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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Playing in its first postseason in eight years, the Kansas State women’s golf team is set to begin its quest for the first NCAA Championship appearance in program history next Monday through Wednesday as the Wildcats compete in the 2025 NCAA Lexington Regional at the par-72, 6,322-yard Keene Trace Golf Club in […]

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Playing in its first postseason in eight years, the Kansas State women’s golf team is set to begin its quest for the first NCAA Championship appearance in program history next Monday through Wednesday as the Wildcats compete in the 2025 NCAA Lexington Regional at the par-72, 6,322-yard Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Kentucky.
 

K-State, which is the No. 5 seed for the regional, is one of 12 squads vying for a spot in the 2025 NCAA Championship as the top five teams and top individual not on an advancing team will move on to the championship, May 16-21, at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.
 
“Our season starts Monday,” head coach Stew Burke said. “The ladies have played a lot of great golf throughout the semester to get us in this position. However, it is now top five or go home, and I don’t think anybody on this roster is ready for the season to end. Ultimately, we will continue to focus on each round at a time and see where three good rounds leave us at the end of the tournament. I can promise you that these ladies are ready to take the leap to the next level.”
 
The top four seeds in the NCAA Lexington Regional are No.1 Florida State – the ACC Champion – No. 2 USC, No. 3 TCU and No. 4 Vanderbilt. Other teams competing consist of Georgia Southern, Pepperdine, Louisville, Miami, Conference USA Champion Western Kentucky, Ohio Valley Champion Morehead State and Northeast Champion Fairleigh Dickinson.
 
The Wildcats will use the same lineup as the Big 12 Championship in seniors Carla Bernat and Sophie Bert, freshman Nanami Nakashima, sophomore Alenka Navarro and junior Noa van Beek. Sophomore Julia Ballester Barrio will serve as the alternate.
 
“This will be a new experience for the majority of the team, but it’s great to have Carla and Sophie who have had some postseason experience,” Burke said. “Keene Trace is a great golf course with many similarities to our home at Colbert Hills.”
 
Bernat enters the postseason after being selected as the 2025 Big 12 Women’s Golfer of the Year and was joined on the All-Big 12 Team by Bert. A native of Castellon, Spain, Bernat is the second player in program history to earn the conference’s top honor (Christine Boucher – 2003-04), while it was the first time ever the Wildcats had two All-Big 12 golfers in the same season.
 
The 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Champion, Bernat currently owns the school’s single-season (70.09) and career (70.40) scoring average records. She enters the regional ranked 23rd in the National Collegiate Golf Rankings thanks to seven top-five finishes and a pair of victories, while she never finished outside the top 20 in any of her 11 appearances this season.
 
Bert won the 2025 Big 12 Championship to become the first Wildcat to ever to claim an individual conference championship, while she was also named the Big 12 Women’s Golfer of the Month for May. A transfer from East Tennessee State, Bert’s 72.75 scoring average this season ranks third in school history, while she also set (63) and tied (204) Kansas State’s single round and 54-hole scoring records, respectively.
 
Both Bernat and Bert enter the NCAA Lexington Regional with postseason experience under their belts. This will be Bernat’s fourth NCAA Regional after tying for 10th at the 2022 NCAA Stillwater Regional, 27th in the 2023 NCAA Athens Regional and third in the 2024 NCAA Bryan (Texas) Regional, the latter of which allowed her to advance to the NCAA Championship. Bert tied for 13th at last year’s NCAA Auburn Regional as part of ETSU’s Southern Conference Champion squad.
 
A native of Kani, Japan, Nakashima has competed in all 11 events this season and ranks third on the team with a 73.84 scoring average, and her best finish this season was a second-place showing at the Powercat Invitational.
 
Navarro has the fourth-best scoring average on the team at 74.03, just ahead of van Beek’s mark of 74.16. Those two players have combined for six top-20 finishes, and both have notched a top-10 showing this season. Navarro’s appearance in the top 10 was a tie for third place at the Powercat Invitational, while van Beek tied for seventh at the MountainView Collegiate.
 
Kansas State begins play at the 2025 NCAA Lexington Regional off the 10th tee on Monday morning starting at 8 a.m. (ET), as the Wildcats are paired with Vanderbilt and Georgia Southern. Live results can be followed on SCOREBOARD powered by Clippd.

 



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Canada’s gymnastics team unveiled for 2025 FISU Summer World University Games

June 12, 2025 RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – U SPORTS, the Canadian representative of FISU, the International University Sports Federation, and Gymnastics Canada have announced the roster for Team Canada gymnastics athletes at the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany. The team is led by 2024 Paris Olympians Félix Dolci […]

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RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – U SPORTS, the Canadian representative of FISU, the International University Sports Federation, and Gymnastics Canada have announced the roster for Team Canada gymnastics athletes at the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany.

