Canada's captain at the first-ever Women's World Championship passes away
Sad news from the hockey world as the first-ever captain of the Canadian women's national team Marian Coveny passed away on Thursday at the age of 67 following a lengthy battle with cancer.
Coveny, as mentioned, was Canada's first-ever captain when they took to the ice at the inaugural unofficial World Championship hosted by the Ontario Women's Hockey Association.
Canada went 6-0 in the round robin beating Team Ontario, the United States, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan and the Netherlands. They would then face Sweden in the semi-finals before advancing to the gold medal game where they beat Team Ontario.
Being part of this event, Coveny paved the way for many in the Women's game. Three years later, following the success of the tournament, the International Ice Hockey Federation held the first sanctioned Women's World Championship and the rest is history.
"We opened a lot of people's eyes about women's hockey," Coveny said following Canada's gold medal victory.
"Being part of Team Canada was huge for me," she said. "Growing up in rural Southern Ontario, I only dreamed of being able to 'play' hockey, never imagining I would ever play for a Team Canada. I was thrilled for myself but also for so many other women that I had played with and against over the years that we were given the opportunity to play in a world tournament."
Our thoughts are with the Coveny family at this time.
Source: The Hockey News.
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