Fresh off helping her country win silver at the world U18 women’s world hockey championships, Sarah Potomak is in camp with Canada’s women’s national team program.
The camp runs Jan. 26 to 30 at the Centre d’Excellence Sports Rousseau in Blainville, Que.
Potomak is one of two B.C. players among the 26 invitees, and the 17-year-old from Aldergrove is the youngest person in attendance.
The next-youngest player is 21.
The camp is designed to allow the Canadian coaching staff a chance to evaluate the players in advance of the 2015 IIHF women’s world championships. The event runs March 28 to April 4 in Malmo, Swe.
At the U18 world championships earlier this month — which were held in Buffalo, N.Y. — Canada lost to the United States in overtime.
Potomak was tied for the tournament scoring lead with five goals and nine points in five games and led in plus/minus at +8.
She was also named the top forward, most valuable player and was named to the all-star team.
Potomak attends the Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy in Kelowna and is off to the University on Minnesota next year on scholarship.
