First Nations hockey player transferring to Ohio State University – Anishinabek News
April 29, 2026
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Sydney Sawyer will still continue to further her academic and hockey careers in the United States during the next school year.
But for Sawyer, a member of Chippewas of Rama First Nation, that will not be at New York’s Colgate University, where she spent her freshman year, because Sawyer, who is 19, is transferring to Ohio State University, where she will play for the powerhouse women’s Buckeyes team.
Sawyer, who plays defence, explained why she opted to transfer to another university after one year at Colgate, located in the New York town of Hamilton.
