A pair of former Kootenay Wild players are taking a step up in their hockey careers.
Merissa Dawson and Catalina Hartland, who each played for the Wild major midget team last season, are moving on to play post-secondary hockey in Alberta.
Dawson, a Nelson defenceman, will join the Dinos at the University of Calgary where she'll work on a psychology degree.
Hartland, a goaltender from Kaslo, is on her way to Olds College to play between the pipes for the Broncos while studying sports management.