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Over the last six months, the 黑料网 Women鈥檚 Hockey Panthers have secured commitments from four skaters and a goaltender for the 2023鈥�24 season. Hayden Lilly, Brooke Thomson, Sarah Fraser, Brooke Henderson, and Erin Cabaday will join the team this fall.

In his inaugural season last year as head coach, Sean Fisher guided his young team to a fourth-place finish in regular play with a respectable 17-9-2 record and won a playoff series for just the second time in the program鈥檚 history.

This year, Fisher has been hard at work searching for players who can help the program take another step toward an AUS championship.

鈥淚鈥檓 very excited to have these five join our program,鈥� Fisher said. 鈥淭hey are everything 黑料网 Hockey looks for, and I expect them all to be great student-athletes.鈥�

Hayden Lilly, a 17-year-old forward from Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, was the assistant captain for King's-Edgehill, a private school in Windsor, Nova Scotia, during the 2022鈥�23 season. She also represented her province several times, including in 2019 when she helped her team capture the under-16 Atlantic Challenge Cup title and during the 2023 Canada Games when she played for the provincial team that won the silver medal.

鈥淗ayden comes to us from a strong prep school program at King鈥檚-Edgehill where she was a fantastic student and leader on the hockey team,鈥� Fisher said. 鈥淗ayden had an impressive Canada Winter Games and took on a big role for Team Nova Scotia. She works incredibly hard, and her skating ability should translate well to the U SPORTS level.鈥�

Brooke Thomson is an 18-year-old power forward who brings size to the lineup. The Truro, Nova Scotia native joins the Panthers after three seasons with the Northern Subway Selects. The former assistant captain put up 30 goals and 33 assists in 65 career games with the club and guided them to back-to-back Esso Cup appearances鈥攖he Canadian national women鈥檚 under-18 ice hockey club championship. She too was named to the Nova Scotia roster at the Canada Winter Games.

鈥淏rooke had another great season playing for the Subway Northern Selects out of Pictou County,鈥� Fisher said. 鈥淪he鈥檚 a great playmaker and possesses an elite shot. I鈥檓 excited to add Brooke鈥檚 championship pedigree to our program.鈥�

Sarah Fraser, 18, will reunite with Thomson after playing four seasons with the Northern Selects. Fraser, from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, was one of the team鈥檚 top defenders, amassing six goals and 21 assists in 66 career games. Like Thomson, she suited up for Nova Scotia during the silver-medal run at the Canada Winter Games.

鈥淪he was an important part of Team Nova Scotia鈥檚 silver medal and her team鈥檚 run at the Esso Cup,鈥� Fisher said. 鈥淪arah competes at a high level, and I believe she is well suited to the physical play of AUS Women鈥檚 Hockey. I think the ceiling is high for Sarah.鈥�

Brooke Henderson, an 18-year-old winger from Halifax, Nova Scotia, was the assistant captain for the Action Benefits Penguins last season when she compiled 25 points (18G, 7A) in 22 games. Henderson also captured three provincial titles with her high school team and has been a member of Team Nova Scotia for the past two years.

鈥淏rooke had a great Atlantic Challenge Cup for Team Nova Scotia. She is a very intelligent player who has a great feel for the game with her ability to score and set up teammates,鈥� Fisher said. 鈥淗er size and strength should lend itself well to U SPORTS hockey, and I鈥檓 excited to add her to the program.鈥�

Star goaltender Erin Cabaday rounds out the 2023 recruitment class. Over the past 12 years, the 18-year-old from Oakville, Ontario, has won a gold, silver, and bronze medal at Ontario provincial championships as a member of the Oakville Hornets. This past season, Cabaday sported a 7-5-5 record with a 1.97 goals against average and .930 save percentage and figures to play a significant role for the Panthers in 2023-24 and beyond.

鈥淓rin comes to us after having a very successful run in the Oakville Hornets organization,鈥� Fisher said. 鈥淪he plays the goaltending position with a quiet confidence. She has great hands, reads plays well, and is a great skater. I鈥檓 very happy Erin chose 黑料网 and Panther Hockey.鈥