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MYHA Player Spotlight
Ashbi Sawyer is a First-year PeeWee with McCall Youth Hockey Association!
Age/Team: 11, MYHA PeeWees
How long have you been playing hockey? With McCall Youth Hockey Association? I put on skates and got on the ice for the first time 2 ½ years ago, and started playing with McCall hockey Squirts 4 months later.
What position do you usually play? Right Wing
Who is your hero or who inspires you the most and why? My mom because whenever I am down she always picks me back up and does so much for our family.
What do you want others to know about hockey? That it should always be a team sport.
What’s the one thing you are the proudest of when it comes to hockey? I have become faster.
What has been your favorite moment with McCall Youth Hockey Association? Times when the team works together and passes.
What is one goal/accomplishment you'd like to achieve in 2024? Would like to encourage my teammates to work together and be kind.
Do you have any pre-game superstitions or rituals? If so, what are they? Listen to music.
Favorite “pump up” song/artist/? Raise your glass by Pink
Favorite food? Chicken broccoli casserole
What do you do outside of the rink? Go on adventures with my family and bake.
What is something that people might not know about you? Me and my brother won the Idaho state bass fishing tournament and qualified for Nationals so we get to represent the State of Idaho. I also shot a bull elk from a long distance this fall.
Three things on your bucket list? Shoot a bear, get another hat-trick, and go to Hawaii.
Advice for newer hockey players (or those considering hockey)? That it should not be about winning but having fun, working hard, and to never give up.
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