10-year-old Stratford girl makes a save on Sidney Crosby
Kevin Yarr | CBC News | Posted: July 15, 2016 6:00 PM | Last Updated: July 15, 2016
Marcy Ives attending Sidney Crosby Hockey School in Nova Scotia
It was a big moment for 10-year-old Prince Edward Islander Marcy Ives, alone in the net, with NHL superstar Sidney Crosby bearing down on her.
"When he took a shot, I saved it. I caught it in my glove," Marcy said.
"He was kind of going a little easy."
Marcy is attending the Sidney Crosby Hockey School in Nova Scotia this week. Just two years into her hockey career, she was picked for a spot at the summer camp.
Her favourite player?
Marcy was accepted to the camp despite naming Crosby as her second favourite NHL player on her application. As a goalie, she picked Montreal's Carey Price as her favourite.
It's great for her to have a female role model. — Joel Ives
"She was pretty excited, as we all were," said her father, Joel Ives.
"We knew it was a pretty big deal and a pretty special, once-in-a-lifetime, thing to be able to attend."
The camp is more than just a celebrity event, said her father. Marcy is getting plenty of one-on-one attention from coaches, including from Taylor Crosby, Sidney's younger sister, a goalie who plays NCAA hockey for the St. Cloud State Huskies in Minnesota.
"It's great for her to have a female role model," he said.
Marcy has big ambitions. She told CBC News she hopes to one day play for Canada in the Olympics.
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