Career
Currently, she is a two-sport athlete in hockey and football. Selected by the Calgary Inferno in the 2013 CWHL Draft, she is also a competitor for the Saskatoon Valkyries of the Western Women"s Canadian Football League. She would also compete with the Canadian national women's team at the inaugural IFAF World Women"s Football Championships in 2010.
Three years later, she would once again compete for Canada.
At the 2013 IFAF Women's Worlds in Vantaa, Finland, she would be named one of the captains for the Canadian team Hockey Prior to joining the Saskatchewan Huskies in 2008, Paetsch competed for the University of Regina Cougars.
During the 2009-2010 campaign, she participated in 24 games, scoring 10 goals and accumulating 26 assists. Her 26 assists during the 2009-2010 stand as the second highest single season total in Huskies history.
The following season, she recorded nine goals and 14 assists in 24 contests.
As a fifth-year student, Julie Paetsch was named the 2011-2012 Canada West women's hockey Player of the Year. The Huskies alternate captain, Paetsch finished the season as the Canada West leader in scoring with 34 points. Her seven power play goals ranked third overall in the Commonwealth of Independent States , while her 113 shots led all Commonwealth of Independent States skaters.
In ten contests, she had multiple point games, while logging three or more points on four separate occasions.
lieutenant marked the second time in Saskatchewan history that a skater has been named Canada West Most Valuable Player. Football 2010 Canada West Second team Hockey All-star.