The Pacific Steelers have snagged themselves a goal scorer.
The Junior Women’s Hockey League team announced the commitment of Amy Potomak, a Burnaby Winter Club product, for the upcoming 2016-17 season.
The 16-year-old Potomak comes over after her final season with the Pursuit of Excellence program where she posted 28 goals and 17 assists over 30 games. The 5-foot-eight, 148-pound centre also was captain of the 2015 under-18 B.C. squad at the nationals, earning MVP honours during the Ontario-hosted tournament.
Potomak’s resume also includes international experience, having helped Canada secure silver at the 2016 U18 IIHF Women’s World championships, where she collected two goals and two assists in five games to finish fifth in tournament scoring. She was invited to the Canadian National women’s team training camp earlier this year.
“I have been coaching female hockey for 20 years and there are very few players I have come across that have Amy’s creativity, vision and ability to score. She is a special athlete who is going to do amazing things in the game,” said Steelers head coach Jeff Eaton.
Potomak has committed to play for the NCAA national champion University of Minnesota in 2017-18, joining her sister Sarah who just received the NCAA Rookie of the Year award.
The Steelers, based in Richmond, feature Burnaby forward Megan Lai, and New Westminster natives Monica Disanjh and McGill University-bound Olivia Ramos.
