Imagen ⒸSwedish Paralympic Committee/Agitos FoundationBy Stuart Lieberman | For World Para Ice Hockey
Emma Poynton worked as an ice hockey coach in Australia when in 2017 she was asked by Paralympics Australia to attend World Para Ice Hockey’s ‘Actualizing the Dream Project – Road to PyeongChang 2018’ women’s development camp in Chuncheon, South Korea.
It was at this camp, developed by the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee in partnership with the IPC’s Agitos Foundation, that Poynton was introduced to athletes, coaches and managers in the sport.
It was an eye-opening week for her, during which she began to realize the strength, camaraderie, and growth potential of women’s Para ice hockey.