The team is led by 2024 Paris Olympians Félix Dolci of Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Que., and William Émard of Laval, Que. Dolci won the men’s all-around gold at the 2023 Pan Am Games, the first Canadian to do so since 1963. On the women’s side, Evanda Zlobec of Baie-d’Urfé, Que., won the all-around competition at this year’s Luxembourg Open, while Maddison Hajjar of Dollard-des-Ormeau, Que., won two event medals at the same meet. Rhythmic gymnastics is led by Suzanna Shahbazian of Montreal, who won a team gold and an individual silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

The women’s artistic gymnastics team comprises four member

Athlete name Hometown University/College

  • Maddison Hajjar Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que. John Abbott College
  • Kahlyn Lawson Beaconsfield, Que. John Abbott College
  • Virginie Therrien Montreal, Que. CÉGEP André-Laurendeau
  • Evandra Zlobec Baie-d’Urfé, Que. Collégial International Sainte-Anne

The men’s artistic gymnastics team includes the following five members:

Athlete name Hometown University/College

  • Matteo Bardana Oakville, Ont. California
  • Yanni Chronopoulos Milton, Ont. Nebraska
  • Félix Dolci Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Que. LaSalle College (Mtl.)
  • William Emard Laval, Que. UQAM
  • Jayson Rampersad Montreal, Que. Concordia

The two athletes competing in women’s rhythmic gymnastics are as follows:

Athlete name S Sp. Hometown University/College

  • Erica Lee F Rhythmic Vancouver, B.C. UC San Diego
  • Suzanna Shahbazian F Rhythmic Montreal, Que. CÉGEP de Saint-Laurent

Team Canada is making its return to the FISU Summer World University Games, after missing the 2023 event. The 2025 edition will be staged in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region of Germany, with rhythmic gymnastics set for July 17-19 and artistic gymnastics from July 22-26, both in Essen.

Team Canada has won 15 medals in artistic gymnastics, with the first coming at Universiade ’83 in Edmonton, where Anita Botnen, Anne-Marie De Serres, Elfi Schlegel, and Sara Aggiss combined to win gold at the team event. Canada’s last medals in the discipline came at Taipei in 2017, when four-time Olympian Ellie Black and 2012 Olympian Brittany Rogers combined to win four individual medals, including gold for Black in the beam and for Rogers in the vault, and won silver in the team event with Briannah Tsang and Jessica Dowling.

Canada’s only medal in rhythmic gymnastics was a bronze by Susie Cushman at the 1991 Summer Universiade in Sheffield, England.

The artistic gymnastics squad will be led by coaches Julie Charron of St-Basile-le-Grand, Que., Monica Nolet of Blainville, Que. and Johanne Soucy of St-Joseph-du-Lac, Que., with Alexandra Zaluski of Saskatoon attached as medical personnel.

The rhythmic gymnastics coach is Natalia Popova of Montreal.

All team lists are subject to change prior to the Games start date and all nominations are subject to approval by the U SPORTS international office.

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(514) 358-4194 comms@gymcan.org

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Manager, Sports Information

U SPORTS (819) 578-7380 jedwards@usports.ca



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Dept. of Athletics announces Center for Sports Intelligence & Strategy

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State Department of Athletics is proud to launch a groundbreaking internal resource designed to elevate performance and support championship-level success across its 36 varsity sports in the rapidly evolving landscape of intercollegiate athletics.   The new Center for Sports Intelligence & Strategy will bring together a cross-functional team of athletics department administrators […]

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State Department of Athletics is proud to launch a groundbreaking internal resource designed to elevate performance and support championship-level success across its 36 varsity sports in the rapidly evolving landscape of intercollegiate athletics.
 

The new Center for Sports Intelligence & Strategy will bring together a cross-functional team of athletics department administrators dedicated to driving strategic planning, optimizing data-driven decision-making, and fostering collaboration across teams. This innovative unit will provide Ohio State coaches with access to cutting-edge analytics, strategic insights and tools designed to inform and enhance key areas such as recruiting, scheduling, resource allocation and roster construction.
 

“The Center for Sports Intelligence & Strategy will equip our coaches with more information, context and clarity to make even better decisions,” said Shaun Richard, Deputy Athletics Director. “We already have the best sports science team that equips our coaches with data on training, recovery, and performance. This unit will work in tandem with our sports scientists, as well as our business and NIL strategy teams, to give coaches additional data and actionable insights.” 
 
