Selected in the first round of the 2014 CWHL Draft, Deschênes participated in the 2nd Canadian Women's Hockey League All-Star Game, which both took place at Toronto's Air Canada Centre.[1] On December 31, 2015, Kim Deschênes and the Canadiennes participated in an outdoor women's ice hockey game against the NWHL's Boston Pride. Known as the 2016 Outdoor Women's Classic it was the first-ever professional women's ice hockey outdoor game.[2] Deschênes would score the first goal of the game.[3]
Deschênes participated with Canada in the women's ice hockey tournaments at the 2011 and 2013 Winter Universiade, capturing a gold medal in both events. Among the players named to the 2013 roster, Deschênes was the only returning player from the 2011 team.[5] For the 2013 team, Deschênes was also named as the captain of the Canadian team.[6]