Julia Mesplède

Julia Mesplède
Born (2002-10-12) 12 October 2002
Bordeaux, France
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb; 8 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
Hockey East team Vermont Catamounts
National team  France
Playing career 2017–present

Julia Mesplède (born 12 October 2002) is a French ice hockey player. She is a member of the France women's national ice hockey team that participated in women's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[1]

Playing career

College

Mesplede currently plays college ice hockey with the Vermont Catamounts program in the Hockey East (HEA) conference of the NCAA Division I. She made her first appearance with Vermont in a match versus RPI on 30 September 2022. Of note, she scored her first collegiate goal on 5 January 2025 versus Connecticut. [2]

International

Making her Olympic debut on February 5, 2026, also the first game for France in women's ice hockey at the Olympics, Mesplede, wearing number 21, logged 10:49 of ice time.[3]

Awards and honours

  • Hockey East All-Academic Team (2023-24, 2024-25)

References

  1. ^ "Julia MESPLEDE". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Mesplede and Havana each tally a Goal; Women's Hockey falls 3-2 at UConn". uvmathletics.com. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ "ITA 4 FRA 1 February 5 2026". IIHF. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.