While there has been a lot of excitement in seeing a new team formed after so long, Joan Wheeler was particularly excited as she was one of the members of the first team that played from 1940-1950.
Wheeler spoke with the current squad, letting them know a little more about the original team, which was formed shortly after the school was built.
She told how the team was not quite as organized as it is today but that they still had a coach, Helden Hastings, and a manager. Her favourite part about being on the team was being able to skate as she had been skating since she was 13.
There was no artificial ice at the time so the team played and practiced on homemade rinks in players’ backyards or at the outdoor rink when the weather was right. Wheeler said that while people in town were accepting of the female hockey team they did not have as high a profile as the new team does today.
Though times have changed, the excitement of playing hockey is alive and well in Bridgetown!
While there has been a lot of excitement in seeing a new team formed after so long, Joan Wheeler was particularly excited as she was one of the members of the first team that played from 1940-1950.
Wheeler spoke with the current squad, letting them know a little more about the original team, which was formed shortly after the school was built.
She told how the team was not quite as organized as it is today but that they still had a coach, Helden Hastings, and a manager. Her favourite part about being on the team was being able to skate as she had been skating since she was 13.
There was no artificial ice at the time so the team played and practiced on homemade rinks in players’ backyards or at the outdoor rink when the weather was right. Wheeler said that while people in town were accepting of the female hockey team they did not have as high a profile as the new team does today.
Though times have changed, the excitement of playing hockey is alive and well in Bridgetown!