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The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 41 - Visiting with 2 Sisters Who Play Blind Hockey

In Episode 41 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we are joined by two sisters who play blind hockey, Vicki Vanturini McDermott and Christine Vanturini Callagy. They talked about: Growing up with Stargardt disease Getting into hockey through the Pawling Youth Hockey Program in New York How Christine got to do an internship with Courage Canada, now called Canadian Blind Hockey What it meant to them to experience blind hockey for the first time Their favorite positions to play on the ice Their perspectives on being the only females on the U.S. Blind Hockey National Team and how they can introduce more females to the sport   Learn more about blind hockey in the U.S. at https://www.usahockey.com/blindhockey.Learn more about the Canadian Blind Hockey Association at https://canadianblindhockey.com/.
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03 Jul 2021

In Episode 41 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we are joined by two sisters who play blind hockey, Vicki Vanturini McDermott and 
Christine Vanturini Callagy. They talked about:

  • Growing up with Stargardt disease
  • Getting into hockey through the Pawling Youth Hockey Program in New York
  • How Christine got to do an internship with Courage Canada, now called Canadian Blind Hockey
  • What it meant to them to experience blind hockey for the first time
  • Their favorite positions to play on the ice
  • Their perspectives on being the only females on the U.S. Blind Hockey National Team and how they can introduce more females to the sport

 

Learn more about blind hockey in the U.S. at https://www.usahockey.com/blindhockey.

Learn more about the Canadian Blind Hockey Association at https://canadianblindhockey.com/.

In Episode 41 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we are joined by two sisters who play blind hockey, Vicki Vanturini McDermott and Christine Vanturini Callagy. They talked about: Growing up with Stargardt disease Getting into hockey through the Pawling Youth Hockey Program in New York How Christine got to do an internship with Courage Canada, now called Canadian Blind Hockey What it meant to them to experience blind hockey for the first time Their favorite positions to play on the ice Their perspectives on being the only females on the U.S. Blind Hockey National Team and how they can introduce more females to the sport   Learn more about blind hockey in the U.S. at https://www.usahockey.com/blindhockey.Learn more about the Canadian Blind Hockey Association at https://canadianblindhockey.com/.