Jaime Claire Bourbonnais (born September 9, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the Canadian national team.

Playing career During her freshman season with the Cornell Big Red, Bourbonnais finishing tied for third on the team in points with 16. She finished the season selected for ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team as well as an Honorable Mention All-Ivy.

After her second year, Bourbonnais was selected for the Second Team All-ECAC and First Team All-Ivy. She was also awarded Cornell's Tompkins Girls Hockey Association Cub Club Mentor honor.

Bourbonnais finished her junior season second in the nation for points amongst defensemen and fourth in the nation for assists and goals per game. After the 2018–19 season, Bourbonnais was awarded ECAC Best Defenseman after she recorded 29 points and led the team in Plus/Minus. She was also named to the First Team All-ECAC.

On September 18, 2023, Bourbonnais was drafted in the second round, 9th overall, by PWHL New York in the 2023 PWHL Draft. She signed a three-year deal with the club in November 2023. During her first two seasons in the PWHL she appeared in all 54 games for the Sirens and recorded seven goals and 13 assists. On November 18, 2025, she signed a one-year contract extension with the Sirens.

International play

Bourbonnais has represented Canada at the under-18 and senior levels. In her lone junior-level appearance at the 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, she won a silver medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2013–14 Oakville Jr. Hornets Prov. WHL 7 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2014–15 Oakville Jr. Hornets Prov. WHL 33 8 22 30 26 12 0 5 5 8 2015–16 Oakville Jr. Hornets Prov. WHL 32 6 13 19 18 7 1 4 5 6 2016–17 Cornell University ECAC 31 5 11 16 18 — — — — — 2017–18 Cornell University ECAC 31 3 21 24 30 — — — — — 2018–19 Cornell University ECAC 32 9 20 29 20 — — — — — 2019–20 Cornell University ECAC 33 7 34 41 35 — — — — — 2020–21 Team Bauer PWHPA 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Team Harvey's PWHPA 4 0 3 3 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Team Scotiabank PWHPA 19 1 11 12 8 — — — — — 2023–24 PWHL New York PWHL 24 5 8 13 12 — — — — — 2024–25 New York Sirens PWHL 30 2 5 7 16 — — — — — 2025–26 New York Sirens PWHL 28 1 9 10 12 — — — — —PWHL totals 82 8 22 30 40 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2016 Canada U18 5 2 0 2 4 2019 Canada WC 7 1 2 3 0 2021 Canada WC 7 1 0 1 2 2023 Canada WC 7 0 1 1 2 2024 Canada WC 7 1 1 2 4Junior totals 5 2 0 2 4Senior totals 28 3 4 7 8

Awards and honours 2017 All-Ivy Honorable Mention 2017 ECAC All-Rookie Team 2018 First Team All-Ivy 2018 ECAC Second Team All-Star 2019 First Team All-Ivy 2019 ECAC First Team All-Star 2019 ECAC Top Defenceman 2019 All-American Second Team 2019 All-USCHO First Team 2020 CCM/AHCA First-Team All-America 2020 First-Team All-USCHO 2020 Patty Kazmaier Award Top-10 Finalist 2020 ECAC Hockey Best Defenseman 2020 First-Team All-ECAC Hockey 2020 First-Team All-Ivy League 2020 Charles H. Moore Outstanding Senior Varsity Athlete

Personal life She is engaged to Emily Clark, her teammate on the Canadian national team and a player for PWHL Hamilton. Her grandfather, Roger Bourbonnais, also competed for Team Canada and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.

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