In an interview with Radio-Canada, Université de Montréal Carabins coach Isabelle Leclaire discusses the launch of new women’s hockey teams at universities. Québec is reportedly one of the strongest regions for women’s hockey, but the league that many universities play in—Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec—experienced a decline to four teams for the 2024-25 season. Some experts expressed the need to increase the number of teams in the league to ensure its sustainability and celebrated the launch of new teams at Université Laval and Université de Sherbrooke. However, Leclaire expressed concern about how rapidly the number of teams was increasing, given the low number of student-athletes currently available.
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