KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Charline Labonte is working towards becoming a sports psychologist. Her own career is providing her a comprehensive case study.
The 33-year-old netminder from Boisbriand, Que., who helped backstop Canada to gold medals at the past three Olympics, was left off last year’s entry for the women’s hockey world championships in Malmo, Sweden. She’s back on this country’s top team for the worlds based out of the Sandman Centre.
Asked to explain what happened a season ago, Labonte said with a smile, “lets just say I took a season off.”
That’s one way of looking at it.