Ashley Goure Stars For Canada At World Sledge Hockey Event
Ashley Goure, third row far left, was a leader for Canada at the first IPC World Sledge Hockey competition – Contributed Photo
In her six games at the tournament, which featured Canada, the United States, and Team Europe, Goure had 11 goals, helping Canada to the final, where they fell 5-1 to the USA.
“I am really proud of how hard we fought and the passion that we showed,” Goure wrote following the event. “The first ever IPC Women’s Championship was a success.”
Goure scored in every game for Canada, including a hat trick against the United States in their first meeting, a 4-3 loss Saturday, and 2 goals against team Europe in their 2-0 win which sent Canada to the final against the USA, where she scored the lone goal in Canada’s 5-1 loss.
The event is a first step toward seeing women’s ice sledge hockey added to the Paralympics, and growing the game internationally, as men’s sledge hockey has been a part of the Winter Paralympics since 1994.