Kezia MacKenzie grew up in a family of hockey fans, and as such was indoctrinated into the culture from a young age. From the moment they first laced on the skates for minor hockey, they fell in love, and embraced the sport with all of their being. This intense passion would follow them throughout their youth as they grew up playing in weekend tournaments, attending power skating camps in the summer, and staying up late playing the latest hockey video games every chance they got. Kezia was also extremely passionate about the nerdier side of the sport, delving into the world of advance stats in their teens and engaging in the online discourse surrounding their favourite players and teams.

Eventually their passion for the game would translate to a playing style that any coach could appreciate, as they became the sort of player to dig in, finish their hits and forecheck with rarely-matched aggression among their junior hockey peers.

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