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National LeagueCanadian Women's Hockey League [CWHL] (bleacherreport.com, 18 Mar 2013)
Start of sporting careerShe switched from ringette to hockey when she was 12. "I was awful," she said of her early ice hockey skills. "I could barely keep the puck on my stick. But I enjoyed it and I continued playing from there. That's what was stressed the most in my family - as long as we were having fun and enjoying it, then we would continue doing it." (olympics.thestar.com, 9 Apr 2007)
Reason for taking up this sportShe started playing when she was younger because it was something she could do with her friends and have fun, the lack of pressure to do well meant she was slowly able to develop a strong passion for the sport. (ctvolympics.ca, 25 Jun 2009)
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (theglobeandmail.com, 19 Sep 2012)
TrainingAs part of her training she believes in participating in other sports to make her a better athlete. "Don't just play hockey all year long. Stay active by playing other sports. Becoming a better athlete will in turn make you a better hockey player." (theglobeandmail.com, 19 Sep 2012)
HeroFormer Canadian NHL player Doug Gilmour. (thestar.com, 09 Apr 2007)
Most influential person in careerHer family. (IIHF, 05 Jul 2005)
AwardsDuring her final year at Dartmouth University she was named both the MVP by the New England Hockey Writers and the 2007 Eastern College Athletic Conference [ECAC] Player of the Year. (theglobeandmail.com, 19 Sep 2012)
GeneralBIG SHOES TO FILL
She used to play wearing her brother's old skates, which were two sizes too big, without realising they might be hampering her skating. "We had one of the Bauer-Nike reps coming in to give us skates and I thought it was the most amazing thing. I was like, 'Well, I'm an 8В 1/2 skate.' And he was like 'No, you are a 6В 1/2 skate'. I'd been wearing skates two sizes too big for my entire life because they were my older brother's and I'd never had a new pair of skates. I thought that's how skates were supposed to fit." (olympics.thestar.com, 9 Apr 2007)
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