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M E R I T M WJ H L P L AY E R O F T H E M O N T H
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MACKENZIE
K O WA L C Z U K
BY SCOTT TAYLOR
Photo by James Carey Lauder
HEIGHT 5’4 | WEIGHT 135 | AGE 21
GOALS 6 | ASSISTS 8 | POINTS 14
KOWALCZUK SCORES EARLY HAT
NAMED MERIT PLAYER OF THE MONTH
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seasonshe’splayedinthe anitobaJunior omen’sHoc ey
ea ue she’sbeenamon thelea ue’stopscorers.
nherroo ieseasono 
shewas thinlea ue
Joined the Manitoba Blizzard
scorin andlastyearshewas th. hisyear inheropenin 
at age 19 after taking a year off
ameo the
campai n  owalc u scoredthe
following a three-year run at
firsthat tric o her uniorcareerandoncea ain umpedin
Dakota Collegiate.
amon thelea ue’sleadin scorers.
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wlsearnedher erit JH  layero the onth
honors or ctober.
owalc u startedplayin the ameat
a eei ht ortheboys’teamat a ota
ommunity entre. heplayedwiththe
Hadthefirsthat tric o her
boysuntilhersecondyearo bantam the By Scott Taylor
careerinthefirst ameo the
secondyearo bodycontact whenshe Photos by Tannis season
Esquivel
a win
playedaseasonwiththe year old
overthe ray wls.
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seasonsat a ota olle iatebe oreta in 
ayearto et oin inthe inesiolo y
pro ramatthe niversityo  anitoba. t
she oinedthe anitoba li ardand
hasbeenano ensivestarsincethe
cored  oalsanddished
ni htsheplayedherfirst ame.
outsevenassistsandfinished
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youn woman. eah  ’minmythird
seasoninthe JH .
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haveapart time obatthe anadian
rewHouseand play unior
hoc ey. t eepsmebusy she
said. ut hopethatthe
lea ueisabletostic withthe
five yearruleand canplay
a ainne tyear. lovethis
league and I really love
playin withthisteam. 
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