Toronto forward Natalie Spooner celebrates one of her two goals in a 4-1 home victory over Minnesota in Professional Women's Hockey League action at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on Saturday.
PWHL Toronto star Natalie Spooner, 33, and her outstanding performance push the narrative that being a mom is a form of strength and potential not something to hinder or stop a career.Toronto forward Natalie Spooner celebrates one of her two goals in a 4-1 home victory over Minnesota in Professional Women's Hockey League action at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on Saturday.
But this new wave of motherhood in professional hockey is impactful and meaningful to those whose players are still young. Spooner returned to the ice four weeks after her son Rory was born. Spooner is not unfamiliar with tough training. She's an athlete who has endured exhaustion and toughness on the ice. She has played the highest level of hockey in the world. She went back to the ice four weeks after Rory was born in time for the
"She was telling me about how her public bones were coming apart," Spooner said. "And I was sitting there maybe 17 years-old and thought 'But as a mom now, she gets it. Spooner worked with pelvic floor specialists, a tip from Pounder, and nutritionists to get herself in solid form before returning. "It was greuling, but I was prepared," she said.
But now, if they're on the road, she prefers to spend time with her son in the hotel pool, playing with him and just being together. She credits her mom, Ann-Marie for being a huge source of support and helping her with the baby on the road or at home. Having a supportive partner is essential. Her husband, Adam Redmond, is also a core part of her support team
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