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Carla MacLeod Not Letting Breast Cancer Diagnosis Get in Way of Coaching at Olympics
Carla MacLeod manages breast cancer treatments around coaching duties at the Milan Cortina Olympics, leading Czechia’s women’s hockey team as a top medal contender.
- At the Milan-Cortina Games this week, Carla MacLeod coaches the Czechia women's national hockey team while scheduling radiation before and after the two-week, 10-nation tournament.
- After a November diagnosis, Carla MacLeod endured dark moments but refused to let it derail her, calling being with staff and players "pretty darn special."
- As Ottawa Charge coach, she missed just one game to start treatment by traveling to Alberta and returned straight from the airport to coach, Hirshfeld called her an inspiration.
- MacLeod's coaching has positioned Czechia women's national hockey team as medal contenders over a four-year tenure, featuring eight PWHL players and a style matching global powers Team USA and Canada.
- Despite a 5-1 loss on Thursday, Charge general manager Michael Hirshfeld and teammates say MacLeod's positivity inspires the team, even amid difficult circumstances.
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Czechia women's hockey coach Carla MacLeod confronts breast cancer with familiar upbeat approach
Carla MacLeod approaches life with optimism, even after a breast cancer diagnosis in November. The coach of Czechia's women’s hockey team and the PWHL's Ottawa Charge views challenges as learning experiences.
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