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OkillSports16SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011 LIGHTS, CAMERA,HOCKEY: Hockey Nightin Canada's Scott Russell,centre, interviews VickySunohara, left, and TessaBonhomme, right, duringa segment for Saturday'sHockey Day in Canadabroadcast. The twoOlympians, along withmembers of the CWHL'sBurlington Barracudas andthe PWHL's OakvilleHornets, conducted a skillsclinic with 300 OakvilleHornet players at theSixteen Mile SportsComplex as Hockey Nightin Canada broadcast fromlocations across the coun-try.ERIC RIEHL / SPECIAL TO THEOAKVILLE BEAVERA game for all agesHockey Day in Canada shines spotlight on Hornets, proves the game is not just for kidsBy Herb Garbuttduring a mother-daughter interview with right for her to get involved in the sport.and there are all kinds beer leagues. (TheOAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFHockey Night in Canadas Scott Russell.The Grade 7/8 teacher at Oakvilles womens league) promotes the same valuesAs for that one goal, Dim Sunningdale Public School of fair play that we promote with the kids.Linda Dim is discussing her introductionThe puck came tosaid it was exhilerating, going saw how much her daughter Theyre a little bit older, they might not be asto hockey Saturday in the lobby of Sixteento the net with her stick on the enjoyed playing hockey and quick on their feet but they have that sameme and I poked atMile Sports Complex, amidst all the activitiesice and converting "a lovely wanted to be part of it too. She inspiration.it and it went upgoing on for Hockey Day in Canada, whenpass from my teammate."signed up to play Tuesday Turczyniak has both a son and a daughterover her stick. I fellow player Laurette Woods spots herIts not like Dim joined to set nights in the Oakville Hornets' in minor hockey and says he sees a clear dif-went to do a littlethrough the crowd and cant contain herany scoring records. Sure, she women's recreational league.ference between the two.excitement.wpump thing and I ishes she began earlier so that Though a little nervous The girls are a lot more social. At theI got my first goal, she says to Dim. Theher skills matched some of her about getting injured, she sim-house league, grassroots level, you ask themfell over. I can't puck came to me and I poked at it and it wentfellow players. And though its ply decided it was time to have the score when youre driving home and theybelieve I scored.up over her stick. I went to do a little pumpgreat to lace up the skates, hit some fun of my own.dont even remember. Thats how innocent itthing and I fell over. I cant believe I scored.the ice with her Red Hot Chili ? ? ? ?is. Women's rec hockey Im 44 and I feel like a little kid.Pepper teammates and feel like Hornets president Mike ??player Laurette Woods The two discuss their most recent gamea kid again, the game is only Turczyniak oversees more than For those girls who do want to playrecalling the thrill of and after Woods leaves , Dim says, I totallypart of the equation.1,100 players, one of the larg-hockey at a higher level, the opportunitiesher first goalremember scoring for the first time.The best part is just having est female hockey organiza-continue to grow. The National WomensOf course, Dim points out that she hasfun with the ladies and going out after the tions in thecountry. The fastest growing Hockey League, the forerunner of thejust one goal to remember, not including thegame, Dim says. segment of the organization is in its womens Canadian Womens Hockey League, wastwo she has accidently put into her own net,After seven years of driving her two kids to division.formed in 1999, giving the elite womenswhich my daughter (Nicole) was kindthe rink, making coffee runs to Tim Hortons Where do girls go when they finish play-players a league of their own. In Ontario, theenough to point out on national televisionduring practice, Dim decided the time was ing (minor hockey)? he said. Guys finish See Opportunities page 17