Christina Picton
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| Born |
April 6, 1993 Fonthill, ON, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||
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Christina Picton (born April 6, 1993) is an athlete that participates in women's ice sledge hockey.[1] A member of the Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team since 2006. Picton served as the captain of the national team during the 2014-15 season.
Playing career
Having lost part of her right leg due to amputation, Picton began playing ice sledge hockey at the age of 11. When she is not competing with the national team, Picton’s club team is the Niagara Thunderblades.
Canada Women's National Sledge Hockey Team
One of the charter members on the national team, Picton competed at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup from November 7–9, 2014 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. During Canada’s inaugural game at the event, Picton earned one of the assists on the first goal ever scored by the Canadian team, a second period tally which was scored by Ashley Goure. Picton finished the tournament with one goal and three assists, scoring her first goal in Game 4, a 6-3 victory against Team Europe.[2]