Caitlyn Catowize's Junior Review

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Caitlyn Catowize had been a surprise star for her high school team. She was a speedster who always seemed to find a way to put the puck into the goal when she was around the net. Despite her small her size, or perhaps because of it, she managed to compete with the boys quite well. She would use her agility to make most hits glancing blows rather than the massive hits that the boys expected when they went to check her into the boards. She would use her speed also to simply race past anyone trying to chase her down. She scored 70 points as a sophomore and was the team leader in goals. As a senior the team made an admirable but ultimately futile attempt to go deep into the state D1 championship bracket. They were eliminated in the second round by a team that had much more talent than hers, though Caitlyn did manage to score a goal against what was considered one of the top High School goalies in the country.

 

In college she again took some time to adjust to the speed and size of the boys she was competing against. She managed to get even faster though and even better at avoiding them on the ice. After a couple of tough years on the team just barely holding her own and managing to keep a spot on the team Caitlyn finally showed what she was able to do as a Junior, scoring 58 points with 39 goals. This thrust her into the spotlight a bit, making her an actual prospect on the national stage. Suddenly VHLM teams were scouting her, asking her about all kinds of things. She felt really uncomfortable answering some of their questions but did her best to deflect when they touched on things that she didn’t want to talk about. As a senior an event happened with her Mother that caused Caitlyn to drop out of college and move to Europe to hide out for awhile. This caused her to miss the draft for the VHLM. When she felt comfortable enough to come back she did manage to find a team to sign her to a free agent contract for the remainder of the season.

 

She joined the Halifax 21^st for a run in the playoffs. She didn’t get a lot of playtime in the playoffs and didn’t manage to prove that she could do much, mostly skating up and down the ice without consequence on the 4^th line. The Halifax 21^st suffered a disappointing loss to an underdog and had an early exit from the playoffs. She had improved greatly in her time with the 21^st. Working with the coaches there had been a huge bonus to her game. Her defense had become incredibly good in her time with them. She hoped that if nothing else that would help impress the scouts for the upcoming draft, her second chance at a career in hockey.

 

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