William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog since 2012. Douglas joined NHL.com in 2019 and writes about people of color in the sport. Today, he profiles Katelynn Charlton, a forward for the University of Delaware’s NCAA Division I women’s team that makes its debut Sept. 26 against Long Island University.

What better way to return from a severe injury than to attend a camp that could decide your college hockey-playing future?

That’s what Katelynn Charlton did when she participated in a women’s hockey camp at the University of Delaware in August 2024 after surgery and rehab to repair a left ACL injury she sustained playing high school lacrosse in May 2023, which cost her the entire 2023-24 junior hockey season.

“I see (the camp) on Instagram and stuff and I’m, like, ‘This is

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