Ste. Rose's Emmalie Thompson was in Winnipeg this past weekend taking part in Hockey Manitoba's Program of Excellence Top 100 Spring Selection Camp.
The Camp welcomed 100 of the top Bantam-aged women's players in the province.
"It was really exciting that I got the chance to take part in it," said Thompson. "I didn't get to do it last year. It definitely means a lot that I was able to do it."
The three day Camp was full of practices, drills and game action, and Emmalie is pleased with how she did but knows she still has things to work on.
"I was pretty fast, so that was one of my advantages," said Thompson. "I need to work on getting stronger, so I'm able to hold the puck better, and not get pushed off the puck."
Emmalie had quite the season on the ice. She was the leading scorer for the Bantam Grand Plains Ice Dogs, and also had success with the Parkland Bantam Rangers.
"I definitely have a lot more confidence in myself," said Thompson. "It means my year was better than I thought. I played as hard as I could all the time, and I was rewarded for it."
Now that this hockey season has just about come to an end, Thompson will prepare for next season and she hopes to move up.
"I'm definitely going to try to make the Midget Yellowhead Chiefs," said Thompson. "I'll be working on my game, and trying to get better because I want to continue playing AAA hockey."
Emmalie notes playing hockey this year was so much fun because her teammates were amazing.
