Natalie Spooner

The average age of the squad has dropped to 25.8 years, down from 29.2. Captain Marie-Philippe Poulin won't play as she recovers from knee surgery.

Veteran forwards Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse, Blair Turnbull are among those who were invited to camp but were unable to attend.

Canada opens the World Championship November 6th.

against Sweden.

But, you know, we'll see how it turns out in terms of, you know, because like Sarah Nurse didn't participate.

Natalie Spooner didn't participate either.

There's some questions about Sarah Nurse and like what her current status is health wise.

because she's had past injury issues, as has Spooner.

Yeah.

I, I think I'll say yes, too, even though you have to remember, like, the, the leading scorer in- Almost all three seasons has been a little bit of a surprise from a veteran, like a Natalie Spooner.

I'm almost defending the other side, but just sort of s- adding the spice to this.

Um, Natalie Spooner winning it the first year overall was a surprise from a veteran player.

Um, the second season we had Hillary Knight tied with a rookie, Sarah Villier.

And last season we had Kelly Pannek.

Barock, Jenner.

Um, I played on a line with Natalie Spooner to end my career.

So there's a lot of players that could still probably remember me, uh, uh, in the CWHL.

And so I think, you know, being a younger coach, it allows me to, uh, create that, that relationship or that bond with them.

I, I, I support women's sports, all of it, but if I go down to interview people on the bench, who knows, it might happen someday, I'll be at games, I'll for damn well sure know who I'm talking to and know, know the kind of response I'm gonna get.

It would be different from Blair Turnbull to Natalie Spooner to Emily Clark to Maggie Connors and on and on and on.

And there's...

I'm not saying it's all black and white, but there are ways and nuances to each person.

... or two.

Yeah, Natalie Spooner I think just came back, and I think she just had her second.

I know Meaghan-

Yeah

Exactly, yeah.

And then Natalie Spooner, well, I mean, Blair Turnbull.

There's a list of unable to attend, invited, but unable.

Of course, Poulin.

And a couple others that jumped out, but we weren't sure just before we got on the air here why Natalie Spooner isn't able to make it, but hopefully that's not an injury situation.

Yeah, it would be certainly something to see a bunch of those names not on the national team come November because a lot of those have been mainstays for like a decade plus.

Yeah, so you can mark your calendar for these exhibition games, October 28th and 30th in Windsor and Plymouth.

Okay.

And they had a challenge with guest judge Natalie Spooner and Sarah Nurse, where basically they were giving a hint, like an apple.

Or no, sorry, a cyst.

And then... like they got to pick whatever hockey term they wanted.