By Tina Comeau
THE VANGUARD
www.thevanguard.ca
Two female hockey players from this region have been selected for the Team Atlantic female Under-18 roster.
The team will represent the Atlantic region at the 2013 National Women’s Under-18 Championship in November in Calgary, Alberta.
Among those selected for the team are Allie Munroe of Yarmouth, who plays defence and Catherine Tufts of Church Point, who plays forward. Both girls had been invited to the Team Atlantic U-18 evaluation camp over the summer.
Munroe and Tufts both played rep hockey in the Yarmouth County Minor Hockey Association, and also both player major bantam with the Western Hurricanes.
Munroe now plays hockey at New Hampton School, a prep school in New Hampshire.
Tufts is playing her third year of hockey at the Ontario Hockey Academy in Cornwall, Ontario.
Team Atlantic is comprised of 20 players. Six are from Nova Scotia, eight are from New Brunswick, three are from Newfoundland and Labrador and three are from Prince Edward Island.
The team was selected following the Team Atlantic Summer Evaluation Camp, which took place in July at St FX University in Antigonish. The camp saw 44 players from the four Atlantic provinces competing for 20 roster spots.
The 2013 National Women’s Under-18 Championship will be held in Calgary from Nov. 6-10. All games will be played at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park.
You can read more about the U-18 tournament by clicking here.
Team Atlantic Female Under-18 Roster:
GOALIES
Marlene Boissonnault – Dundee, NB
Carly Jackson – Amherst, NS
DEFENCE
Catherine Hache – Miramichi, NB
Allie Munroe – Yarmouth, NS
Madison Murphy – Quispamsis, NB
Savannah Newton – Middle Sackville, NS
Marie-Jo Pelletier – Dalhousie, NB
Julie Theriault – Campbellton, NB
FORWARDS
Ashtyn Bartlett – Durham Bridge, NB
Sarah Bujold – Riverview, NB
Noemie Chiasson – Tracadie-Sheila, NB
Amy Curlew – Goose Bay, NL
Marilyn Fortin – Cornwall, PE
Natalie Keeping – Bay Roberts, NL
Jennifer MacAskill – Auld’s Cove, NS
Brette Pettet – Kentville, NS
Heather Richards – St. Anthony, NL
Lydia Schurman – Summerside, PE
Catherine Tufts – Church Point, NS
Emma Weatherbie – Frenchfort, PE
Team Atlantic Female Under-18 Staff:
Zach Ball, Head Coach (Sackville, NB)
Genna Phelan, Assistant Coach (Charlottetown, PE)
Colin Carroll, Assistant Coach (Corner Brook, NL)
Jack Hartigan, Goaltending Coach (Bedford, NS)
Chris Rinehart, Therapist (Oromocto, NB)
Steve Richardson, Equipment Manager (Moncton, NB)
Brad Taylor, Director of Operations (Bedford, NS)
By Tina Comeau
THE VANGUARD
www.thevanguard.ca
Two female hockey players from this region have been selected for the Team Atlantic female Under-18 roster.
The team will represent the Atlantic region at the 2013 National Women’s Under-18 Championship in November in Calgary, Alberta.
Among those selected for the team are Allie Munroe of Yarmouth, who plays defence and Catherine Tufts of Church Point, who plays forward. Both girls had been invited to the Team Atlantic U-18 evaluation camp over the summer.
Munroe and Tufts both played rep hockey in the Yarmouth County Minor Hockey Association, and also both player major bantam with the Western Hurricanes.
Munroe now plays hockey at New Hampton School, a prep school in New Hampshire.
Tufts is playing her third year of hockey at the Ontario Hockey Academy in Cornwall, Ontario.
Team Atlantic is comprised of 20 players. Six are from Nova Scotia, eight are from New Brunswick, three are from Newfoundland and Labrador and three are from Prince Edward Island.
The team was selected following the Team Atlantic Summer Evaluation Camp, which took place in July at St FX University in Antigonish. The camp saw 44 players from the four Atlantic provinces competing for 20 roster spots.
The 2013 National Women’s Under-18 Championship will be held in Calgary from Nov. 6-10. All games will be played at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park.
You can read more about the U-18 tournament by clicking here.
Team Atlantic Female Under-18 Roster:
GOALIES
Marlene Boissonnault – Dundee, NB
Carly Jackson – Amherst, NS
DEFENCE
Catherine Hache – Miramichi, NB
Allie Munroe – Yarmouth, NS
Madison Murphy – Quispamsis, NB
Savannah Newton – Middle Sackville, NS
Marie-Jo Pelletier – Dalhousie, NB
Julie Theriault – Campbellton, NB
FORWARDS
Ashtyn Bartlett – Durham Bridge, NB
Sarah Bujold – Riverview, NB
Noemie Chiasson – Tracadie-Sheila, NB
Amy Curlew – Goose Bay, NL
Marilyn Fortin – Cornwall, PE
Natalie Keeping – Bay Roberts, NL
Jennifer MacAskill – Auld’s Cove, NS
Brette Pettet – Kentville, NS
Heather Richards – St. Anthony, NL
Lydia Schurman – Summerside, PE
Catherine Tufts – Church Point, NS
Emma Weatherbie – Frenchfort, PE
Team Atlantic Female Under-18 Staff:
Zach Ball, Head Coach (Sackville, NB)
Genna Phelan, Assistant Coach (Charlottetown, PE)
Colin Carroll, Assistant Coach (Corner Brook, NL)
Jack Hartigan, Goaltending Coach (Bedford, NS)
Chris Rinehart, Therapist (Oromocto, NB)
Steve Richardson, Equipment Manager (Moncton, NB)
Brad Taylor, Director of Operations (Bedford, NS)