Hockey player Ella Shelton won silver and these hometown fans couldn't be more proud
CBC
It didn't matter to a group of young women at an Ingersoll, Ont. high school that Canada's female hockey team missed the gold medal in a nailbitting overtime Olympic game.
They were there to be inspired, and to watch an alumni of their school, Ella Shelton, play for their country.
“It’s all a little nerve-wracking, but it’s exciting to watch,“ Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute student Jolene Allair said. “It’s nice to watch someone who grew up in Ingersoll play for an Olympic team.”
Allair and dozens of other students, some of whom play on the school's Blue Bombers hockey team, gathered at the school for a watch party. Across Ontario, schools were broadcasting the men's and women's hockey games as a show of support for Team Canada.
“It's really important to bring the students and staff together for this, for school culture and to celebrate achievements of our local community members and our students, all so that students have an opportunity to see what they can do in the future,” said Tiffany Birtch, the principal at Ingersoll District Collegiate.
Shelton, who grew up on a farm outside of Ingersoll, plays for the New York Sirens in the PWHL. She started her hockey career with the London Devilettes.
“It’s cool to see someone from such a small town make it to such a big [stage]. It gives you the motivation to push yourself as hard as you can,” said student Ainsley McCartney.
Despite the encouragement and support streaming in from across the country, the Canadian women walked away from the highly anticipated game with a silver medal after U.S. player Megan Keller scored the winning goal for the Americans in overtime.
But win or lose, Shelton's hometown fan club said they were still proud of her and the rest of the team.
“It's really important that there's a bunch of people here to [show] support, and it's definitely fun to see that a girl from our hometown is playing on the team and representing Canada,” student and hockey player Olivia Paterson said.
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