ASSINIBOIA — The Canadian National Women’s U18 Hockey Championship being held in St. John, Nfld., will include two local athletes.
Raela Packet from Lafleche and Charlize Hillmer form Assiniboia will both be part of the Team Saskatchewan roster for the event. The girls currently play with Swift Current U18AAA Wildcats.
It’s no secret that Hillmer is really good at sports. She made several news stories in the last couple years with continued success on the diamonds in softball. AS well, she won gold at Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association Provincial Track Championship, in the event of intermediate girl’s quad.
Packet has an impressive sports resume as well as she was part of the U18 team that competed in 2024 at the National Women’s U18 Championship in the Maritimes. AS well, she has signed with the University of Regina Cougars starting the 2026-27 season.
According to the Hockey Canada website, it states, “The U18 Women’s Nationals are a proven stepping stone to international success. Twenty-two of the 23 players who won gold with Canada’s Women’s Olympic Team at the 2022 Games were tournament alumnae. Legends like Marie-Philip Poulin, Natalie Spooner and Sarah Fillier all made their mark here before rising to global stardom.”
The event is on tap for November and you can follow here.
