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Intact Insurance welcomes hockey player Ella Shelton as Intact Insurance athlete
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nIntact Insurance welcomes hockey player Ella Shelton as Intact Insurance athlete\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\n\n\nAs a Canadian Olympic Committee National Partner, Intact Insurance continues investing in Canadian athletes who inspire on and off the playing field\nTORONTO, Dec. 22, 2025 /CNW/ - Intact Insurance is proud to announce that international women's ice hockey champion and Olympic Gold Medallist Ella Shelton will join short track speed skater William Dandjinou as an Intact Insurance athlete. The new partnership comes on the heels of Intact's multi-year national partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Team Canada, starting with the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games.\nElla Shelton, who hails from Ingersoll, Ontario, made her impressive Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games where she helped Canada win a gold medal in women's ice hockey. She plays for the Toronto Sceptres in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She was drafted fourth overall in the 2023 PWHL draft by the New York Sirens.\nIntact Insurance's support enables Ella to focus on the intense preparation needed to have the privilege to compete in the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games. The Intact Insurance athletes' unwavering determination and remarkable journey make them ideal ambassadors of the values and winning spirit championed by Intact and the COC.\n\"Our partnerships with Ella and the Canadian Olympic Committee reinforce our commitment to empowering athletes to reach their highest potential,\" said Imen Zitouni, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Intact Financial Corporation. \"By supporting Canadian athletes' Olympic aspirations, we're investing not only in sport, but also in the dreams and inspiration that lift communities up from coast to coast to coast.\"\n\"It's a true honour to be welcomed as an Intact Insurance athlete. Competing for Canada is a privilege I never take lightly, and support like this allows us to focus fully on representing our country at the...