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Slovakian Girls Hockey Team Visits Ontario

Hockey Academy

By Christine Ouellet and Miska Letasi, who is a current
student in grade 10 from Slovakia,
he Ontario Hockey Academy in came out to help and translate.”
TCornwall has several Slovakian They played in the North York
girls enrolled in the Academy. They
Storm tournament, the exhibition
have established a connection with games against Stoney Creek,
Slovakian teams overseas, and their
Leaside, Nepean, and other teams
coach informed the Academy that a from Quebec. They went to the
U15 Slovakian team, which comes Bell Centre to watch a Habs game
to Canada every year, will play in a
and went to watch Ottawa play the
series of tournaments and exhibition Sirens.
games. Kayla Lascelle said, “They
asked to play against some of our She adds, “They were exhausted,
teams, and if we could organize a they had been going nonstop, and
meet on the ice for them with their during their fifteen-day trip, they
compatriots that we have here. only had one day off. Our coaches
They were a U15 AA mixture of love it, it is always fun to work
skill levels. The practice took place with different girls, even with the
on Friday, November 21st , at the language barrier. Thank you to our
Bensons Centre. Coaches, Josh Elliot Slovakian player who came out to
and Kayla Lascelle, ran a practice, help.” Photo IceLevel