Carly Orth takes her hockey career from Waterloo to Sweden

Carly Orth, a former Waterloo Warriors women’s hockey player, has signed with Örebro Hockey, a member of the Nationella Damhockeyligan. An agent sent her highlight video to coaches and general managers. She says she enjoyed talking with the coaches, loves Sweden and found the contract right.

Since the season ended she has trained in the gym almost every day, and this summer she has gradually added ice time. She says she is going with the flow about the move, and her priorities are bringing what she needs and arriving in good shape.

On the ice she hopes to help Örebro compete for a championship. Further ahead she wants to keep playing professionally, in Europe or with the PWHL, and she is taking it day by day.

Orth credits her Waterloo coaches, support staff, teammates, fans and professors, who accommodated practices and games through her undergraduate and master’s studies. She calls leaving bittersweet. Imprint published the profile on August 24, with the move still ahead.