Two Okanagan talents have cracked the squad for the upcoming world juniors women hockey championship.
Anne Cherkowski and Sarah Paul have been named among the 23 players set to compete at the 2020 IIHF U18 Women鈥檚 World Championship set to start on Dec. 26 in Slovakia.
Cherkowski, from Coldstream, and Paul, from West 麻豆精选, practice out of Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy in 麻豆精选 and will look continue Team Canada鈥檚 dominance at the event where Canada has won five gold medals including in last year鈥檚 tournament.
Hockey Canada鈥檚 director of women鈥檚 national teams, Gina Kingsbury, said that the roster is ready after a year of selection events.
鈥淲e are excited about the group that will represent Canada next month,鈥� said Kingsbury on the Hockey Canada website.
鈥淲e are looking forward to getting underway in Slovakia, and we are confident this group has what it takes to defend our gold medal.鈥�
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Similar to the men鈥檚 World Juniors in hockey which starts the same day in the Czech Republic, Team Canada鈥檚 u18 squad will compete against the top talents in the world including the U.S., Sweden and Russia.
Cherkowski was part of the 2019 roster where Team Canada defeated Team U.S. 4-3 in overtime and joins four other skaters returning to the 2020 tournament.
The Coldstream star had two goals and an assist in last year鈥檚 tournament and will look to build off that this year.
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