Raphaelle Tousignant makes history as first North American woman to play in a major international para hockey competition
But as a woman, that means making a men’s team because there isn’t a women’s Paralympic hockey team to play on.
Tousignant took a significant step toward proving her doubters wrong on Monday night, becoming the first North American woman to play in a major international para hockey competition in Canada’s 15-1 win against South Korea at the world championship in Moose Jaw, Sask.The 20-year-old forward from Terrebonne, Que., recognizes how big of an impact she can have.
Para hockey at the Paralympics is technically mixed gender, but only three women have played in the Games despite teams being allowed to increase their rosters from 17 to 18 players to add a woman. “I achieved the top women’s player in the world pretty quickly,” she said. “So for me, I don’t think it’s a bad thing that I had to go through the men’s team I actually enjoy it because it’s made me push my limits even more, and I don’t think I would be the player that I am today if I didn’t have to do that.”
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