Projects, for example, could include: understanding what types of student-athletes tend to be successful in certain sports; identifying traits and trends from high school that best indicate college success; and determining the ideal make-up of a team’s roster given the addition of the new Big Ten members.  
 
“The intelligence and strategy we’re providing will enhance our coaches’ ability to make critical decisions by giving them the most relevant and timely information available – so they can maintain a competitive edge in every aspect of their programs,” said Richard. 
 
Ohio State coaches, who are both competitive and curious, are supportive.
 

“As coaches at Ohio State, we know the difference between winning and losing often comes down to the smallest details,” national champion wrestling coach Tom Ryan said. “The Center for Sports Intelligence & Strategy will uncover subtle patterns and insights that will give our teams a competitive edge. As the world of college athletics evolves, we know the additional intelligence and strategy will help us stay at the forefront in this highly competitive environment.” 
 

With a focus on competitive excellence, the Center for Sports Intelligence & Strategy will integrate data and strategic expertise to support long-term planning and real-time decision-making. Areas of impact include recruiting and roster management, scheduling strategy, scholarship and budget modeling, and other operational aspects.
 

“The Center for Sports Intelligence & Strategy reinforces Ohio State’s commitment to innovation, excellence, and leadership in the future of college athletics,” said Ross Bjork, Senior Vice President and Wolfe Foundation-Eugene Smith Endowed Athletics Director. “As the competitive landscape continues to evolve, the intelligence and strategy provided will serve as an additional resource to ensure sustained success across all 36 sports.” 
 
Center for Sports Intelligence & Strategy
Shaun Richard, Deputy Athletics Director, will lead the unit which will include Matt Bartlebaugh, Senior Associate Athletics Director, Sport Administration and Strategy, and Makena Alexakos, Associate Athletics Director, Student-Athlete Development and Sport Administration. 
 
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KSHB 41 Weather | A few showers by morning

WEATHER HEADLINES A few showers by morning Scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday Warm and humid Father’s Day weekend with low chances KANSAS CITY’S FORECAST Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a a few showers by morning.Low: 68ºWind: Light Thursday: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.High: 77ºWind: S-SE 5-15 mph Friday: 30% chance of scattered […]

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  • A few showers by morning
  • Scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday
  • Warm and humid Father’s Day weekend with low chances

KANSAS CITY’S FORECAST

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a a few showers by morning.
Low: 68º
Wind: Light

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
High: 77º
Wind: S-SE 5-15 mph

Friday: 30% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Low: 68º High: 83º
Wind: S-SE 5-15 mph

Saturday: Partly to mostly sunny, warm and humid.
Low: 66º High: 87º

Wind: Light

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Arena authority awaits appraisal on parcel before negotiations can resume on sale

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Following a 15-minute executive session on Wednesday, the Luzerne County Convention Center Authority board said negotiations are continuing on the sale of a 7-parcel that would bring another hotel to the area. Authority Board Chair Patrick Patte Jr. said the authority’s solicitor Christopher Slusser said an appraisal of the property should […]

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WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Following a 15-minute executive session on Wednesday, the Luzerne County Convention Center Authority board said negotiations are continuing on the sale of a 7-parcel that would bring another hotel to the area.

Authority Board Chair Patrick Patte Jr. said the authority’s solicitor Christopher Slusser said an appraisal of the property should be completed within one week, then negotiations would resume with Sonny Singh of ONVB, regarding his request to purchase the land from the arena authority to build a second hotel.

Singh built a Residence Inn extended-stay hotel four years ago, and this parcel adjoins that site. The authority has stated it hopes to get at least $1 million for the property.

In other business on Wednesday, the board:

• Approved a $1.3 million contract with CMTA, Inc., for a cooling tower for its HVAC system. Steve Poremba, ASM Global’s general manager, said the arena will not have air conditioning during the length of the project, which will begin July 21 and run through August Poremba said the arena will not host any events during that time. The board decided to consolidate its July and August meetings to one on July 30.

Poremba said the next live show at the arena will be Cole Swindell on Saturday, Sept. 13.

• Approved a citation in memory of the late Tom Woods, who passed away in May. Woods served on the board since May 2014, and he was lauded for his dedicated service and significant contributions to the arena authority. The board will attend a service for Woods on Saturday, June 21.

• Discussed the process for filling Woods’ seat on the board, Luzerne County Council will fill the seat at a future meeting. Up to seven citizens will be considered for appointment.

Three citizens already were on the eligibility list because they were publicly interviewed by council’s Authorities, Boards and Commissions Committee in the past — William Barrett, Scott Letcher and Michelle Reilly.

