Avery Fransoo, sixteen-year-old daughter of Michael and Colais of North Battleford, has made a commitment to attend Providence College in Rhode Island.
This decision was not an easy one as she had a number of colleges pursuing her.
Fransoo started her hockey career playing boys hockey in North Battleford, playing her final year with the Battlefords Bantam AA Tier 1 Barons before perusing female hockey.
To pursue her hockey career, at age fifteen she chose to attend Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy based in Kelowna, B.C.
This gave her the opportunity to play with and against top-level players in Canada and the United States.
POE attends elite hockey tournaments throughout North America. This allows the girls to display their talents in front of many American and Canadian university scouts.
Avery has one more year in high school and club hockey after which she will head to Providence.
Providence College is in the Hockey East Conference, which includes such teams as Boston College, Boston University, and New Hampshire University.
It’s been a long hard journey and her hard work and dedication to the sport of hockey has been rewarded.
Avery is the latest member of the Fransoo family to play high-level hockey.
Curtis played 90 games in the Western Hockey League with the Kootenay Ice from 2001-03.
Darryl played 137 games in the SJHL with the Flin Flon Bombers and Weyburn Red Wings from 2003-06.
Jason spent four years in the WHL with the Swift Current Broncos and Everett Silvertips from 2003-07 before playing four years at the University of Alberta.
Jordan wrapped up his major junior career last season, finishing with 21 goals and 57 assists in 256 career games with the Brandon Wheat Kings and Victoria Royals.
He is currently playing at the University of Saskatchewan.
Kendall is in his second season with the Battlefords North Stars.
