HNB Tracy Arsenault Memorial Women’s Hockey Scholarship
Hockey New Brunswick is pleased to award the 2020-21 Tracy Arsenault Memorial Women’s Hockey Scholarship to Myriam Richard of Saint-Antoine, N.B.
The Tracy Arsenault Memorial Women’s Hockey Scholarship, valued at $3,000, is a privately funded scholarship established in Tracy Arsenault’s memory by her widowed husband, based on a proposal made by Tracy prior to her passing. The award requires support from the applicant’s former coach or referee-in-chief.
Myriam puts her whole heart into everything she does, whether on the ice or in the classroom. Her hockey career has taught her valuable skills, including the importance of hard work and the correlation to success. Myriam is a straight-A student with a 95% average and has served as assistant captain of her hockey team for the past two seasons.
Helping others is an important value to Myriam. In June 2016 she was selected to travel to Costa Rica to assist communities in need, repairing schools and delivering supplies. Myriam hopes to join the Doctors Without Borders program one day to continue providing aid. This is in addition to her volunteerism at the Moncton SPCA and with various school groups.
Myriam’s favourite way to give back is through the growth and promotion of female hockey. When possible, she provided on-ice support while female teams practiced and she has volunteered at the annual DQ Female Tournament for the past six years. Myriam also supported on-ice sessions with Hockey New Brunswick ahead of the Canada vs. USA Rivalry Series in Moncton in 2019. She plans to continue her involvement with female hockey through coaching and mentoring.
Tracy Arsenault was a lifelong hockey fan who was passionate about the growth of female hockey, despite never playing herself. She loved watching players graduate and become community leaders.
Myriam has been accepted to the Université de Moncton to study health and hopes to attend medical school in the future.
Congratulations to Myriam on her achievements.
