Valérie Bois
Head Coach, Bishop’s University Women’s Hockey | Head Coach, Team Quebec U18
Valérie Bois coaching career began 10 years ago with the Midget AA Rempart du Richelieu and the Midget AAA Territoire Nord. In her second year of coaching, we participated in the Esso Cup, which they won in 2013 in Burnaby – a first for Qc. Following this championship, she was approached by Cégep Saint-Laurent to become an assistant coach, where she spent the next five years as an assistant, including 1 season as the Head Coach. During that time, she also held various roles; she spent three years with the various Hockey Qc programs, from Video Coach for the U18 Women’s Team to Head Coach of the U16 Women’s Team, as well as the Assistant Coach of the U18 Women’s Team and was able to experience 3 Canadian Championships in a row.
Subsequently, she was approached by the Montreal Canadiennes to become an assistant coach in the CWHL and by the Forestiers, d’Amos, to become their video coach. This season they ended with an appearance in the Clarkson Cup final.
With the CWHL closing that same year, she continued my journey with the Montreal team in the PWHPA while helping the Bishop’s University program start a new program in women’s hockey. Valarie had the chance to participate in two Team Canada training camps that took place in Montreal.
The last season marked the Bishop’s Gaiters’ entry into the U-SPORTS network and a 4th place playoff spot for such a young program. At the beginning of the season, she had the chance to participate in the Sherbrooke Phoenix LHJMQ camp and to be able to assist in an exhibition game as their video coach. Additionally, in conjunction with the Gaiters season, Valarie was the video coach for Collège-Français in the Junior AAA league of Quebec. Finishing 1st in the regular season standings, we continued our journey by winning the playoffs. At the same time, she was lucky to be the first woman to be able to lift the NAPA Cup as a coaching staff member. A few weeks later, they finished the season in the Final Four at the Centennial Cup in Saskatchewan.
Coaching Highlights
– 2022: NAPA Cup Champions with College- Français QMJHLAAA and a top 4 finish at the Centennial Cup
– 2019: Clarkson Cup finalist with Les Canadiennes de Montréal / HP2 Accreditation
– 2017: U18 National Finalist with Team Qc
– 2015: RSEQ Collegial Champions with Les Patriotes du Cégep Saint-Laurent
– 2013: Esso Cup Champions with Midget AAA
