Nine young athletes from Newfoundland and Labrador had a ball at the 2023 World Junior Ball Hockey Championships in the Czech Republic, taking home the gold medal along the way.
Canada's team won 1-0 against Slovakia on Thursday to win the championship. Cassie Drover, 18, says she has been playing ice hockey for 15 years and was scouted for Team Canada in 2022 after winning gold at the nationals in Winnipeg.
But this game, she said, was "unmatchable." "I can't even put it into words how it felt to even have the opportunity to go.
But to come home with a gold medal is just … it's unbelievable to me," she said. "I think I'm still in shock, like it doesn't feel real." Danielle Close, the team's general manager, helped get them there.
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