Olympian Sarah Vaillancourt retires from Canadian women’s hockey team

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Canada\'s Sarah Vaillancourt, left, and Tessa Bonhomme, celebrate at the medal ceremony after Canada beat the USA 2-0 to win the women\'s gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. Two-time Olympic gold medallist Vaillancourt has retired from the Canadian women\'s hockey team.The 27-year-old forward from Sherbrooke, Que., won gold in 2006 and 2010 with Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gene J. Puskar

SHERBROOKE, Que. – Two-time Olympic gold medallist Sarah Vaillancourt has retired from the Canadian women’s hockey team.

The 27-year-old forward from Sherbrooke, Que., won gold in 2006 and 2010 with Canada.

Vaillancourt had 45 goals and 53 assists in 107 career games with Canada. She played in six world championships and won gold in 2007.

She scored twice and had five assists over five games earlier this month at the women’s world hockey championship in Ottawa, where Canada won the silver medal.

It was a return to the national team for Vaillancourt, who didn’t play for Canada for two years because of surgeries for a hip injury and hernias.

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