Growing up in a family of athletes, Mae Batherson couldn't help but be competitive.

"She hates to lose," said her father, Norm Batherson.

Hockey is inherent in the Batherson family.

Mae's brother, Drake, plays in the NHL for the Ottawa Senators. Her father played in the American Hockey League and Europe after helping the Acadia Axemen win a national championship in 1993.

Norm said his daughter always worked hard. It's one of the reasons he believes his daughter has only just begun to show what she's capable of as a hockey player.

"It's promising," Norm said. "There's still a lot more for her [to offer]."

Mae, a 24-year-old blue-liner, is coming off a rookie season in which her Minnesota Frost won their second consecutive PWHL championship in a league that's just two years old.

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