Sardine leads Ontario club to gold medal at national hockey tournament

Carly Sardine 18-year-old member of Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation

By Sam Laskaris Writer Carly Sardine played a vital role as her Ontario squad captured a national championship. Sardine, an 18-year-old member of Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, was the captain of the Ontario female squad that captured the gold medal at this year’s National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC). The national tourney concluded on May 13 in Winnipeg. Sardine and her teammates edged Manitoba 2-1 in the gold-medal contest. “Winning the NAHC gold medal was an extraordinary and indescribable feeling,” Sardine said. “The amount of work, grit and effort the entire team and coaching staff put into the week led us to the gold medal is something I will never forget.” Ontario scored the game-winning goal with less than a minute remaining in regulation time of the championship final….

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