"Profiling as a puck-moving defender who cites Quinn Hughes and Duncan Keith as her role models, Primerano held her own through the Giants' [men's hockey team] four-day camp in Ladner, B.C., earlier this month. The proceedings wrapped up with the annual Legends Cup Game on Sept. 2, where the 5-foot-8 lefty tallied a goal and an assist to help Team Howe demolish Team Quinn by a score of 14-2.
Now in Grade 11, Primerano plans to play NCAA hockey in two years' time. And while the U.S. college administrative body does categorize Canadian major junior as a professional league, it also treats men's and women's ice hockey as separate sports. Women can try out and play for men's pro teams and maintain their NCAA eligibility as long as they do not receive compensation beyond necessary expenses....
As for Primerano, she's back at the Rink Hockey Academy in Kelowna, for her second season with their U-18 prep team. Last year, turning 16 in January in her first-ever season of playing against girls, she led her team in goals (20) and points (48) and was the top-scoring defender in the 12-team Canadian Sport School Hockey League's U-18 women's division."
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