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Women's hockey team brings home gold

Head Coach Les Lawton leads the Women's hockey team to victory at the 25th Winter Universiade
February 8, 2011
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Canada won the gold medal in women’s hockey with a 4-1 win over Finland in the championship game at the 25th Winter Universiade. Concordia Stingers Head Coach Les Lawton led the team to victory.

“It’s a great moment for us,” said Lawton of the tournament held this year in Erzurum, Turkey,. “We’re a team that came together over the last two weeks and we accomplished what we came here to do.

Stingers head coach Les Lawton (right) poses with the Canadian women’s hockey team at the Universiade in Turkey.
Stingers head coach Les Lawton (right) poses with the Canadian women’s hockey team at the Universiade in Turkey. | Photo courtesy of Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

“Our players did a great job of stepping up and embracing the other teams. You could see we have the respect of the other countries and that’s very rewarding.”

The team, comprised exclusively of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) all-stars, included Concordia right winger Erin Lally. They finished the tournament with a perfect 7-0 win-loss record. Canada won five preliminary games and defeated the United States 8-1 in semifinal action last Friday.

Canada also claimed gold in 2009 in Harbin, China, when women’s hockey made its Universiade debut. The Canadians beat China 3-1 in the 2009 final.

Kevin Figsby, head coach of the Stingers men’s team, was also in Erzurum as an assistant with Canada’s entry in the men’s hockey competition. His team won a bronze medal at the games.

The Universiade is an international university athletic event organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU).

Related links:
•  Video of highlights of women’s gold-medal game
•  Video of highlights of men’s bronze-medal game
•  Video of Universiade closing ceremony




 



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