Student awards a win for record-breaking hockey goalie 

“The morale around NAIT and sports is great. Everyone supports you,” says Kaitlyn. “Once I got to NAIT, that's where I felt like my game [reached] the next level.” 

This past spring, Kaitlyn capped off her fifth and final season setting records and racking up awards. Most notably, she set the new bar for all-time wins, all-time minutes played, and tied the record for shut outs.  

In a thrilling series with the Lakeland Rustlers, she was almost unbeatable between the pipes, clinching the championship with a shutout victory.   

“It was 6 years in the making. I wanted to help my team win a championship – it was the best thing that could have happened. That’s how I wanted to end my career at NAIT and in hockey in general,” says Kaitlyn, also named the playoff’s MVP. 

“Student awards make a huge difference in our lives.”

Kaitlyn was 17 years old when she arrived at NAIT. Playing for the Ooks was a factor in her decision, but she also had a keen interest in advancing a career in health.   

While playing for the Ooks, she earned two diplomas (Personal Fitness Trainer ’19; Medical Radiologic Technology '21). Later this year, she will graduate from Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Between practices, games and classes there was little time left for a part-time job to help pay for school. Receiving student awards allowed her to balance an already full schedule.