Spring Break
Vibert Finishes As Defensive Leader
Brittany Perotti
Issue date: 5/6/07 Section: Sports
"When Nat speaks, people pay attention," Linstad said.
Her teammates had some stories about Vibert, including one about her punching a teammate.
Allen said the funniest thing that happened was a 5'4" girl punching Thibault, who stands 6'3".
A statement Thibault replied to by saying, "I'm not 6'3"."
"I told Thibault that I would punch her in the head if she screwed up again," Vibert elaborated. "I kept my word and I punched her."
"Did she screw up again?" Allen asked, jokingly. "Yes, but not often."
"She took out a few other people, too," Wilson added. "I was glad I was in the net."
"I was glad I was on her team," Allen said.
Thibault didn't seem to hold a grudge.
"I love the offense," Thibault said. "She's fast and good … she has a great sense of heart. It was nice to have a defender who could bring up the puck."
The captain also represented UConn and Canada at a national level, playing in the All-Star game last year.
"In my junior year, me, Jaclyn Hawkins, Jen Houlden and Kaitlyn Shain played against the U.S. women's ice hockey team to get them ready for the Olympics," she said. "[Linstad] coached the team and it was a fanfare up there in New Hampshire."
What she has accomplished off the ice has also impressed people. The Ontario native completed her undergraduate degree in three years and is completing her master's degree in geography.
"Coach told me I could do as much school as I wanted to as long as I played all four years," Vibert said. "I'm doing my thesis on flood plain forest. This fall, I did most of my research and I had to measure the trees, which had poison ivy on them. I'm really allergic to poison ivy. Coach would always ask me if I was hugging trees, which I was. I have a picture of me hugging one and she thought that was funny."
Playing hockey wasn't always a goal, Vibert said. Originally, she said, hockey started out as something fun to do in the winter and it wasn't until later on that she became serious about the sport.
Her teammates had some stories about Vibert, including one about her punching a teammate.
Allen said the funniest thing that happened was a 5'4" girl punching Thibault, who stands 6'3".
A statement Thibault replied to by saying, "I'm not 6'3"."
"I told Thibault that I would punch her in the head if she screwed up again," Vibert elaborated. "I kept my word and I punched her."
"Did she screw up again?" Allen asked, jokingly. "Yes, but not often."
"She took out a few other people, too," Wilson added. "I was glad I was in the net."
"I was glad I was on her team," Allen said.
Thibault didn't seem to hold a grudge.
"I love the offense," Thibault said. "She's fast and good … she has a great sense of heart. It was nice to have a defender who could bring up the puck."
The captain also represented UConn and Canada at a national level, playing in the All-Star game last year.
"In my junior year, me, Jaclyn Hawkins, Jen Houlden and Kaitlyn Shain played against the U.S. women's ice hockey team to get them ready for the Olympics," she said. "[Linstad] coached the team and it was a fanfare up there in New Hampshire."
What she has accomplished off the ice has also impressed people. The Ontario native completed her undergraduate degree in three years and is completing her master's degree in geography.
"Coach told me I could do as much school as I wanted to as long as I played all four years," Vibert said. "I'm doing my thesis on flood plain forest. This fall, I did most of my research and I had to measure the trees, which had poison ivy on them. I'm really allergic to poison ivy. Coach would always ask me if I was hugging trees, which I was. I have a picture of me hugging one and she thought that was funny."
Playing hockey wasn't always a goal, Vibert said. Originally, she said, hockey started out as something fun to do in the winter and it wasn't until later on that she became serious about the sport.
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