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AUGUST 5-11

Red Deer player to attend Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team selection camp

Aug 1, 2024 | 2:28 PM

The rosters have been set for Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team selection camp and Taya Christie, a goaltender for the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs, is on the list.

Christie finished the 2023-2024 AFHL U18AAA Regular Season with a save percentage of 0.941.

There are 46 players invited to the camp — six goaltenders, 14 defence, and 24 forwards — which will run August 5-11 at Canada Games Park in Thorold, Ontario.

The week-long camp will feature on- and off-ice training sessions and practices, as well as three Red-White games Aug. 7-10. Once selected, Team Canada will play a three-game series against the United States from Aug. 14-17 at Canada Games Park.

“The selection camp is a crucial step as it serves as the first step in our program for this group of talented athletes. Our coaches and support staff are eager to begin guiding and developing these players,” said Vicky Sunohara, head coach of Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team. “We anticipate a high-level of competition during the camp as the players compete to earn a spot to represent Canada on the international stage during the series and beyond.”

Twenty-four players – three goaltenders, eight defence and 13 forwards – have been named to Canada’s National Women’s Development Team for its three-game series against the United States from Aug. 14-17 at Canada Games Park in Thorold.

The roster includes 10 players (Adam, Amos, Baxter, Grober, Iginla, MacLeod, Murphy, Pais, Regalado, Swiderski) who won gold at the 2022 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship in Madison, Wisconsin, and nine players (Alexander, Amos, Baxter, Graham, Grober, Kraemer, Murphy, Pais, Venusio) who won gold at the 2023 U18 Women’s Worlds in Östersund, Sweden.

“We are excited about the highly accomplished athletes that will join us with the development team this year as they return to the international stage against the United States,” said Alison Domenico, head coach of Canada’s National Women’s Development Team. “Our coaching staff is very eager to work with this group, which includes a good mix of returning players as well as some new faces, as we continue their development as athletes in our program.”

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