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Pilot Mound native joins 16 returnees in quest to continue Canadian supremacy BY NEIL STEVENS ORONTO — Jennifer Botterill, having majored in psychology at Harvard, is aptly qualified to analyse why Canada’s lineup for the 2005 women’s world hockey tourna ment can succeed. Botterill, who was tournament MVP last year, is among 16 holdovers on the roster that was announced Monday, including Pilot Mound’s Delaney Collins-Pye, a defenceman with the University of Alberta Pandas. “The whole group is about excel lence,” says Botterill, a 25-year-old native of Winnipeg. ‘‘Every person tries to bring her best but also tries to bring out the best in everyone around her. “It’s a great contagious effort where everybody is making everyone around them better athletes and better people.”’ It obviously works: Canada has won all eight world tournaments to date. Eight countries will send teams to Sweden for the April 29 tournament. Head coach Melody Davidson promises a ‘‘smooth-skating, puck-pos session team.”’ They'll be good in their own end, as always, and assistant coach Tim Bothwell will make sure of that, and there’s also an ongoing emphasis on producing goals. “Moving the puck quickly with authority and activating our defence into the offence will be crucial,” says Davidson. “That’s just building on what the previous coaches have done.” Top scorers such as Botterill, Jayna Heffert and Hayley Wickenheiser love being in attack mode. “It’s fun to have a coaching staff that appreciates creativity and offensive strength,” says Botterill. ‘“You certainly see that with this roster. ‘‘We have four forward lines that can produce, and also play strong two-way hockey, and a defence that can jump into the play.”’ Hefford, Wickenheiser, Danielle Goyette, Vicky Sunohara, Cassie Campbell, Caroline Ouellette — there is plenty of veteran talent up front. In all, 13 of the women going to Sweden won Olympic gold in 2002 and team members have a combined 61 world championship gold medals. “I definitely would like to contribute more offensively,’ says Sunohara. ‘I like to think of myself as a two-way player but I think with the players we have we should be putting the puck in the net more often.”’ Brandon Sun CANADIAN PRESS Pilot Mound’s Delaney Collins-Pye, front row at left, joins her teammates Monday after the final roster for the the national women’s hockey team that will compete in the world championship was announced.
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