U18AA Southern Express Female Elite Hockey 25/26

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27/02/2026

How long have you been playing hockey?

14 years

Who has influenced your hockey journey the most?
My dad

What advice would you give younger players coming up?
Keep calm skate on.
What’s one lesson hockey has taught you that you’ll use in life?
Perseverance

Favorite team snack or post-game food?
Chicken medera rigatoni

What are your plans after U18 hockey?
P dub

How has hockey prepared you for your future?
Teamwork and tolerance

What would you like to say to your parents or family?
I love you guys and thank you for all the support.

27/02/2026

How long have you been playing hockey?

13 years

Who has influenced your hockey journey the most?

My dad

What advice would you give younger players coming up?

Always have fun playing hockey

What’s one lesson hockey has taught you that you’ll use in life?

Leadership, importance of team work

Favorite team snack or post-game food?

Post game food, steak

What are your plans after U18 hockey?

Continue playing hockey in university

How has hockey prepared you for your future?

Hockey has helped me learn how to work as a team with others, aswell as taught me discipline in everything I do

What would you like to say to your parents or family?
Thank you for always supporting and showing up for me!

26/02/2026

How long have you been playing hockey?

13 years.

Who has influenced your hockey journey the most?

My father and my big brother.

What advice would you give younger players coming up?
work hard and enjoy every game, practice, and workout. it goes by faster than you think so make it count.

What’s one lesson hockey has taught you that you’ll use in life?

resilience. how to push through the fire and be able to work hard in the toughest moments.
Favorite team snack or post-game food?
an alani and fruit snacks

What are your plans after U18 hockey?

to continue skating and playing hockey, and pursue an education in psychology.
How has hockey prepared you for your future?

hockey has taught me the ability to be focused and optimistic in hard situations. It has also taught me the importance of respect, accountability, and consistency towards the future.
What would you like to say to your parents or family?

thank you for everything. All the endless love, support, and the early mornings, late nights, and long drives. I am truly blessed and thankful to have such a huge support system and I wouldn’t be able to do this without them.

26/02/2026

How long have you been playing hockey?

About 14 years

Who has influenced your hockey journey the most?

My parents

What advice would you give younger players coming up?

The more you listen the more you learn

What’s one lesson hockey has taught you that you’ll use in life?

If you want something you have to work for it

Favorite team snack or post-game food?

Hichews

What are your plans after U18 hockey?

Post secondary

How has hockey prepared you for your future?

It taught me endurance and strength

What would you like to say to your parents or family?

Thankyou for supporting me and putting time into helping my journey

25/02/2026

How long have you been playing hockey?

Playing for 9 years.

Who has influenced your hockey journey the most?

I was influenced by Sidney Crosby.

What advice would you give younger players coming up?

I’d tell younger kids that you are never defined by what others say and always push yourself to be the version of yourself that you want to become.

What’s one lesson hockey has taught you that you’ll use in life?

Hockey taught me to be resilient and always able to get back up.

Favorite team snack or post-game food?

Fav snack had to be dried mangos shout out Sophia 🫶.

What are your plans after U18 hockey?

After u18 is tbd wherever the wind takes me.

How has hockey prepared you for your future?

Hockey prepared me for the future by teaching me that there is always something to look forward to.

What would you like to say to your parents or family?

I’d like to say thank you to my parents for always supporting my dreams and making it possible for me to play and to the rest of my family I’m so grateful for how supportive and loving they are.

25/02/2026

How long have you been playing hockey?
I’ve been playing hockey since I was 8 years old so about 9 years

Who has influenced your hockey journey the most?
definitely my dad and my brother I only started playing hockey because my brother did and I thought going away for tournaments were so fun and I wanted to do that too so I asked to play and here I am

What advice would you give younger players coming up?
play hard and aggressive especially in the corners and infront of the net it makes the game so much more fun

What’s one lesson hockey has taught you that you’ll use in life?
that the people around you will become your closest friends and you’ll go through good and bad together

Favorite team snack or post-game food?
favorite team snack is Mrs. dreschers caramel cottage cheese apple dip with green apples post-game food is definitely a 6 piece chicken nugget meal from McDonald’s with a crisp coke

What are your plans after U18 hockey?
I will try to play post secondary hockey taking a gap year to upgrade and then apply to a nursing program

How has hockey prepared you for your future?
I believe hockey has helped me find a balance in life how to be more organized, have an idea about time management, and that the girls beside you stick with you through it all. My best friends are people I’ve met from hockey.

What would you like to say to your parents or family?
I’d like to thank my parents and family members for having to put up with me, for the late nights, the long drives, and the amount of time they’ve spent making my hockey career happening. I wouldn’t be the person or player I am without all of you.