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Nova Scotians MacKinnon and Stewart make Canada’s U18 team
Newellton’s Jessica MacKinnon of Team NS’ Canada Games female hockey team drops the puck before Game 1 of the Yarmouth Mariners/Pictou County Crushers playoff series at Mariners Centre on March 17th, 2023 (Ken Chetwynd Photo)

Nova Scotians MacKinnon and Stewart make Canada’s U18 team

Last Updated on February 26, 2026 8:15 am

Two teenage hockey players will represent our province on the international stage.

Cape Sable Island’s Jessica MacKinnon and Antigonish’s Rhyah Stewart have made Canada’s national women’s under-18 team.

They’ll play a three-game series against Team USA in Lake Placid, starting Wednesday.

Stewart spent last season in goal for the Cape Breton West Islanders in the NS Under-18 Major League.

MacKinnon played at the Canada Winter Games for Team Nova Scotia in February.

  • Kevin Northup

    Kevin Northup has been a reporter and news anchor for more than 15 years. He is based in Yarmouth and covers stories locally and across Nova Scotia. Contact Kevin at northupk@radioabl.ca.

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