Debden's Camryn Amundson during a game against the UBC Thunderbirds on March 4, 2023. (Rich Lam/UBC Thunderbirds)

By Logan Lehmann

Written in History

Amundson golden with MRU at U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship

Mar 22, 2023 | 5:00 PM

A local hockey player made history with Mount Royal University earlier this week, helping the school capture its first gold medal in women’s hockey.

Former Prince Albert Northern Bear and Debden’s own Camryn Amundson was among those who brought home a gold medal, doing so in her final season with the team. The Cougars downed the Concordia Stingers 4-3 in overtime at the home of the Stingers in Montreal and in front of a hostile crowd. Amundson told paNOW what the experience was like to win in enemy territory and says she still can’t believe the experience was real.

“It’s all still kind of crazy to me,” she explained. “The crowd there liked Concordia, being from Montreal, there was such a big crowd on their side and we actually had quite a few parents on our side. It was such a good crowd and the energy was awesome. Obviously, I think everyone was losing a bit of hope there toward the end but we were still on the edge of our seats and it’s not over until it’s over so. I never truly lost hope.”

MRU’s title hopes nearly never made it out of regulation in the championship game, but thanks to some late-game heroics from Breanne Trotter the Cougars managed to force a winner-take-all overtime. Trotter scored with 1.8 seconds left in the third before Emma Bergesen buried home the golden goal.

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Amundson also touched on what it means to win something so big, coming from a town so small.

“(The win) just brings you back to your community,” Amundson continued. “I have found a new community here in Calgary— but the amount of watch parties that were happening; there was one in Saskatoon with a couple of my friends and another back in (Debden). The amount of people that have reached out to me has been incredible, it’s like a reminder that your community will always be there for your whole life no matter where you go.”

Over five seasons at MRU, the 23-year-old accumulated 12 points (4g, 8a) across 93 regular season games while adding an additional one assist in 21 playoff appearances. Prior to that, she spent four seasons with the Northern Bears from 2014-2018 scoring 67 points (32g, 35a) during regular season play. In the postseason, Amundson tallied 28 points (18g, 10a) in 32 games which includes an SFMAAAHL championship with the Black and Orange back in the 2016-17 season.

Camryn Amundson (right) celebrates with teammate Kate Ball after scoring one of her three goals in a 7-1 win over the Battlefords Sharks on March 2, 2018. (Jeff D’Andrea/paNOW staff)

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