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    Logan Angers Is Not Taking Her Eye Off The Ball In Ottawa

    By Chris Sinclair,

    18 hours ago

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    Logan Angers, who signed with PWHL Ottawa as a free agent this offseason after graduating from Quinnipiac University, has leveraged her passion and success with multiple sports to become the goaltender she is today. She didn’t start playing goalie until she was eleven years old after seeing her brother play the position.

    “My older brother was always a goalie. I started to beg my parents to be a goalie as well,” Angers reflects. “It got to the time where I’d go out to my younger brother’s practices and be a goalie there while I was also a goalie for my own team. I was taking every opportunity to be able to put on the pads and go out and be a goalie.”

    When she isn’t on the ice, the Winnipeg, Manitoba native loves to hit the diamond as at first base in her beloved softball, something she’s continued to enjoy throughout her time at Quinnipiac.

    “Softball for me was a time for fun,” Angers shared. “Naturally, I was pretty good at it and I just enjoyed it so much.”

    Angers was selected to play softball in the Canada Summer Games, but declined because, as luck would have it, she was also selected to attend the Team Canada hockey camp. Despite choosing to continue pursuing hockey with more focus, Angers recognizes the impact the softball had on her as a goaltender.

    “Because softball was always something I just did purely because I just enjoyed it,” says Angers. “I was always super calm and not stressed and I think that’s a huge part of my hockey game is how calm I am as a goalie.”

    Angers, a graduate of Quinnipiac University, played in 99 games for the Bobcats, amassing career averages of 1.79 GAA and a .929 SV%. Angers says that she knew from the first moment she stepped foot on campus that it was the right place for her, a decision she made when she was in grade nine.

    “My eyes were always set on going to the NCAA,” Angers said. “I just loved the campus. I didn’t want to be in the middle of a big city on a big campus. It’s a small, beautiful campus. Our faculties and the staff were all big reasons that led me there.”

    For Ottawa, they have three competitive goaltenders, a group which also includes Emerance Maschmeyer and Gwyneth Philips, all capable of challenging one another for playing time, which will create a more sustainable environment for success.

    A philosophy that Angers learned during her time at Quinnipiac was to “trust the process,” which is exactly the mentality the management group is preaching in the Nation’s Capital and what will create a winning culture for years to come.

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