Sudbury's Tessa Bonhomme has been named as one of 23 members of Canada's National Women's Hockey Team.
It was announced Thursday Bonhomme, 21, will make her debut at
the women's world hockey championships in Winnipeg April
3-10.
National team coach Melody Davidson announced her roster as
Canada opens the tournament against Switzerland and will
attempt to reclaim the world title it lost to the United States
two years ago.
Bonhomme, who was named as one of 10 finalists for the top
female hockey player in women's collegiate hockey in the
United States a few days ago, plays for Ohio State.
She has represented Team Canada at the Four Nations Cup, but
never at a world championship or Olympic Games before.
The team includes 17 players from the team that won the Olympic
gold medal last year in Turin, Italy.
Defenceman Becky Kellar took the season off to have her second
child, which opened a spot on defence, which Davidson and her
staff decided should go to Bonhomme.
Team Canada will have a training camp in Dauphin, Man. starting
March 25 and will play an exhibition game against Finland in
Selkirt on March 31.
