Hockey Without Borders takes NWT’s Shakita Jensen to Iceland – Cabin Radio
May 1, 2026
Yellowknife’s Shakita Jensen has returned home after taking part in a new program that sends Indigenous hockey coaches abroad.
Jensen and four other female Canadian coaches travelled last month to Akureyri, in northern Iceland, as part of the Hockey Without Borders program – an opportunity she had been working toward since first applying in 2022.
During the week-long trip, Jensen worked with a few hundred children ranging in age from six to 16. While the goal was to share Canadian coaching expertise, Jensen said she was surprised by the high level of hockey already present in the country.
