BUFFALO – U SPORTS sensation Tatum Amy is now a Buffalo Beaut. The 5-foot-8 forward from Birtle, Manitoba signed a one-year contract with the team to begin her professional career in the Premier Hockey Federation. Terms of the deal will not be disclosed. Amy captained the 2022-23 Mount Royal University Cougars to the 2023 U SPORTS National Championship – the first in program history.
“I decided to sign with Buffalo because of the team morale and what the team wants to accomplish overall,” said Amy. “This program upholds a lot of what I believe a successful team should have. I believe it is a great fit for me and I’m extremely excited to get started.”
In 126 games during five U SPORTS seasons, Amy assembled career totals of 21 goals, 59 assists, and 80 points. Her finest performance came during the recent championship season when she set career highs in goals (7), assists (24), and points (31) in 26 regular season games. Amy would go 1- 1-2 for scoring in nine playoff games for the Cougars.
“We love Tatum’s leadership skills, her enthusiasm, and her drive to work hard,” said Beauts GM Nate Oliver. “Tatum exudes the qualities of what we want the 2023-24 Beauts to be – hard-nosed, hardworking, and cares more than you do. That mindset is what Tatum brought to Mount Royal and captured a championship with. We are excited to see her bring that same mindset to Buffalo. Beauts fans are going to love her.”
Amy was named the 2022-23 Canada West Female Athlete of the Year – that conference’s topmost athletic award. Her 31 points last season also led all Canada West scorers. Additionally, Amy was named a Canada West First-Team All-Star, Canada West Women’s Hockey Player of the Year, the recipient of the Canada West Sportsmanship and Ability Award, and a U SPORTS Second-Team All-Canadian. She is also Mount Royal’s all-time leading scorer in program history.
Amy will now be bringing her penchant for winning to Buffalo.
“I see myself as a playmaker and someone who is committed to playing the 200-foot game,” she said. “It brings me joy to see my teammates around me succeed, and I strive to be a difference maker on and off the ice.”
Amy is the first new acquisition of the Beauts offseason following the re-signing of forward Emma Nuutinen and renegotiated second-year contracts for returning forward Summer-Rae Dobson and defender Dominique Kremer.
