CALGARY, Alberta — Sophomore
Micah Hart will join six Cornell alumna at the Hockey Canada National Women's Team Fall Festival, which starts Sunday at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park.
Hart was one of 44 players selected for the camp and one of seven players that will skate for an NCAA team during the 2016-17 season. She is one of 10 players on the roster who won a gold medal with the National Development team at the 2016 Nations Cup and is one of nine players that were members of the National Development team that competed against the United States in a three-game series in August.
Hart's 18 points on one goal and 17 assists last year led all Cornell defensemen and earned her a spot on the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team and an All-Ivy honorable mention. Cornell is the only ECAC Hockey school that will be represented by a current player at the festival.
Joining Hart on the roster will be fellow defensemen Laura Fortino '13 and Lauriane Rougeau '13. Forwards Jessica Campbell '14, Brianne Jenner '15, Rebecca Johnston '12 and Jillian Saulnier '15 were also named to the festival roster.
Fortino, Jenner, Johnston and Rougeau were members of the gold medal-winning squad at the 2014 Winter Olympics, while Campbell, Fortino, Rougeau, and Saulnier won silver medals at the 2015 4 Nations Cup in Switzerland. Most recently, Fortino, Jenner, Johnston, Rougeau and Saulnier were members of the silver medal-winning squad at the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.
While at the seven-day camp, the players will be split into two teams that will practice and play eight games. The camp will be used to select the players that will represent Canada at the senior level on the international stage throughout the 2016-17 season.