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CURRIE RECOGNIZED WITH HOCKEY CANADA AWARD
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 Charla Currie of Charlottetown has garnered many accolades in hockey. Today she will receive more recognition. Currie will receive the Isobel Gathorne Hardy Award which will be presented today at the 2009 Esso Cup Midget Female National Championship banquet in Calgary.
Presented annually by Hockey Canada, this award is attributed to an active player, at any level of the game, whose values, leadership and personal traits are representative of all female athletes. The award recognizes a player that has demonstrated strong community involvement and dedication to the game of hockey.
The IWHL (Island Women's Hockey League) and the Hockey PEI Female Council submitted Currie's name to be considered for the Award. Currie was selected for the award amongst nominations submitted by all thirteen branches from across the country.
Currie has been involved in women's hockey for 28 years. She was born and raised in Summerside and began playing hockey at the age of seven and continued playing through the minor hockey system. She was a member of the PEI Canada Games Women's Hockey team in 1991 - the first set of Games that included women's hockey.
She participated in eight ESSO Women's Nationals and two Eastern Shield tournaments. Charla also played for the University of New Brunswick and most recently played in the IWHL in which her team the Pownal Blades captured the League Championship. She was named the 2008-2009 league Most Valuable Player.
In addition to her playing career, coaching and development has been and continues to be a big part of Currie's hockey involvement. Her experience includes:
1998 - 2002 POE Assistant Coach P.E.I. U-18;
2003 Assistant Coach P.E.I. Canada Games;
2003 - 2005 POE Head Coach P.E.I. U-15;
2004 - 2006 Head Coach Holland College Hurricanes;
2005 Head Coach Team Atlantic U-18;
2006 POE Assistant Coach P.E.I. U-18;
2007 Assistant Coach P.E.I. Canada Games; and
2006 -2008 Assistant Coach U.P.E.I. Lady Panthers
She has been a leader in the promotion and development of female hockey in Prince Edward Island. In 1997 she became a member of the inaugural Hockey PEI Female Council. Over the years she has led many ESSO Fun Days. In 2008 she became the Female Program of Excellence coordinator and also became a member of the Hockey PEI Development Council. She continues in both positions. She is a course conductor for Hockey PEI and has instructed at numerous coaching clinics.
Charla has been a dominant and influential figure in hockey on PEI for many years. The submitted nomination states, "She is well respected, not only in her teaching career, but also by all who have been involved with her in many hockey programs. Her great sense of humor and even temperament have helped her through difficult situations and allowed her to bring out the best in individuals".
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