By Ottawa Sportspage
A world record-breaking crowd for a women’s hockey game of over 18,000, featuring many youth players taking part in the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association championships, cheered Canada on to an 8-0 win over Finland.
Team Canada goaltender Geneviève Lacasse marvels at the welcome and discusses her role towards the younger generation in the latest “Geneviève journey” blog post at: http://ottawasportspage.wordpress.com/
This special blog by Ottawa Sportspage reporter Josh Bell will chronicle Lacasse’s experience throughout the April 2-9 IIHF world women’s hockey championships. Lacasse, a 23-year-old Kingston native who trains in Ottawa during her off-season, is Team Canada’s #3 goaltender at the event.
Also, pick up the next Ottawa Sportspage newspaper starting April 10 for more coverage.