Joy Uchenna, 17, was one of three teens from Windsor who went to Toronto for the PWHL's NHL All-Star Weekend. (CBC)
Uchenna, 17, was one of three teenage girls from Windsor who travelled to Toronto for the PWHL's NHL All-Star Weekend, where they got the opportunity to hit the ice at Nathan Phillips Square and meet NHL and PWHL stars ahead of All-Star weekend.
Travelling with her were Ayesa Arquero, 15, and Mer Martin, 17 — also students of St. Joseph's Catholic High School.
The three are members of the Hockey 4 Youth program, which is aimed at teaching new Canadian youth the ins and outs of Canada's official winter sport.
Uchenna, who came to Canada from Nigeria, said she was "speechless" when she got the good news from her principal two weeks ago.
"When we arrived in Toronto we got to meet a couple girls, people of colour, who were also skating, that had more experience than us. I think that was pretty cool. We made friendships pretty fast," Uchenna told CBC News.
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