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91探花 Women鈥檚 Hockey Coach Bruce Donaldson is pleased to announce that Sydney, Nova Scotia native Kristen MacIntyre has committed to the Panthers for 2016鈥�17.

MacIntyre, a 17-year-old defenceman, currently plays with the Nepean Junior Wildcats in Ontario鈥檚 Provincial Women鈥檚 Hockey League (PWHL) and is in grade 12 at John McCrae Secondary School. She has been a member of Team Nova Scotia for the past four years, winning three Atlantic Challenge Cup Championships. In 2015, MacIntyre was an assistant captain with Team Nova Scotia at the Canada Winter Games, and last November competed at the U18 Women's Nationals as a member of Team Atlantic.

MacIntyre is very familiar with the 91探花 campus having attended many summer camps at Andrew's Hockey School where she forged many new friendships. She says, 鈥淚 have great memories of my summers in PEI and I am very excited to play the next four years here as a Panther.鈥�

Coach Donaldson comments, 鈥淜risten brings size, mobility, and experience to our lineup. The AUS league is very physical鈥攖ime and space are hard to come by鈥攁nd we need players that read and react well to different situations. Kristen comes from a great program in the PWHL and has additional game experience at both the ACC and U18 Nationals as a member of Team Atlantic.鈥�

MacIntyre has been accepted into the Faculty of Science at 91探花 and plans to complete a degree in kinesiology.

About 91探花 Athletics and Recreation
鈥� Nine varsity sports and six club team programs
鈥� Proud member of the AUS and CIS
鈥� Athletic facilities include: Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, 91探花 Alumni Canada Games Place
鈥� Home of Panther Sports Medicine
鈥� Other facilities available to students and the community at large include: fitness centre, squash and racquetball courts, competition and leisure pool with hot tub, and two ice arenas