Work With Melissa
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Nutrition Coaching for Hockey Players
I help competitive hockey players become dominant three-period performers through practical, performance-focused nutrition that fuels consistent energy, faster recovery, and better performance from puck drop to final buzzer.
Team Workshops
Equip your hockey team with practical, performance-focused nutrition strategies that improve energy, recovery, and consistency from puck drop to final buzzer.
Brand and Media Partnerships
I help brands and media outlets connect with hockey players and athletes through credible, relatable nutrition and performance content. Combining lived hockey experience with nutrition expertise and media training, I create content that educates, inspires, and builds trust.
Meet Melissa Boufounos
Melissa Boufounos is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist and hockey performance nutrition expert who helps athletes fuel with confidence, recover with purpose, and perform consistently from puck drop to final buzzer.
As a lifelong athlete and former high-level hockey player, Melissa combines nutrition expertise with lived experience to help hockey players understand how fuelling impacts performance, recovery, and long-term health.
Melissa played competitive hockey for over 17 years. She was drafted to the Canadian Women’s Hockey League in 2011, represented Greece at the 2013 ISBHF World Ball Hockey Championships, and was part of the gold-medal-winning Canadian National Ball Hockey Championships team in 2014.
After stepping away from hockey in 2015 due to post-concussion syndrome, Melissa returned to the ice in 2023 and continues to stay active through ball hockey, tennis, and training.
She has also competed in over 60 obstacle course races, including the OCR World Championships and North American OCR Championships, and served as the Official Nutritionist for both events.
Melissa has been recognized as one of OptiMYz Magazine’s Top 100 Health Leaders in Canada four times and combines her background in nutrition, athletics, and media communication to deliver practical education that athletes and audiences can trust.
She holds certifications in sports nutrition coaching through Precision Nutrition, a diploma in Natural Nutrition from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, and diplomas in Broadcast Journalism and Sports Journalism.
