Eight members of the U15 AAA Female Interlake Lightning got to showcase their talents at the Hockey Manitoba Girls U16 Program of Excellence Spring Selection Camp last Friday to Sunday at Hockey For All Centre.
Lightning skaters Brynn Williams, Kallie Sutherland, Paige Bernier, Claire Sugimoto, Piper Tataryn, Kahlie Minnie, and Allyson Keck, along with Lightning netminder Emma Cassils were among the 136 players taking the ice.
Hockey Manitoba’s goal of the program is to teach up-and-coming female athletes the skills, concepts and tactics specific to the Women’s U18 Program of Excellence, ensuring that these athletes are given the proper development time in order to move to the U18 level and beyond.
POE players have gone on to play at the U Sports, NCAA and International levels in the past.
Players were broken up into eight different teams to play a series of scrimmages over the three-day camp.
Hockey Manitoba will later select 40 players from the camp to the Girls U16 POE Top-40 Camp in June, which is followed up by the Girls U16 POE Competition Phase in August.
Lightning players:
• Defence- Brynn Williams (Balmoral), 2025-26: 28GP 6G 1A 7PTS
• Forward – Kallie Sutherland (Peguis), 2025-26: 25GP 3G 0A 3PTS
• Forward – Paige Bernier (Stonewall), 2025-26: 26GP 5G 4A 9PTS
• Defence – Claire Sugimoto (Stonewall), 2025-26: 28GP 1G 0A 1PTS
• Defence – Piper Tataryn (Teulon), 2025-26: 28GP 1G 4A 5PTS
• Forward – Kahlie Minnie (Stonewall), 2025-26: 28GP 10G 7A 17PTS
• Forward – Allyson Keck (Komarno), 2025-26: 27GP 3G 3A 6PTS
• Goal – Emma Cassils (Grosse Isle), 2025-26: 16GP 3-12W/L 3.11GAA .922SV 1SO
