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Next month Napanee will showcase some of the best in Canadian women's hockey during the National Women's Under-18 tournament. Teams from across Canada will try to prevent the Ontario Red team from winning their fifth consecutive gold medal in this tournament. Two Trentonians will be competing against each other with Danielle Skirrow playing for the Ontario Red team and Jamie Hatheway playing for Ontario Blue. The girls are normally teammates for the Durham West Lightning in the PWHL. Also playing in the tournament will be Brianne Jenner who was recently named as the captain of Canada's National Women's under 18 team. This tournament will preview some of the next big talents in women's hockey and fans will be treated to highly skilled and fast paced play. Women's hockey is traditionally a more exciting game to watch because of the intelligent style of play, the focus on the game, and the lack of fighting. This is an excellent opportunity to view some of the best hockey our country has to offer and watch what will most likely be some of our future Olympians. All games will take place at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee beginning on November 5th with the Gold medal game happening at 1pm on November 9th.