It’s official—we have an Olympic gold medalist in our midst.
Saanichton’s Micah Zandee-Hart with Team Canada women’s hockey skated to the top honour Wednesday night (Thursday in Beijing) after defeating the United States 3-2 at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
It was Team Canada’s fourth gold medal at this year’s games and its fifth gold in Olympic women’s hockey since it was added to the program at Nagano 1998.
Captain Marie-Philip Poulin has scored in every gold medal game she’s played at Olympic Winter Games, with forward Sarah Nurse setting the record for most points scored (18) at a single Olympic Winter Games.
About last night ✨#TeamCanada | @hockeycanada pic.twitter.com/EyDkGWA9bG
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) February 17, 2022
Zandee-Hart, a 25-year-old defenceman, is a seasoned player with an extensive hockey background packed with wins and medals.
She has a long list of hockey success and was named Canada’s captain for the 2015 IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship.
With Canada’s Under-22/Development Team, Zandee-Hart captured a gold medal at the 2016 Nations Cup.
Prior to the event, the team participated in a series of exhibition games against the national teams of Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
On January 11th, 2022, Zandee-Hart was officially named to Canada’s 2022 Olympic team, and the rest is history.
