Megan Spooner admits her hollow leg makes a serious dent in the family grocery bill.
As a goalie in hockey and ringette, the 16-year-old burns a lot of energy in her sporting endeavours and it takes a steady food intake to keep her going.
"I'm hungry all the time, and I know I should stop eating but I can't, I'd be a twig if I didn't eat so much," said Spooner.
Her folks would be wise to stock the fridge, knowing Spooner will be stopping rings and pucks in two provincial tournaments the city is hosting this week.
This Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Coliseum, Spooner and her Prince George Bursey Buryn Cougars hockey teammates will lace up their skates to take on the Kootenay Wildcats in the opening game of the six-team female midget provincial championship.
Then on Thursday, Spooner and the DWB Forestry Inferno ringette team will play Quesnel in their first game at the under-19 provincial B championship at Kin 2.
Two sports, two teams, playing in the same city (thankfully) at the same time, with provincial titles on the line, and Spooner is in her glory. She's used to drawing double-duty as a member of two ringette teams, one of which is bound for the Ringette Canada double-A championship in Saskatoon, April 4-10. But with Sonja Sullivan a capable replacement in the ringette net, Spooner will be focusing more on delivering wins for the hockey Cougars.
"I'll play whatever ringette games I can make, I guess," she said.
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