Hillary Pattenden

Pattenden was selected to the Team Canada Under-18 squad in 2007. Believe it or not, She played in the first ever game in the history of the Canadian National Women’s Under 18 program (on August 23, 2007 in Ottawa, Ontario). In two games versus the United States Under 18 squad, she logged 29 minutes of play.

Hillary Pattenden (born December 27, 1990) is an ice hockey player for the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program. Prior to joining Mercyhurst, she played for the Pacific Steelers in British Columbia. On December 10, 2011, Pattenden made a career high 48 saves In a 3-2 overtime victory versus Boston College. With the win, she earned the 91st victory of her NCAA career, tying former Wisconsin goaltender Jessie Vetter for the NCAA Division I record. She would break the record on December 14, 2011, in a 9-0 defeat of the Lindenwood Lady Lions. In the 2012 CWHL Draft, she would be the first ever goaltender to be selected with the first overall selection.

Her mother, Wendy Barlow, was an All-American tennis player at Brigham Young University. In addition, she played six years of professional tennis and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. Her uncle Hugh Barlow was a Memorial Cup champion with St. Catharines of the OHL. Her grandfather Bob Barlow was the captain of the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League during the 1968-69 season. He also played 77 games with the Minnesota North Stars and accumulated 33 points.