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]
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 Canadaedit
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.
Personaledit
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.
^"Participant – Prince George 2015 Canada Winter Games". Canada Winter Games. n.d. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
^"Potomak to Affiliate with Valley West Hawks". BCHockey.net. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
^"B.C. sisters bringing the 'Potomagic' to Team Canada". cbc.ca British Columbia. 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
^"Amy Potomak has strong role model in big sis Sarah". Hockey Canada. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
^. Minnesota Golden Gophers athletics. n.d. Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
January 01, 1970
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