Posted: Dec 13, 2022

Shae Demale selected to Team Canada at 2023 FISU Winter World University Games

Saint Mary's Huskies women's hockey forward Shae Demale (Red Deer, AB), has been named as one of 22 players that will represent Canada at the 2023 FISU Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, NY.

This season, Demale sits second in the AUS in goals with 12, second in shots on goal with 94 and third in points with 22. Last season she was named Atlantic University Sport MPV and a First Team U SPORTS All-Canadian.

U SPORTS has announced the student-athletes who will represent Canada in women's hockey at the 2023 FISU Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, NY.

Led by head coach Greg Bowles, the roster is comprised of four student-athletes from the Canada West conference, five from Ontario University Athletics, eight from the RSEQ conference, and five from the Atlantic University Sport conference. The coaches and support staff were announced earlier this fall.

"We are thrilled with the level of talent that makes up our roster," said Bowles. "Of course, there were very few 'easy' decisions as the level of talent across U SPORTS has never been better, and it certainly has never been deeper."

The 31^st edition of the multi-sport event is set for January 11-22, while the women's hockey competition will run January 11-21. The preliminary round will be played in Potsdam, NY, while the medal round will occur at Lake Placid's Olympic Center 1980 Rink.

Canada's roster is highlighted by 2022 U SPORTS First Team All-Stars Shae Demale (Saint Mary's) and Maria Dominico (Nipissing), as well as Maggy Burbidge, a St. Francis Xavier University forward who currently leads U SPORTS in goals (18) and points (34) in 15 games this season.

In the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, the Canadians earned the silver medal, falling 2-0 to the host Russians in the gold medal game. University of Montréal's Annabel Faubert is the sole returner to the roster from the 2019 Games.

"As Canadians, we all understand that anytime you get to don the maple leaf and represent this country on the international stage it is a thrill, a privilege and an honour," said Bowles. "That said, this group can't wait to get started and add their part to the legacy that is Canadian hockey."

Team Canada opens its schedule on Wednesday, January 11^th against Slovakia at 8 PM ET.

TEAM CANADA ROSTER

Name	Position	University	Hometown
Tatum Amy	Forward	Mount Royal	Birtle, MB
Rosalie Bégin-Cyr	Forward	Concordia	Saint-Georges, QC
Carley Bossé-Olivier	Defence	Waterloo	Sudbury, ON
Maggy Burbidge	Forward	St. Francis Xavier	Falmouth, NS
Shae Demale	Forward	Saint Mary's	Red Deer, AB
Maria Dominico	Forward	Nipissing	North Bay, ON
Camryn Drever	Goaltender	Saskatchewan	Edmonton, AB
Aurélie Dubuc	Goaltender	Ottawa	Trois-Rivières, QC
Annabel Faubert	Defence	Montréal	Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, QC
Emmy Fecteau	Forward	Concordia	Saint-Odilon, QC
Leah Herrfort	Forward	Waterloo	Palmerston, ON
Jenna MacLean	Defence	New Brunswick	Wilcox, SK
Lea MacLeod	Forward	St. Francis Xavier	Dartmouth, NS
Elizabeth Mura	Defence	McGill	Calgary, AB
Kelly-Ann Nadeau	Defence	Montréal	Mont-Laurier, QC
Isabella Pozzi	Defence	Saskatchewan	Calgary, AB
Hannah Tait	Forward	Guelph	Exeter, ON
Marie-Camille Théorêt	Defence	Bishop's	Magog, QC
Audrey-Anne Veillette	Forward	Montréal	Drummondville, QC
Scout Watkins Southward	Forward	Queen's	Kingston, ON
Madison Willan	Forward	Alberta	Edmonton, AB
Kendra Woodland	Goaltender	New Brunswick	Kamloops, BC

TEAM CANADA SCHEDULE (all times AST)

Jan. 11 (9:00 pm): Canada vs. Slovakia
Jan. 14 (5:30 pm): Canada vs. Czechia
Jan. 15 (5:30 pm): Canada vs. Japan
Jan. 17 (5:30 pm): Canada vs. Great Britain
Jan. 18 (9:00 pm): Canada vs. USA
Jan. 20: Semi-finals
Jan. 21: Finals

CANADA'S ALL-TIME FISU WINTER GAMES RESULTS IN WOMEN'S HOCKEY

2019 (Krasnoyarsk, Russia): Silver
2017 (Almaty, Kazakhstan): Silver
2015 (Granada, Spain): Silver
2013 (Trentino, Italy): Gold
2011 (Erzurum, Turkey): Gold
2009 (Harbin, China): Gold