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Canadian Olympian Claire Thompson retires from PWHL to pursue medical career
28-year-old defender played 2 seasons in league with Frost, Goldeneyes
One of Canada's top women's hockey players is retiring from the sport to become a doctor.
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One → retire → sport
Defender Claire Thompson announced her retirement Thursday on Instagram and in an exclusive interview with The Athletic.
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Thompson → announce → Athletic
The 28-year-old Toronto native won Olympic gold with Canada at the 2022 Beijing Games and silver earlier this year in Milan after putting her medical career on hold for two years.
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native → win → years
Thompson set an Olympic record for points by a defender with 13 in Beijing and finished with 17 points in 14 career Olympic games.
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Thompson → set → games
She also won the Walter Cup with the PWHL’s Minnesota Frost in 2025 before spending last season with the expansion Vancouver Goldeneyes.
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She → win → Goldeneyes
“A career in medicine has always been an overarching goal of mine and I feel that now is the best time in my life to step away from hockey,” Thompson told The Athletic.
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Thompson → feel → Athletic
“I have achieved far more than I could have ever hoped for and I feel like I’m ready to step away and continue on the long road ahead of becoming an orthopedic surgeon.”
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I → achieve → surgeon
Thompson has returned to medical school at New York University.
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Thompson → return → University
In 2024, she had started school and hoped to also practice with the PWHL New York franchise (now known as the Sirens) when the league officially began play.
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league → start → play
But it wasn't a viable option, so Thompson chose hockey.
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Thompson → choose → hockey
Helped Frost to second straight title
She declared for the 2024 PWHL draft and was selected third overall by the reigning champion Frost.
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She → help → champion
Thompson adjusted quickly following her time away from the game and was one of the PWHL's top defenders, helping Minnesota to a second consecutive title.
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Thompson → adjust → title
“That was such a fun run,” she recalled to The Athletic.
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she → recall → Athletic
“I feel so lucky to have been drafted by Minnesota …
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I → feel → Minnesota
I really feel like it was just a fortunate happenstance that they took a chance on me after the year off."
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they → feel → year
Goldeneyes sign No. 1 PWHL draft pick Caroline Harvey to 3-year deal
PWHL hires hockey attorney Alison Izzi to be Goldeneyes GM
Thompson joined the Goldeneyes for the 2025-26 campaign, becoming the first player in franchise history and an alternate captain.
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Thompson → sign → history
She scored and added an assist in Vancouver’s first game, played in front of a deafening crowd of 14,958 at Pacific Coliseum.
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She → score → Coliseum
"Getting to play in front of Canadians and living back in Canada was something that was also really special,” said Thompson.
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Thompson → get → Canada
“To be able to play my last season in Canada, in front of Canadian fans, was amazing.
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be → play → fans
She also represented Canada at the 2025 world championships and captured a silver medal.
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She → represent → medal
The Aporia
