Two Canadians representing South Korea in women’s hockey at 2018 Olympics
When Caroline Park received a Facebook message in 2013 asking her if she would be interested in playing women’s hockey for South Korea at the Olympics, she thought it was fake.
Four years later, the forward from Brampton, Ont., is months away from trading her stethoscope for hockey skates at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang.
“I initially thought it was a spam email or someone kind of joking and pranking me, but turned out to be legit,” Park said in a phone interview from New York, where she’s currently studying medicine at Columbia University.
The 27-year-old Park is one of two Canadians playing for the host South Koreans along with Toronto forward Danelle Im. Former St. Francis Xavier goaltender So Jung Shin will be in net.