Julia Gosling Explained

Julia Gosling
Birth Date:21 February 2001
Birth Place:London, Ontario, Canada
Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:162
League:PWHL
Team:Toronto
Sex:f
Ntl Team:CAN
Career Start:2024

Julia Gosling (born February 21, 2001) is a Canadian ice hockey forward for Toronto of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She was drafted sixth overall by Toronto in the 2024 PWHL draft. She played college ice hockey at St. Lawrence University.

Playing career

In her senior year at St. Lawrence University in the 2023–24 season, Gosling captained the Saints and recorded 51 points, including a career-best 22 goals.[1]

Gosling gave up her final year of collegiate eligibility to enter the 2024 PWHL draft, one of two players to do so. She was drafted sixth overall by Toronto, and signed a two-year contract with the club.

International play

Gosling has recorded 11 appearances for Canada at the under-18 level, accumulating five goals and three assists for a total of eight points. At the World U18 Championship, Gosling and the Canadians won bronze in 2018 and gold in 2019.

In May 2021, she was one of 28 players invited to Hockey Canada's Centralization Camp, which represents the selection process for the Canadian women's team that shall compete in Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2] Gosling centralized with Team Canada ahead of the 2022 Olympics but did not make the team.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kennedy . Ian . Toronto First Rounder Julia Gosling Signs Two-Year Deal . . June 27, 2024 . en . June 25, 2024.
  2. Web site: CANADA'S NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM UNVEILS OLYMPIC CENTRALIZATION ROSTER: 28 players to centralize in Calgary ahead of 2022 Olympic Winter Games. hockeycanada.ca. May 12, 2021. 2021-05-17.
  3. Web site: Spiker . Brianne . Women’s worlds could be Ella Shelton’s time to shine . tsn.ca . . May 12, 2024 . April 1, 2024 . June 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240614014311/https://www.tsn.ca/pwhl/women-s-worlds-could-be-ella-shelton-s-time-to-shine-1.2097950 . live .