Amanda Provan loves hockey and she refuses to let her vision keep her off the ice
Though born with congenital nystagmus and dealing with the obvious challenges of 20/200 vision, the lifelong fan of the fastest sport on ice has persevered, suiting up initially with the Sudbury Playground Hockey League and more recently with the Sudbury Women’s Hockey League.“Ever since I started playing hockey, I loved it and wanted to play at a high level – but I knew that it wasn’t really a possibility,” said Provan.
In early August, she was informed that she had made history, set to become the first ever female to suit up with the national team, the only woman who will take part in the upcoming showdown with the United States being hosted in Fort Wayne in late October. “When I was younger, I did a lot of screening of the goalies,” she recalled. “It was something I could do effectively and it really didn’t bother me if the goalie slashed me or didn’t like me. In blind hockey, there really is no sense in screening the goalie , so I had to adapt my game.”
Still, the efforts she had made to continue to develop her shooting, her stick-handling and her ability to carry the puck were all duly noted. With the coaching staff of the St. Mary’s Huskies assisting with running of on-ice workouts, Provan and her new teammates would be put to the test.
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