MERIT MWJHL PLAYER OF THE MONTH
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COURTNEY
ALLISON
HEIGHT 5 ’ 4 | WEIGHT 120 | AGE 19 GOALS 1 | ASSISTS 4 | POINTS 5
BY SCOTT TAYLOR Photo by Laurie Anderson
ALLISON IS IMPRESSIVE IN MWJHL ROOKIE SEASON
Manitoba Gray Owls head coach Jayne Heggie has been thrilled , all season , with the play of rookie defenseman Courtney Allison . She ’ s not afraid to tell anyone who asks how effective Allison has been this season . “ Courtney is one of our top defensemen ,’ said Heggie bluntly . “ She ’ s a fast skater with good puck control . She has a nice shot from the point and has no trouble carrying the puck and burning opponents . “ Courtney is very smart hockey player , who makes heads-up plays . She ’ s always willing to learn and listen to coaches and supports her teammates well . She has a positive outlook no matter what the outcome is of the games . She ’ s a rookie on our team and yet is an assistant captain . It ’ s a well-deserved letter .” Allison , who hails from tiny Roland , Man ., first put on skates at age three and started her hockey career at five playing minor hockey in Roland / Miami . Her dad was a player and her brothers are still outstanding players , so hockey was a natural for Allison . She played boys hockey until she reached Bantam and then went over to play for the female Pembina Valley Hawks in Grade 9 and 10 . In Grade 11 and 12 , she played high school hockey for the Carman Cougars .
This past fall , as she entered the Kinesiology program at the University of Manitoba , she also joined the Manitoba Junior Women ’ s Hockey League and has been an assistant captain with the Gray Owls . “ This is a great league ,” said Allison , who has to be considered for MWJHL rookie of the year honours . “ It gives girls a place to keep playing . And I really like the teams and the competitive level of the league . It ’ s great .”
Allison ’ s older brother Wade is one of the top players for Coach Andy Murray at Western Michigan University while her younger brother plays Triple A Midget for the Pembina Valley Hawks .
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The number she wore with the Pembina Valley Female Hawks , the Rural Triple A Provincial Champions in 2013 .
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Has scored a goal and added four assists for five points as a rookie defenseman with the Manitoba Gray Owls .
From Myrtle , Manitoba
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