An 18-year-old hockey player from Airdrie will be out to make a name for herself in women's university hockey in the U.S. next season. 

Codi Bacon has inked a letter of intent for the 2021-2022 season to play with the McKendree Bearcats who play in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).

In her last year of Airdrie Minor Hockey before the pandemic, Bacon had three goals and an assist in 23 games with the Airdrie Female Lighting.  

Bacon is also a student at Bert Church High School.

McKendree University is located in Lebanon, Illinois.  Its website says it is a "nationally ranked, private university offering a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs in the St. Louis region, Southern Illinois and online."

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