Sadie St-Louis' S89 Kickoff

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This summer had been one of the best that Sadie St-Louis could remember. Despite losing to London in the Conference Semifinals, spirits weren't down for long as she traveled to both the Caribbean and to Iceland early in the offseason with her then-fiancé (and now wife), Addie. The two were married in Riga two weeks before training camp, and a lot of teammates and friends were able to make it for their big day. Lachlan Summers (her former teammate, longtime friend, and a Marlins legend) made it into the wedding as St-Louis' best man, which felt good for them after not having seen much of each other during the season, save for during games when Sadie was totally scoring on him and not getting shut out by the Stolzschweiger winner. She and Addie took a week-long honeymoon to Greece prior to training camp, one of the best experiences of their lives. 

 

After returning, more motivated than ever, her training camp with Riga began and she began working at what had set her back in previous seasons. Determined to produce more on the scoresheet, she especially tried to improve her wrist shot power and her passing. Up to this point, she has earned 18 points (6 goals and 12 assists), short of what she would like to be producing but showing flashes that inspire confidence that she can. As the season moves forward and Riga pushes for the playoffs once again, she hopes for a difficult accomplishment with point a game production.