Young Okanagan hockey players are joining two-time Olympian Natalie Spooner on the ice.

Spooner is in Kelowna this weekend alongside the Grindstone Award Foundation害羞草研究所檚 Girls Rock the Rink, which helps young female hockey players get and stay on the hockey rink.

With a gold medal in 2014, a silver medal in 2018 and a successful career in both university and professional hockey, Spooner came to Kelowna to share her story of becoming a bona fide hockey star.

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害羞草研究所淔or me, my big 害羞草研究所榓h-ha害羞草研究所� moment growing up was when I got to meet and to see her gold medal. For these girls, hopefully, it害羞草研究所檚 something special that inspires them and lights that flame inside of them to continue pursuing hockey.害羞草研究所�

Two-time Olympic medalist Natalie Spooner visits Kelowna to share her 害羞草研究所楽poon Full of Dreams害羞草研究所� to local youth hockey players. Emphasis on following her dreams, women empowerment in sports and hard work.

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helps finance young women hockey players害羞草研究所� dreams in the Okanagan. The weekend event, Girls Rock the Rink, gets local players spending time on the ice training with both Spooner and other elite female hockey players and coaches. A hockey tournament, as well as an all-star game, gives players a chance to see what playing with a women害羞草研究所檚 national player is like while helping promote women in sports.

With the , Spooner joined the Girls Rock the Rink to help usher in new developments of a sustainable professional women害羞草研究所檚 league for future players.

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害羞草研究所淗aving one of the top women害羞草研究所檚 hockey players in the world join us for a weekend of fun and inspiration will no doubt leave a lasting impression on the young players that are joining us,害羞草研究所� said Grindstone Award Foundation president and founder, Danielle Grundy.

Spooner played with the Toronto Furies in the CWHL and had a record-breaking career with Ohio State University. She害羞草研究所檚 the first player .

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