BC women’s hockey team wins gold for the first time at 2023 Canada winter games.
BRITISH COLUMBIA — The Canada Winter Games in Summerside, Prince Edward Island are coming to a close. Gold medal games are being hosted to wrap up the event, and the British Columbia women’s hockey team has upset the competition, and taken away their first-ever Gold Medal in the event.
The Sunday game was between team British Columbia, and team Nova Scotia. Goaltender Rebecca Noble shut out all eleven of Nova Scotias’ shots for a final score of 3-0. The three goals were scored in the second half of the game by athletes Mikayla Blomquist, Maddie Leaney, and Danica Maynard.
Chloe Primerano notably assisted two of these goals. Primerano is the first-ever female skater to be drafted to a CHL team. The draft pick of the Vancouver Giants. Primerano led the tournament in both scoring and assists. For a total of 14 points, and 9 assists.
“This has been a long time coming,” said British Columbia head coach Kris Hogg. “It is hard to put this feeling into words. A lot of these girls have been in our program for a long time and have battled hard from day one to put B.C. on the map. What a great job by this group. I’m very proud of them all.” Hogg Continued.