From injured reserve to fully rostered 🥹
Natalie Spooner tore her ACL during the 2024 PWHL playoffs and worked her way back to make another Olympic roster with the Canadian women’s national hockey team
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Presented to the player considered most valuable to their team's success throughout the regular season, Natalie Spooner is the first-ever recipient of the 2024 Billie Jean King MVP Award. ⭐️
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Alex Carpenter, Marie-Philip Poulin, and Natalie Spooner are the finalists for the 2024 Billie Jean King MVP Award!
The Billie Jean King MVP Award is presented to the player considered most valuable to their team's success throughout the regular season.
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Celebrating Mother’s Day in the midst of @thepwhlofficial playoffs, @natspooner5 and @KendallCoyne may be opponents but both players share a bond through the dual identity of an athlete-mother.
Full story: https://t.co/NYfh0ptY4H
Playing at last year’s Worlds, Natalie Spooner accomplished what she had set for herself very early in her pregnancy, a four-month postpartum return to the highest level in her sport.
A year later, she shares a differing perspective on her speedy return: https://t.co/6Ol4ePv1cE
Celebrating all moms and mother figures 🙌
@natspooner5 welcomed son Rory in December and returned to the game with the @PWHPA in February. In April at #WomensWorlds, she scored the first goal of the tournament for @HockeyCanada.
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My mom always told me to try your best! I can’t wait to show Rory what one can accomplish when you try and chase what you love!
Because “impossible” is a super silly idea!
#ImpossibleIsNothing
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