Five London Devilettes playing for Canada U18 This afternoon
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Heather Pais will have family and friends huddled around her living room television Sunday in London, Ont. as her daughter and Team Canada take on Finland at the U18 Women’s World Hockey Championship in Sweden.
Heather Pais will have family and friends huddled around her living room television Sunday in London, Ont. as her daughter and Team Canada take on Finland at the U18 Women’s World Hockey Championship in Sweden.
Her daughter Emma Pais (an assistant captain) is joined on the team by four other members of the London Devilettes juniors.
The five Devilettes is a record in the tournament, with the young women opening with a game against Finland at 2 p.m. this afternoon.
Ailsa Craig’s Jocelyn Amos (team captain) and Pais won gold this summer, when Amos scored the winner against USA.
The two are joined by forwards Abby Stonehouse of Blenheim, Aylmer’s Shelby Laidlaw and defender Keira Hurry.
"There's a little bit of pressure being the returning champions," says Heather.
"Obviously there's always a target on your back when you are wearing the maple leaf and you're a hockey player. But she's very excited to get the tournament going, and hopefully they start today with a good result."