Four more citizens have completed interviews and are in the screening phase to ensure they meet eligibility requirements, according to the county. They are Charles Jones, Vincent Argenio, Joseph Jones and Carl Kuren.

• Approved $281,000 for an air handler unit.

Reach Bill O’Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle. Jennifer Learn-Andes contributed to this report.



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Longtime Ohio State football SID Jerry Emig to retire after ’25 season

Ohio State sports information director Jerry Emig will retire after the 2025 season, the school has announced. Emig, 64, has been the primary spokesman for the Buckeyes football program since 2011. He served in a similar capacity in 1998 and ’99. In all, Emig has worked for OSU for 23 years. “When you get into […]

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Ohio State sports information director Jerry Emig will retire after the 2025 season, the school has announced.

Emig, 64, has been the primary spokesman for the Buckeyes football program since 2011. He served in a similar capacity in 1998 and ’99. In all, Emig has worked for OSU for 23 years.

“When you get into your 60s, you realize, or at least I did, that life is short,” Emig told The Dispatch. “There are things I want to do. Nothing crazy, but there are things I want to do. I feel great, and I’m thrilled about the 33-year career I had in sports information.”

Ohio State also announced the retirement of senior deputy director of athletics Janine Oman. She oversees OSU’s lacrosse and volleyball programs, as well as women’s soccer, women’s ice hockey and rowing.

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Emig will retire at the end of February 2026. Emig is regarded as one of the premier SIDs in college football, handling one of the largest beats in American sports at any level. In 2017, Ohio State’s football sports information staff received the Super 11 Award from the Football Writers Association of America for SID excellence.

“He is a great man,” former OSU football coach Urban Meyer said. “I love the guy. He was great to work with and I’ll always appreciate the behind-the-scenes effort he gave to myself, our staff, and most importantly, our players.”

In a statement, athletic director Ross Bjork said, “As the leader of our communications team, Jerry has been a consistent and passionate advocate for our student-athletes, ensuring their stories are shared with authenticity and pride. His dedication to preserving and promoting the history of Buckeye athletics is truly commendable.”

A Minnesota native, Emig graduated from Murray State in Kentucky before beginning his SID career at Southern Illinois-Carbondale for three years. He spent six years at Temple University in Philadelphia before coming to Ohio State in 2007. Emig worked at a private public relations firm for seven years before returning to OSU.

More: Ohio State football adds to 2026 class with commitment of defensive end Khary Wilder

Emig and his wife, Jody, have three children – daughter Shelby and sons Roman and A.J.

“I thank her for support all these years,” Emig said of Jody. “She has been a terrific wife and mother, and this wouldn’t have happened without her.”

Ohio State has been among college football’s elite during Emig’s time as SID. He listed as highlights the win over Alabama on the way to the 2014 College Football Playoff championship, last year’s playoff run to the national title, the win over Clemson in the 2019 CFP, as well as having five Heisman Trophy finalists and numerous All-Americans.

“We have worked together to try to make our very competitive, very populated environment as professional as possible for our players and coaches and also for (the media),” Emig said. “That’s been rewarding.”

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Sarah Nurse | Ice Hockey, Olympics, Age, Parents, & College

Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot Top Questions What Olympic medals has Sarah Nurse won? Sarah Nurse won a silver medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and a gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. What record did Sarah Nurse set during the 2022 Beijing Olympics? During the 2022 Beijing Olympics, Sarah […]

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Sarah Nurse (born January 4, 1995, Burlington, Ontario, Canada) is a professional Canadian ice hockey forward who plays in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL). She was a member of the Toronto Sceptres (2024–25) and joined a new expansion team in Vancouver starting with the 2025–26 season. Nurse has also been a leading member of her country’s national women’s team, helping Canada take home the silver medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and the gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. During the latter tournament, she recorded 18 points (five goals and 13 assists), which set a single-tournament scoring record, and she became the first Black athlete to win an Olympic gold in women’s hockey.

Early life and family

Nurse is the eldest of three children born to Michelle and Roger Nurse. Her father and his family immigrated to Canada from Trinidad in 1970, when he was a child. Sarah Nurse was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, where she learned to ice skate at age three and began playing hockey two years later. In 2002, when she was seven years old, Nurse watched the Canadian women’s ice hockey team, led by Hayley Wickenheiser, win gold at the Salt Lake City Winter Games and told her family that she would play in the Olympics one day.

