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Powell Riverite among women celebrating hockey championship

Canadian team finished undefeated at 60-plus national championship in Florida
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CANADIAN COLLECTIVE: Powell River and Vancouver Island members of the Canadian Coast-to-Coast women’s hockey team included [from left] Suzi Wiebe, Liza Furney, Sue Maltby, Tracy Hurley and Michele Claveau, and coach Mal Stelck.

A player from Powell River was on the roster for the Canadian Coast-to-Coast women’s hockey team, which recently celebrated a victory at the USA Hockey Adult National Championships in Tampa, Florida. 

In addition to Suzi Wiebe of Powell River, Coast-to-Coast was a collective of Vancouver, Vancouver Island and New Brunswick players coached by Mal Stelck of Parksville.

Coast-to-Coast went undefeated in the 60-plus women’s division against three United States teams, winning 6-0 over the Really Old Jets, 5-0 versus the Cape Cod Black Dogs and edging Minnesota Lady Slippers by a score of 3-2 in overtime. The Canadian team faced Minnesota again in the final and skated to a 3-0 shutout win to clinch the 2025 Championship title.

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