{"id":1655,"date":"2024-11-18T18:30:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T18:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/saskatchewan\/?post_type=news_stories&#038;p=1655"},"modified":"2025-02-21T17:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T17:05:20","slug":"u-of-s-emma-backman","status":"publish","type":"news_stories","link":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/saskatchewan\/news-stories\/u-of-s-emma-backman\/","title":{"rendered":"U of S &#8211; Emma Backman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>University of Saskatchewan &#8211; Women&#8217;s Hockey<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hockey has meant a lot to me in my life especially since I\u2019ve been able to create lifelong relationships and family atmospheres within the teams I\u2019ve played for. It allows me to be competitive while creating a family.<\/p>\n<p>I became a KidSport ambassador because coming from hockey which is an expensive sport and seeing kids I\u2019ve grown up with not able to afford to play. 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