Another source of inspiration for Nurse were the numerous accomplished athletes in her family tree. Her father was a national-level lacrosse player and then a middle-school teacher and coach; her uncle Richard Nurse was a wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, a professional Canadian football team, and is married to Cathy Doucette Nurse, who was a star basketball player at McMaster University; and her aunt Raquel-Ann (“Roxi”) Nurse McNabb was a point guard on Syracuse University’s women’s basketball team and is married to former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb. Moreover, Sarah Nurse’s cousins include Kia Nurse, a WNBA All-Star and three-time Olympian, and Darnell Nurse, a defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers.

Amateur and college career

In 2004 Nurse began playing organized hockey on a youth team in the Hamilton City Hub League. Later she developed into a promising athlete on the Stoney Creek Junior Sabres of the Provincial Women’s Hockey League, leading that league in goals during the 2012–13 season.

Nurse elected to play college ice hockey at the University of Wisconsin. She led the Badgers to the NCAA Frozen Four (the hockey equivalent of March Madness’s Final Four) four years in a row (2014–17) and helped the team win three consecutive Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) championships (2015–17). In addition, she was named to the All-WCHA Rookie Team her freshman year. She graduated in 2018 with a degree in business administration.

Canadian national teams

Nurse has also played for Canada’s national ice hockey teams. She made her first international appearance with Team Canada at the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) U18 (Under-18) Women’s World Championship, helping the squad secure the gold medal. Two years later she was a member of the U22 National Women’s Development Team, which won the gold medal at the Nations Cup. Also in 2015 she made her debut with the main national team, which took the silver medal at the Four Nations Cup. Nurse was also on the teams that captured silvers at the Four Nations Cups in 2017 and 2018.

In 2018 Nurse was named to the Canadian Olympic team at the Pyeongchang Games. She scored a game-winning goal that helped put Canada through to the semifinals, and they went on to secure the silver medal, although that result was nevertheless considered a disappointment, as it was the first time the Canadian women’s team had not won gold at the Olympics since 1998. Nurse then participated with Team Canada at the senior IIHF Women’s World Championships, which won bronze in 2019 and gold in 2021 and 2022.

Olympic gold medalistSarah Nurse of Canada celebrating scoring a goal during the women’s ice hockey gold medal match between Canada and the United States during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, February 17, 2022. Canada would go on to win the gold medal.

Nurse rejoined the Canadian Olympic squad at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. Among her starring performances were a hat trick (scoring three goals) in a 11–1 defeat of Finland in a preliminary round and a goal and an assist in the gold medal final 3–2 victory over the United States. Nurse’s run, during which she broke the single-Olympics points record and became the first Black woman to win an ice hockey gold medal, was all the more remarkable because she had suffered a knee injury leading up to the competition and had been unable to practice with the team until less than two months before it began.

Professional career

Concurrent with her national team career, Nurse has also participated in professional ice hockey. After graduating from Wisconsin in 2018, she was drafted second overall by the Toronto Furies of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL). In her debut season (2018–19), she earned 26 points (14 goals and 12 assists) over 26 games. However, the CWHL—which did not pay players full-time salaries—collapsed at the end of the season because of a lack of funds. Nurse then joined with other players to form the nonprofit Professional Women’s Hockey Player’s Association (PWHPA) to protest the lack of adequate pay and other working conditions in existing leagues and to advocate for the creation of a viable, economically secure future for the sport.

Over the next several years, Nurse competed with other prominent hockey players in PWHPA-organized exhibition tournaments in Canada and the United States to build support for the establishment of a new professional league. That goal was realized in 2023, when the PWHL was formed. Nurse was a founding member of the PWHL Players’ Association and a key voice in the negotiation process with the new league, which led to a collective bargaining agreement ensuring adequate pay and benefits for players.

Nurse was among the first 18 players to sign to the league, inking a three-year contract with the Toronto Sceptres. During the inaugural season, held January–May 2024, she played in all 24 regular season games and accumulated 23 points (11 goals and 12 assists). Her production dipped to 14 points (6 goals and 8 assists) in the second season, held November 2024–May 2025. In the offseason Nurse was signed by the new PWHL team in Vancouver that will join the league in the 2025–26 season.

Advocacy and other ventures

In addition to her work organizing and promoting women’s ice hockey, Nurse has been a vocal advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the sport. These efforts include initiating a program to mentor young Black female ice hockey players. In 2020 Mattel, Inc., released a limited-edition Barbie doll in her likeness, and all proceeds were donated to a nonprofit that advocates for girls’ participation in youth hockey.

Nurse has also become a prominent public figure through her appearance in advertisements and endorsement deals. In 2022 she became the first woman to be featured on the cover of an EA Sports hockey video game, NHL 23.

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