There are several Yellowknife minor hockey players who have done good in the south.

One of them has now taken the leap to making a provincial squad and according to one of her former coaches, there was no doubt that she would.

Annie King is now a member of Saskatchewan's provincial U16 girls team after making the final cut earlier this month. She was given the news on Aug. 14 and it was a wait she's happy is now over with.

SA国际影视传媒淚t just took so long and I wanted to know,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淭he anxiety builds up and there's the what if's and you just want to know either way.SA国际影视传媒�

The long road to the big club for King began last December with the opening camp. From there, 80 players were chosen to attend the next camp, which was a tournament-style camp with the players divided into four teams of 20. Those 80 were cut in half to 40 for the final camp in July and from that, the coaching staff chose the final 20 that would wear the province's colours.

SA国际影视传媒淭he first camp was big so there wasn't a lot of toughness,SA国际影视传媒� said King. SA国际影视传媒淭he last camp, though, was tough. Long, long days.SA国际影视传媒�

Even with the pressure of the camps, there was no doubt in King's mind that she wasn't among the best.

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One person who wasn't shocked about King making the team was Dan Schofield, who has worked with her as part of the Polar United Club program when she lived in Yellowknife.

He said King has worked herself to becoming a really good player.

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King is the latest young hockey player from the city who has gone on to make their mark down south. Other players such as Jack Works, Connor Fleming, Austin Daniels, Liam Tereposky, Ethan Anstey and Sam Schofield are all players who came through the Polar United Club and have made an impact.

SA国际影视传媒淎ll of those players, along with Annie, have worked hard to get to that point in their careers,SA国际影视传媒� said Dan Schofield. SA国际影视传媒淭hey have the passion, they have the determination to be good. They all attended the camps and clinics and tournaments that the club had and all of them worked to be good.SA国际影视传媒�

As for King, the first chance she'll have to play with her provincial team will be in September in a U18 AAA tournament in Regina, a chance to see what that level is all about. She plans on trying out for the U18 girls team in Saskatchewan after her time with the U16 team is up.

SA国际影视传媒淚'm still with my club team at Notre Dame (in Saskatchewan) so I'll play with them after the tournament,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淚'm just excited to get the chance to play with the team and get a taste of a high level of hockey.SA国际影视传媒