UNB names new women’s varsity hockey coach after discrimination battle
FREDERICTON — The University of New Brunswick has named a head coach for the women’s varsity hockey team as the program is reinstated after a lengthy human rights battle.
Sarah Hilworth spent the last two seasons as head coach of the Broncos at Olds College in Alberta, and prior to that she was an assistant coach with the University of Alberta Pandas.
“I’m super excited to be here. This is a fantastic opportunity for our university to move forward and re-establish a tradition of women’s hockey excellence on campus,” Hilworth said Monday at a news conference in Fredericton.
UNB downgraded its women’s varsity team to a sports club in 2008, citing funding issues, but former player Sylvia Dooley alleged the decision amounted to discrimination on the basis of sex.