WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 120

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) U of Toronto Hockey
	by "Bridget J. Bates" 

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Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 14:41:22 -0500 (EST)
From: "Bridget J. Bates" 
To: email@hidden
Subject: U of Toronto Hockey
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Hello!

My name is Bridget Bates and I am a member of the University of
Toronto Varsity Blues Womens ice hockey team.  We are members of the
OWIAA which stands for Ontario Women's Inter-collegiate Athletic
Association.  Our team is doing well this year.  We have played and
won seven league games which puts us in first place with fourteen
points.  I am proud to be a member of the Varsity league there are
some AWESOME players in this league.  I am writing to tell you about
one of them.

Many of you may have seen the name Andria Hunter flash through this
women-in-hockey news.  Andria does a lot to support women's hockey
through this internet, but her best support is shown by her attitude
and skill level on the ice.

Last year when I joined the Varsity Blues I was able to play a few
games as a right winger on Andria's line.  She taught me more in that
season about skills, team play, and personal goals than I have ever
learned throughout my thirteen years of playing hockey.  If you ever
see Andria play you will notice that she heads "straight to the goal
with purpose in every step".  She is a consistent role model for all
of her team mates.  I want to thank Andria and compliment her for all
of her efforts.

With Andria's lingering injuries she has still been able to surpass
any efforts of any player in our league.  Last week she was awarded
the University of Toronto athlete of the week, the OWIAA athlete of
the week and then the CFTO athlete of the week.  She has also captured the
leading scorer title in the OWIAA league with about 27 points in seven
games.

The best part of Andria is her modesty.  I am playing with my life by
writing this about her and I am sure she will make my computer explode
after mailing this, but I feel that as much as she is modest she needs
to be fully recognized as one of the very best female ice hockey
players in the world.  It is unfortunate that team Canada is missing
out on her due to her injuries.

When our team congratulates her she
is always quickly passing the credit to other team mates.  She is a
true hockey hero and I know that she will continue to excell in this
great sport. If you get a chance to see Andria play hockey I am 
sure you will not be
disappointed.  If you have young female hockey players in your life
bring them out to see her play.  If you write to her I am sure she
will post her schedual of games.

She is a great player and an awesome person.  One that I am honoured
to be around.

Good luck in all your hockey efforts and thank you to all of you who
have participated in this women-in-hockey.

Bridget Bates
Varsity Blues #44

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