Kayla Tutino became the new head coach of the Dawson Blues Division 1 Women\u2019s Hockey Team in mid-April but has not had the chance to meet her players yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe get together on Zoom and keep in touch by email,\u201d she said, adding that she is looking forward to getting together when it is possible.<\/p>\n
Building the team<\/strong> The former forward with Les Canadiennes, the professional women\u2019s hockey team in Montreal, also played at Boston University. She was on the All-Rookie Team of the Hockey East Division and upon graduation, she was on the All-Star Team.<\/p>\n Teammate of Marie-Philip Poulin<\/strong> \u201cWe have to bring our standards back up,\u201d Kayla said. \u201cWe need to get everyone on the same page to do something special as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n Like a family<\/strong> All the players have home workouts and some are using shooting pads to practice their skills. Next season is still unclear so Kayla is imagining various scenarios.<\/p>\n \u201cI am happy to be part of the program,\u201d Kayla said. \u201cI have lots of work to do. I want to bring back a winning culture and get people out to see our games. The players are ready for the challenge. We aim to be the hardest working and the best prepared, physically and mentally.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kayla Tutino became the new head coach of the Dawson Blues Division 1 Women\u2019s Hockey Team in mid-April but has not had the chance to meet her players yet. \u201cWe get together on Zoom and keep in touch by email,\u201d she said, adding that she is looking forward to getting together when it is possible….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4683,"menu_order":177,"template":"","digest_categories":[208,240],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/digest\/4682"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/digest"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/digest"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/digest\/4682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4684,"href":"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/digest\/4682\/revisions\/4684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"digest_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/digest_categories?post=4682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nKayla took on the challenge because she would like to be able to build the team back up. She aims to offer long-term stability.\u00a0\u201cI had a great experience playing university hockey, playing in the provincials, and playing professionally,\u201d Kayla said. \u201cI have gained knowledge over the years and I would like to share that with the players. I know what the players need to make it in high-level hockey.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nKayla also played with Marie-Philip Poulin, a Dawson College graduate, former Dawson Blues hockey player and one of the most storied players in women\u2019s hockey. \u00a0Kayla and Marie-Philip were teammates for three years at Boston and also played together on Team Quebec.<\/p>\n
\nKayla has met members of the team individually to build a vision of the team. The first job she has given herself is to build the team chemistry. \u201cI want them to be like a family, to be close on and off the ice. I am encouraging the older players to be proactive and welcome the new players,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n