After moving to Canada from England, Lucy Phillips not only found friends through hockey, but created unforgettable memories along the way
When Lucy Phillips moved to Canada from England at the age of four with her
parents and her brother, there was one thing she noticed right away:
everyone seemed to play hockey.
So, after her family settled in Upper Tantallon, N.S., she decided to take
up the sport. With stars like Sidney Crosby emerging from her province,
Phillips felt it was her way to embrace Canadian culture.
“It felt right to join hockey,” she says. “It was the sport everyone
supported coming here… it just kind of made sense to play hockey. Everyone
would talk about it.”
The 16-year-old played other sports growing up, including England’s beloved
football, but her heart was always drawn back to hockey. Phillips started
out as a skater, but she quickly developed an interest in playing between
the pipes.
“I would look at myself in the glass and I’d be…