The name's Zinn, as in win.
That's exactly what Coquitlam's Katie Zinn did recently when she scored an NCAA Div. 1 women's hockey scholarship to famed Penn State University.
A former Centennial secondary school student, Zinn transferred to Ohio's Gilmour Academy her senior year to pursue a puck career that began with the Tri-City Predators minor female organization and took her to the Junior women's Pacific Steelers, where she hooked up with a friend from Bellingham, Wash., who told her about Gilmour.
Last season, Zinn far and away led the Gilmour Lancers in scoring with 23 points in 27 games.
After entertaining more than 10 offers from NCAA Div. 3 schools, Zinn jumped at the chance to sign with the Penn State Nittany Lions, who are making the step up to the Div. 1 women's hockey ranks next fall.
"That's a big reason why I committed to them," Zinn, who turned 18 Tuesday, said on Wednesday. "I wanted to play at the best level possible. I think my strengths are speed and play-making. I'm not that big of a goal scorer so I'm working on that."
Attending Gilmour helped her mature as a player and a person. "It really opened my eyes being over there."
