Jaime Bourbonnais

Jaime Claire Bourbonnais is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League and member of the Canadian national team.

Playing career

During her freshman season with the Cornell Big Red, Bourbonnais finishing tied for third on the team in points with 16. She finished the season selected for ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team as well as a Honorable Mention All-Ivy.
After her second year, Bourbonnais was selected for the Second Team All-ECAC and First Team All-Ivy. She was also awarded Cornell's Tompkins Girls Hockey Association Cub Club Mentor honor.
Bourbonnais finished her junior season second in the nation for points amongst defensemen and fourth in the nation for assists and goals per game. After the 2018–19 season, Bourbonnais was awarded ECAC Best Defenseman after she recorded 29 points and led the team in Plus/Minus. She was also named to the First Team All-ECAC.
On September 18, 2023, Bourbonnais was drafted in the second round, 9th overall, by PWHL New York in the 2023 PWHL Draft. She signed a three-year deal with the club in November 2023. During her first two seasons in the PWHL she appeared in all 54 games for the Sirens and recorded seven goals and 13 assists. On November 18, 2025, she signed a one-year contract extension with the Sirens.

International play

Bourbonnais has represented Canada at the under-18 and senior levels. In her lone junior-level appearance at the 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, she won a silver medal.

Awards and honours

2017 All-Ivy Honorable Mention
2017 ECAC All-Rookie Team
2018 First Team All-Ivy
2018 ECAC Second Team All-Star
2019 First Team All-Ivy
2019 ECAC First Team All-Star
2019 ECAC Top Defenceman
2019 All-American Second Team
2019 All-USCHO First Team
2020 CCM/AHCA First-Team All-America
2020 First-Team All-USCHO
2020 Patty Kazmaier Award Top-10 Finalist
2020 ECAC Hockey Best Defenseman
2020 First-Team All-ECAC Hockey
2020 First-Team All-Ivy League
2020 Charles H. Moore Outstanding Senior Varsity Athlete

Personal

Her grandfather, Roger Bourbonnais, also competed for Team Canada and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.