A pair of Richmond players have been named to the Team B.C. roster for the upcoming National U18 Women’s Hockey Championships in Regina.
Defenceman Courtney Vorster and forward Kate Reilly were selected to the B.C. team following an extensive evaluation process over the past four months.
Vorster, 16, was almost a certainty to be wearing B.C. colours again after being the youngest player named to the squad a year ago.
She also was named to Canada’s U18 national team this past summer and played in a series of exhibition games against the United States in Calgary.
Reilly is one of just three 15-year-olds selected to the B.C. team. Ironically, both Richmond girls are currently attending Shattuck-St. Mary’s — a renowned hockey boarding school in Minnesota.
Reilly is playing for the school’s U16 girls squad, while Vorster is suiting up for the Girls Prep team this season.
Team BC will travel to Regina for pre-stage camp from Nov. 5-8, before taking on Manitoba in their first game of the tournament on Nov. 9.
