Prairie Central takes gold in female hockey
Prairie Central went undefeated throughout the tournament to win gold over South East at the Saskatchewan Winter Games Saturday; a feat made all the more impressive when considering most of the team met each other less than a week ago.
Both teams entered the finals undefeated in the preliminary round and had almost identical goal differentials. Prairie Central was plus 18 in the tournament while South East was one goal behind at plus 17.
Karla Odnokon, coach of Prairie Central, said she was extremely proud of her team, especially as many were playing with each other for the first time.
“For most of us this is our first time being here,” Odnokon said. “This is the first time the girls have come together as a team. We have been doing some team building and having a ton of fun with the atmosphere at the winter games.”