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Friday, February 1, 2019 5 Brooklin Town Crier continued from page 4 more nervous. Being on the summer series team really helped because I was really familiar with the girls already and our great coaching staff. That carried in a bit. We did have a couple of newcomers but the team was so welcoming and we gelled quickly which helped. Coming out of playing international competition, what do you feel you learned about yourself as an athlete? MacEachern: You have to learn to enjoy every moment.and accept the role that your coaches give you even if it's not super glamorous. For me, my role was being a leader and maybe it's not the most glamorous role. My major role was off the ice. Focusing on that stuff and putting my pride aside and really focusing on the team first and making sure the other girls are accounted for before myself. What did you do to be a leader? MacEachern: Off the ice, it was definitely setting an example. Always being there on time or a little bit early, making sure everyone knows what time breakfast is or everyone is in bed at the right time or making sure everyone knows what we need to wear in the morning. Just those little things that add up to something big in the end. Things that really mimic the traits of the humble warrior. Calabrese: She took a lot of my answers! We have a lot of the same things. I learned about the amount of self sacrifice. Putting the team first on the world stage, especially when you have such a big goal in mind. You will literally do anything for the team and anything you want for yourself really gets pushed to the side. You want to perform for them more than you want to perform for yourself. I wanted my friend over here to score the gold medal goal more than I wanted to. That was big thing for me. With international competition being so short term, it's whatever is best for the team. The ride is over. Looking ahead, what goals have you set for yourself? MacEachern: Both of us are playing junior right now in Durham West. We're looking to end our run on a high note, whether that's a league championship or provincial gold, wherever that takes us. I'll be playing next year in the NCAA with Daniella and Maggie with their BHS teammates at the Jan. 18 rally. Maggie is 6th from the right and Daniella is 5th. continued on page 6