On Saturday night, the Anaheim Ducks are hosting the San Jose Sharks in their final preseason game and the team also hosted a Girls Play Hockey Event. The special guest star of the event was U.S. Olympic Women’s Hockey player Hilary Knight and Knight actually skated with the Ducks in practice prior to the event.
Amazing day today- had a blast w @AnaheimDucks thank you so much! Such a great team & organization. Wonderful opportunity. #Ducks
— Hilary Knight (@Hilary_Knight) October 3, 2014
According to the Puck Daddy Blog:
Knight will participate in a ceremonial puck-drop before Saturday night’s game, and after the first period, she’ll sign autographs for fans. It’s the first of what the Ducks are hoping to be an annual event, helping to bring awareness to the girl’s and women’s programs supported by the team.
The timing comes one week before World Girls’ Hockey Weekend, a IIHF event promoting girls’ participation in hockey worldwide. According to the IIHF, 40 countries have seen the growth of female participation surpass that of men over the last five years.
Knight seemed to fit in pretty well during the practice.
