The Professional Women’s Hockey League and the Vancouver Goldeneyes make history this month, but 70 kilometres away Abbotsford recently had a significant women’s hockey moment of its own.<\/p>\n
While the Goldeneyes debut at the Pacific Coliseum on Friday (Nov. 21), Georgia Vallee will be wearing the “C” as captain for the Abbotsford Minor Hockey Association’s U15 A1 team when they compete at a tournament in Kelowna.<\/p>\n
She is the first-ever female to serve as captain for an AMHA boys rep team.<\/p>\n
Head coach Jon Djekic said it was an easy pick.<\/p>\n
“I noticed her in the tryouts because I was part of the evaluation team,” he said. “She’s a really good skater, makes smart plays and makes a great first pass. So there was no doubt she was going to be on the team. But once you get to know her, she lives up to all the things you want in a captain – she’s a hard worker, leads by example and is respected by her teammates.”<\/p>\n
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