Amy Potomak

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Amy Potomak
Born June 25, 1999
Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 148 lb (67 kg; 10 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
JWHL teamPacific Steelers
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2015present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Canada Team

Amy Potomak (born June 25, 1999) is a Canadian-born women's ice hockey player who was named to the Canada women's national ice hockey team roster [1] that competed against the United States in a pair of contests on December 13 (in Plymouth, Michigan) and December 20 (in Sarnia, Ontario). The series against the US was Potomak's debut with the national team. [2]

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Playing career

At the 2014 British Columbia Winter Games, Potomak emerged with the gold medal. At the 2014 Stoney Creek Jr. Showcase, she was the event's leading scorer. She was a member of Team BC's women's ice hockey team at the 2015 Canada Winter Games. [3] Team BC finished the event in sixth place.

On November 24, 2016, it was announced that Potomak would affiliate with the West Hawks, a midget boys team from the BC Major Midget League Valley. She became the third female in league history to affiliate with a boys team, following Kaleigh Fratkin with the Vancouver North West Giants and Kimberly Newell with the Kootenay Ice. [4]

Hockey Canada

Potomak was a member of the Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team that captured a silver medal at the 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. Along with her sister Sarah Potomak, they are the first sister duo named to the roster of Canada's national women's ice hockey team. [5] The two played together in a two-game series against the United States national women's ice hockey team in December 2016.

Personal

Her sister is Sarah Potomak and the two played together with Team British Columbia at the 2013 Canadian U18 nationals. [6] Currently, Sarah Potomak is a competitor with the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program. [7] Her brother, Brandon Potomak captured a gold medal in ice hockey at the 2011 Canada Winter Games.

Awards and honours

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References

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  2. "Rosters – Canada 2016 NWT Series". Hockey Canada. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  3. "Participant – Prince George 2015 Canada Winter Games". Canada Winter Games. n.d. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  4. "Potomak to Affiliate with Valley West Hawks". BCHockey.net. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
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