by Ontario University Athletics Release
Inspired by her dad to play hockey, the TMU Bold forward’s journey has seen her overcome barriers like playing on boys teams while growing up, not having the financial support for specialized on or off-ice training, and struggling with her identity, in becoming a varsity student-athlete, is using her position to positively impact others.
Even with a culture shock upon moving to Toronto from Winnipeg, Catcheway, whose background is Ojibwe, has focused on being herself since joining the Bold women’s hockey team and connecting with her teammates with different backgrounds. In integrating herself into a different community from the Skownan First Nation in Manitoba, Catcheway has been a leader and the ultimate team player, while also being confident in herself and who she is. The heart and soul of the team, who also has a desire to get into coaching, is wise beyond her years, and as a result, has brought extraordinary perspective to the team,
The second-year business management student has also been engaged with the community. Some of the ways in which she has done so is by taking part in the team’s efforts to bring hockey bags full of equipment to the Native Youth Resource Centre, and also working on additional ways for the team to bring awareness and show support for Indigenous communities and what the Indigenous culture has gone through throughout Canada’s history, and hopefully, inspire younger generations of Indigenous hockey players.
What a noble example .mvto ,( thank you).