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SWANSEA Elizabeth LePage’s hockey journey began at a young age.
I loved the game when I grew up so much, said LePage from Swansea. I was like one of the only girls who enjoyed playing the game from Swansea and the surrounding towns. Everyone else plays basketball and soccer while I play hockey. It felt cool, and I kind of felt like a superhero.
“I have hockey in my veins.
This dedication continues to pay dividends to former Bishop Stang and the hockey star of Portsmouth Abbey when LePage recently pledged to participate and play NCAA Third Grade School Elmira College in autumn.
He plays as head coach at Tim Crowley, whose Soaring Eagles have played 14 NCAA tournament matches, 12 NCAA Final Four events, six NCAA championships and three NCAA national championships. The team has had a record 418-95-27 over the last two decades.
Its a great school, and I’m very lucky to be playing hockey there, said LePage, who is majoring in speech and communication disorders. I toured it the day after the Super Bowl game. My college is really small and there are 1000 children with undergraduate and graduate students. The campus itself is nice, and the track is like a five-minute drive outside the university. “
LePage, who participated in Case High School, played for the Spartan hockey team for three seasons in the defense season in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He is a former Herald News Player of the Year (2018), triple Herald News all-star, Boston Earth The whole state and numerous Standard-Times all-star, team of the decade and female player of the year in 2018.
He was a defender for the state of Rhode Island and an all-star star of the Eastern Independent League in 2019 in Portsmouth.
I loved hockey when I played Bishop Stangre, LePage said. I loved my hockey coach (coach Bill Theodore) there. [At] Abby, my coach Kurt Carter and my parents have helped me so much in this process.
LePage said he talked to his new coach on the phone a couple of times and met him in person.
“He’s a great guy,” he said. “When I was on the phone with him, I got a good mood from him. We just had a big turnaround and he was very easy to talk to. I enjoyed what he was looking for in a player up to his coaching style. That’s what grabbed me.”
LePages ’love of hockey began at the age of four.
In his early years, he played for the Boston Bandits Boys in the Eastern Hockey Federation before moving on to the Boston Bandits girls ’group Tier1, coached by former Olympic guard Jim Craig’s brother Dan Craig.
The LePage girls team ranked even 7th nationally in the country.
He is also qualified to participate in the CCM Regional Development Camp, which is open to only 48 players throughout the northeastern United States.
He started in the front position at a younger age, but hated it and switched to defense. The older he was, the better his snapshot of the point developed.
During Stang’s junior season, LePage established himself as one of the best players in the state after finding 24 goals, having 15 assists to 37 points.
I want to see the game from a defense perspective, LePage said. You can see the rise and shift of possession of the puck better than the attacker. It’s nice to make points, but always fun to watch the transition and puck move. I’ve always been a little better in defense, so you stick to what you’re good at.
His father Robert LePage played college hockey and his older brother Alec LePage played hockey at Roger Williams University.
His mother, Trish LePage, was a growing figure skater with two brothers who played hockey.
It’s always been like a family thing, so I’ve always grown up knowing I’m going to play hockey, he said. It wasn’t a shock to my mom when I started playing hockey because she’s grown up with it too. He always was, do it [and] Go for it. Do what you want, which I appreciated from my mother. He always wanted what I wanted, which is nice.
LePage was active in the sport as an adult. He played softball, ground sand and other competitive sports. But it was hockey that he enjoyed the most.
I’ve always loved hockey, LePage said. I was a pretty athletic kid, but hockey was one escape. It’s a completely different game than any other sport, being on the ice and a completely different environment. I loved it the most. “
One of LePages ’favorite moments was meeting Olympicwomens hockey players in the 2018 Gold Medal team.
Seeing them and their gold medal was amazing, he said.
Elmira College is home to the Mark Twain Studies Center, another natural match for American writer fans LePage.
LePage visited Elmira College, where Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn.
It’s my favorite place because I love English, LePage said. My university is a historic women’s college. It was my favorite little thing. The hockey hall is gorgeous.
When LePage gets a fresh start, he can’t help but remember his love for the sport.
It’s so much fun, he said. I love its speed component. It’s so fast, which is my favorite part of it. I love roller coasters, but hockey adrenaline is at an all-time high.
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