If Rebecca Johnston had made the choice in 2020 to hang up her hockey skates, few could have questioned that decision. Article content

Not only had the Sudbury native suffered a career-threatening rupture to her Achilles tendon, but the immediate future of the sport itself was very much in question during the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Article content Article content

If she had walked away, Johnston’s legacy as a great in the women’s game was already secure, along with her status as one of the most decorated players to ever come from the Nickel City, with multiple medals, awards and honours at the national and international levels — including two Olympic gold.

But Johnston was determined to go out on her own terms. Fuelled by fond memories of her earliest days of the game

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