Goaltender Taya Currie made history on Saturday by becoming the first female ever chosen in the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection draft. The 16-year-old from Parkhill, Ont., was selected in . . .
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Author of the article: Ryan Pyette • The London Free Press
Publishing date: May 03, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 4 minute read • Taya Currie, a goaltender with the AAA U16 Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs, has a chance next month to become the first female player chosen in an Ontario Hockey League draft. She was photographed in her family s barn in Parkhill on May 2. Mike Hensen/Postmedia Network
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Taya Currie will be following the OHL draft in early June to see how many of her Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs teammates are selected.
And there is a chance her name pops up on the computer screen at some point, too.
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1949 Sam Snead wins the Masters, beating Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Bulla by three strokes.
1955 Cary Middlecoff beats Ben Hogan by seven strokes to win the Masters.
1956 The Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 to win the Stanley Cup in five games.
1961 South Africa’s Gary Player becomes the first foreign player to win the Masters, edging Arnold Palmer and Charley Coe by one stroke.
1977 Tom Watson pulls away in the final four holes to beat Jack Nicklaus by two strokes in the Masters.
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1988 Scotland’s Sandy Lyle sinks a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a one-shot victory in the Masters, becoming the first British player to win the tournament.