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Sweden blazes trail in women's hockey
HV71's Teghan Inglis, left, challenges Modo's Alexie Guay during their Swedish Women's hockey league match in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, on Jan. 10, 2025
LAUREN BELLEFONTAINE came off the ice after a game in Sweden’s top women’s hockey league and detailed the toll her body had just taken.
“I got a stick to the collarbone tonight and also a hit to the head. Definitely some bumps and bruises,” she said with a smile. “But I’m feeling fine.”
Growing up in Canada, Bellefontaine kept hearing people ask why there was no hitting in women’s hockey. It has taken a move to northern Sweden for her to discover the more physical side of the sport.
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