Team Alberta, with 11 players from Calgary, knocked off Ontario 8-5 in the championship game.
The 21-year-old says it was a team effort."We looked at some of the other teams and, you know, there's the little groups within but our team hung , everyone hung out with each other and enjoyed each other.Team Alberta went into the nationals as underdogs, having to beat two powerhouses on the same day to win the gold.
In the morning semi-final, they got past B.C. 3-2 and then they knocked off Ontario in the afternoon."For perspective, some of the other teams had hundreds of players try out," Finley said. "We only had about a dozen girls due to the age group, so we had to do some recruiting to find some girls to get involved.
"Not a lot of time to practise as a team, so they came together really quickly and they bought into our process and the results prove themselves."In the first period of the championship game, 18-year-old Lizzy Finley had to leave with an injury."I was just proud to watch my team. I still got to play the first period, which was exciting to still be a part of the gold medal game.A GAME THEY'LL NEVER FORGETShe says she's still processing what they were able to accomplish.
"This team has so much heart and I couldn't have asked for a better group of girls to accomplish this with and I'm so proud of everyone."Both the U17 male and female teams also won their championship games.
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