Spooner returns to the world hockey stage with Team Canada in Brampton as new mom
Natalie Spooner sat in her living room on the morning before leaving for her ninth women’s world hockey championship, discussing how her packing list for this tournament varied enormously from the other eight.
Spooner’s last 14 months are head-spinning. She won her third Olympic medal with Canada in Beijing on Feb.17, 2022, and gave birth to Rory on Dec. 6. This week, she’s competing in one of the premier events in her sport. He’s a big boy already – weighing over 18 pounds and wearing 9- to 12-month-old clothes, she said proudly. But he’s barely four months old and relies on her for his meals, every few hours.
Spooner also had an impressive résumé to show too, including 14 points in seven games for Canada at the Beijing Olympics, fourth best of all players there. Still, a comeback this soon after childbirth is ambitious in a high-speed, contact sport like hockey, especially with a growing pool of talented women vying to make Canada’s team.
The baby was in the stands with his dad and grandma, all wearing red Spooner jerseys, Rory also sporting a big set of headphones to protect his young ears. He’s with the players a lot when they’re not on the ice. While many new parents take it easy in their first months with a baby, Spooner and family have been busy, and surrounded by attention from the moment Rory arrived. Cameras from TSN followed them, to the rinks and doctor’s appointments for a feature piece. Adidas brought in a full crew to shoot a television commercial in their home about her comeback.
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