When the call came from Hockey Canada, Raphaëlle Tousignant could hardly believe it. Hockey Canada told her she was among the first women in Canada to earn a tryout with the men's national sledge hockey program. Breaking the gender barrier in Canadian sledge hockey wasn't something Tousignant thought was possible, until it happened. Soon after her surgery her father introduced her to sledge hockey and she says she immediately took to the sport. Watch Douglas Gelevan's one-on-one interview with Raphaëlle Tousignant: Raphaëlle Tousignant is among the first Canadian women to break the gender barrier and play with the Men's development team.

Source: CBC News May 04, 2019 12:00 UTC