Newellton's Jessica MacKinnon of Team NS' Canada Games female hockey team drops the puck before Game 1 of the Yarmouth Mariners/Pictou County Crushers playoff series at Mariners Centre on March 17th, 2023 (Ken Chetwynd Photo)

Nova Scotians MacKinnon and Stewart make Canada’s U18 team

By Kevin Northup Aug 14, 2023 | 3:35 PM

Two teenage hockey players will represent our province on the international stage.

Cape Sable Island’s Jessica MacKinnon and Antigonish’s Rhyah Stewart have made Canada’s national women’s under-18 team.

They’ll play a three-game series against Team USA in Lake Placid, starting Wednesday.

Stewart spent last season in goal for the Cape Breton West Islanders in the NS Under-18 Major League.

MacKinnon played at the Canada Winter Games for Team Nova Scotia in February.

REPRESENTING CANADA 🇨🇦

Congrats to Clark's Harbour's Jessica MacKinnon and Antigonish's Rhyah Stewart on being named to the national women’s U18 team. 🍁

They will compete in a three-game series against Team USA from Aug. 16-19 in Lake Placid, NY. 🏒@HockeyCanada | #nsproud pic.twitter.com/BXg1DkXMJo
— Hockey Nova Scotia (@HockeyNS) August 14, 2023

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