CALGARY — Daryl Watts continues her hockey reboot with the Canadian women's team.
The former college star, who once thought she'd retired from hockey and didn't lace up her skates for almost 10 months, gets her chance with the national team in the Rivalry Series against the United States starting Wednesday in San Jose, Calif.
"I had a pretty successful college career and it wasn't enough to get on the team at the last Olympics, and there wasn't really a pro league when I graduate, so that's why I retired," she said."Historically, there were just a few events throughout the year. Now there's more eyes on you throughout the season, which helps someone like me get on the team and lots of other girls.
Watts wasn't included on Canada's centralized roster of players trying out for the 2022 Olympic Games. Her college hockey career over, Watts was accepted into Wisconsin's masters' program in commercial real estate. "Things really changed," Watts said."My journey has been pretty different than the average player on the U.S. and Canadian teams— college, retired, came back, went to the PHF, PWHL.""We definitely liked what we saw," Canadian team general manager Gina Kingsbury said."It was a no-brainer to have her come to September camp and see what she does best-on-best. She had a very good camp, and that's earned her spot here in this Rivalry Series.
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