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Hockey Day in Canada
Between a visit to campus by the Stanley Cup and a spectacular opportunity for two of our U18 Prep girls’ ice hockey players, Shawnigan was fortunate to take part in the festivities last week when Hockey Day in Canada came to nearby Victoria.
Once a year, the weekly Hockey Night in Canada broadcast turns into Hockey Day in Canada, with a full day of NHL games interspersed with stories from a selected community in Canada. For the 2024 edition (which took place on Saturday, January 21), Victoria was the lucky community, and some of the stories they chose to tell involved the School.
Mr. Andrew Ference, who won the Cup in 2011 with the Boston Bruins and is now a parent and hockey coach at Shawnigan, helped arrange for the Cup to be brought to the School’s Charlie Purdey Arena on Wednesday, January 17. He surprised the players with the Cup, with a crew from Sportsnet on hand to film the event.
Two members of the U18 Prep girls’ ice hockey team were even more involved in the week leading up to Hockey Day in Canada. Forward Morgan J., who recently won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship, and goalie Alex N. joined retired hockey stars and current media personalities like Mr. Ference, Kevin Bieksa, Doug Bodger, Wendel Clark, Kirk McLean, Jennifer Botterill, Evanka Osmak and Ron MacLean for a gala banquet, a celebrity game, and interviews on the Hockey Day in Canada broadcast. Alex, a member of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, also had the opportunity to share her story with young Indigenous hockey players in a separate Hockey Day in Canada event. (Please click here to read Alex’s own reflections on the week.)
Sincere thanks to Mr. Ference, Sportsnet, Hockey Night in Canada and the NHL for allowing Shawnigan to be part of this highlight of the NHL schedule.
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