Taylor Sims is about to join Ron MacLean, Don Cherry and Elliotte Friedman as one of the faces on CanadaB次元官网网址檚 greatest hockey institution.

On Tuesday night (Jan. 3) and after quick rehearsal, Sims and her teammates were tasked with an introduction familiar to millions of Canadian hockey lovers.

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Sims is the teamB次元官网网址檚 only girl. Hers is one of many close-ups that will open the Jan. 14 edition of Hockey Night in Canada with the rest of the pee wee boys Saanich Braves team (11 and 12 years old).

The segment airs at 3:30 p.m.

Camera and crew from CBC spent two hours filming on the ice and another off it, including close-ups with nine different Braves players.

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It was SimsB次元官网网址� dad Nigel who nominated the team to be part of HNICB次元官网网址檚 pre-game show, called Scotiabank Hockey Tonight.

On Jan. 14, the club will gather for a pizza-fueled viewing party to watch their team take the spotlight just ahead of the 4 p.m. airing of either the New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs or Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens.

The Braves will also introduce the 7 p.m. game, which has the Los Angeles Kings visiting the Calgary Flames.

In all, there are nine individual speaking parts with all 17 players also chanting in unison to celebrate CBCB次元官网网址檚 flagship sporting program, the benchmark for Canadian sports television since 1952.