Member Association News: CAN Selection Camp Women's Ice Hockey Team for 2009 WU
August 18th, 2008
Canadian Head Coach Dan Church
Five Canadian Interuniversity Sport first-team all-Canadians will attended the inaugural FISU Canadian women’s ice hockey selection camp Aug. 11-15 at York University in Toronto. Twenty players at the camp competed for a spot on the Canadian roster at the 2009 Winter Universiade, Feb. 18-28 in Harbin, China. The camp wais held in conjunction with the Canadian under-22 women’s selection camp at York University. Canadian coach Dan Church (York University), who coached the under-22 team to an undefeated record last season in international play, will be scouting players from both camps to make his selections for the team.
2006 Olympic Champion Goalie Charline Labonte
CIS player of the year/forward Brayden Ferguson of St. Francis Xavier University wais one of five all-Canadians at the camp. The others were forwards Jennifer Newton (Norgenwold, Alta., University of Alberta), Vanessa Davidson (Kirkland, Que., McGill University), defenceman Andrea Bevan (Collingwood, Ont., Wilfird Laurier University) and goalie Charline Labonte (Montreal, McGill University). Labonte, one of five members of the CIS champion McGill Martlets at the camp, helped Canada win a gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy Canada will be one of eight teams competing in the inaugural women’s ice hockey tournament at the Winter Universiade.
