Kaitlyn Slator Honoured as 2018-19 ACAC Women’s Hockey Rookie of the Year

EDMONTON, AB (March 8, 2019) – The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) is pleased to announce Kaitlyn Slator of the NAIT Ooks has been selected as the 2018-19 ACAC Women's Hockey Rookie of the Year.

Kaitlyn Slator backstopped the NAIT Ooks to a first-place finish in the regular season standings with a 19-2-3 record where she played every game. Slator sits second in the league in both GAA (1.62) and SV% (.933), Slator also set a new ACAC record this year for most saves in a season (570).

Slator is one of the calmest people and goalies that I've seen at the college level. I feel her calm demeanor carries over to the rest of the team in a positive way.  It's hard to believe that with the way she has played that she is only a first-year," said NAIT head coach, Stef Thomson

Kaitlyn is a first-year Personal Fitness Trainor student from Brandon, Manitoba.

This prestigious award was presented to Kaitlyn Slator at the first game of the 2019 ACAC Women's Hockey Championship Ceremony held on March 8 at NAIT.

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About the ACAC: The ACAC is the governing body for intercollegiate athletics in Alberta. Its mission is to provide competitive collegiate sport experiences, promote academic achievement and be a leader of sport development in Canada.

For more information on the ACAC, please visit our website: www.acac.ab.ca

For additional information, contact:

Mark Kosak, ACAC
Chief Executive Officer
403-875-7329
markk@acac.ab.ca

Jordan Richey, NAIT                                                               
Manager of Athletics
780-471-7579                  
jrichey@nait.ca                                                                 

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