Hockey and hijabs: New to Canada and the sport, these girls have found their game [Video]

Newcomer girls in Ottawa are celebrating their new-found hockey skills at an end-of-season tournament, just as the Ottawa Charge prepares to take to the ice for the women’s team’s first-ever playoff game Thursday.

These teen players may be new or relatively new to the sport, but that didn’t stop them from offering the pros some advice on the eve of the opening round.

“Good luck! You got this,” said Nefisa Siyad, 14, a Grade 9 student at Woodroffe High School. “Believe in yourself. Don’t give up,” added her sister Idle Siyad, 17.

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