First Nations forward leads U of T to silver medal at national university tournament

 By Sam Laskaris  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Sophie Grawbarger has some shiny new bling. And though the silver medal is not the colour she would have preferred, Grawbarger, a member of Garden River First Nation in northern Ontario, is pleased with her team’s second-place finish at the Canadian university women’s hockey tournament. Grawbarger and her University of Toronto Varsity Blues were downed 3-1 by Montreal’s Concordia Stingers in the gold-medal match at the nationals, which concluded March 17 in Saskatoon. “Even before the final game I was proud of myself and proud of my teammates for making it to the championship game,” said Grawbarger, who is a left winger. U of T had participated at the 2023 national tournament held in Montreal. Grawbarger and her teammates had entered last year’s…

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