Kate Lloyd is a goalie for the Rocky Mountain Raiders, a AAA female Midget hockey team who recently won bronze at their national championships, the Esso Cup. She’s also an honour roll Grade 11 student at Chestermere High School, and an all-round athlete who plays rugby, soccer and also curls.
Kate has had a terrific season of hockey this year. At the Macs Midget Tournament in December, Kate was named to the Second All Star Team. She also had amazing success during her week at the Esso Cup, securing the Top Goaltender Award for the tournament, and Player of the Game in the final day when she shut out the Saskatoon sharpshooters to help her team take home the bronze medal. A TSN.ca summary states “Kate Lloyd stopped all 18 shots she faced as the Rocky Mountain Raiders blanked the Saskatoon Stars 3-0 for the bronze medal…” Kate says of the game, “The shutout was definitely a team effort. We were so strong defensively. Our defence were clearing rebounds and everyone was back-checking hard. Truly a team effort.”
In a Hockey Canada video clip posted on the website, Kate’s coach Paul Pozzi says of her, “She’s one of those goaltenders – she has that kind of mannerism ….she doesn’t get too excited or too down on herself. She’s been stellar this week.” Kate herself was also interviewed by Hockey Canada following the bronze medal victory. The video can be found on Hockey Canada’s website.
Check out this Esso Cup tweet, among others: “Kate Lloyd wins the award for Top Goaltender at the 2016 #EssoCup.bit.ly/21bETJQ.”
Kate sums up her year by saying “I don’t think any of us ever expected to do this well. We knew right from the beginning that we had a special group of girls this year, but to be able to win provincials, then Pacifics, and then get a bronze medal at Nationals is something that none of us would have ever thought would happen.”
