BALMORAL HALL BLAZERS
Olivia Cvar’ s first season as a member of the Balmoral Hall Blazers was quite impressive. She finished fourth overall in the Junior Women’ s Hockey League in scoring with 11 goals and 40 points. She was one of the only Grade 10 players to be voted onto the JWHL All-Star Team. Back home, she was one of only three Grade 10 players to make Team Manitoba for the 2016 U-18 National Championships in Regina. She also committed to St. Cloud State University for the 2018-19 season. This young woman from Gimli has a future that’ s so bright, the glare is distracting.
BH Blazers
Olivia Cvar
Committed to St. Cloud State
By Scott Taylor Photos by Dave Zimmerman and Jennifer McDonald
112 GAME ON 2017 CHAMPIONS EDITION
It seems Olivia Cvar picked St. Cloud State University almost as quickly as she picked Balmoral Hall. Considering that her decision to play hockey at BH was a good one, it’ s hard to imagine that St. Cloud will be anything but a great choice. Cvar is a Grade 10 centre for the Balmoral Hall Blazers, a young player who has already committed to an NCAA Division 1 program for 2019-20. Recently, BH assistant coach Sarah Zacharias called Cvar’ s first season as a member of the Blazers,“ impressive,” and simply by looking at the results, it’ s hard to argue.“ Olivia’ s first year as a Blazer was pretty
impressive to say the least,” said Zacharias.“ She finished fourth overall in the league in points with( 11 goals) 40 points. She was one of the only Grade 10 players in the league to be voted onto the JWHL All-Star Team, which faced off in Washington, DC.“ Olivia also made a splash back here at home by being one of only three Grade 10 players to make Team Manitoba for the 2016 U18 National Championships in Regina. I had the privilege to coach her at the tournament and it was extremely fun to watch her rise to the challenge of playing at the next level. To top off her debut, Olivia recently verbally committed to St. Cloud State