice hockey player

Lori Dupuis (born November 14, 1972) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player.

Dupuis was born and raised just outside Cornwall, Ontario. She is a former member of the Cornwall Wolverines of the OWHA. She started with the Wolverines at the age of 10, and won Provincial "C" and "B" Championships. After playing minor ice hockey in Cornwall, Dupuis attended the University of Toronto, where she played with the Varsity Lady Blues from 1991 to 1997 and was nominated as female athlete of the year in 1996 and 1997. Dupuis was captain of the Lady Blues women's ice hockey team program from 1994 to 1996. During the 1992 93 season, she was the Blues Alternate Captain. In 1994 95, she was second in league scoring. In that same season, she was an OWIAA First Team All Star, and a nominee for the U of T Female Athlete of the Year Award. In 1993 94 she was an OWIAA Second Team All Star. In 1992 93 Dupuis was an OWIAA First Team All Star and the Blues Alternate Captain.

After University, Dupuis joined the Brampton Thunder of the National Women's Hockey League. She was named to the 1998 99 NWHL Western Division 2nd All Star Team. During the 2000–01 NWHL season, Dupuis played with the Brampton Thunder and finished sixth in league scoring with 38 points. Dupuis continues to play for the Brampton Thunder, a team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Dupuis joined Team Canada in the mid 1990s. In 1995 she was a member of Team Canada, winners of the Pacific Rim Tournament. She helped the team win world championships in 1997, 1999 and 2000. In 1998, she helped her team win the silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano. The pinnacle of her career was Team Canada's gold medal win at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

A graduate of General Vanier S. S. in Cornwall, Dupuis competed at OFSAA Provincial Championships for each of her five years. She is also a graduate of the University of Toronto (French and Geography). At one time, she ran a hockey school with Jayna Hefford.