2011-12 National Women's Under-18 Team

RED SKATES AWAY WITH FIRST WIN OF INTERSQUAD ACTION

Rockland, Ont. – First game, first period jitters didn’t seem to bother National Women’s Under-18 Team selection camp rookies Ashleigh Brykaliuk (Brandon, Man.) and Hilary Lloyd (Toronto, Ont.), who hammered the White net with shots to open scoring in Rockland, Ont., and helped give Red a 1-0 win over White in Wednesday’s intersquad action.

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White goaltender Amanda Leveille (Kingston, Ont.) made a beauty save on Lloyd’s initial shot from out front, she gave up a rebound to Brykaliuk and ended up sprawled in the crease, with the puck soaring high into the back of the net at 11:45 in the period.

Players on both sides scrambled for the puck throughout the first, as they found their footing and adjusted to their new teammates in a game setting, but as the matchup progressed they appeared to become more confident on the ice, and with each other.

White had several chances at making a comeback in the second, as Red was sent to the penalty box four times in the period, but despite creating some decent chances and getting some strong shots off, just couldn’t capitalize on the powerplay.

Both teams swapped their netminders midway through the period, with Elaine Chuli (Waterford, Ont.) replacing Emerance Maschmeyer (Bruderheim, Alta.) for Red and Kimberly Newell (Burnaby, B.C.) taking over White’s duties between the posts for Leveille.

By the time the puck dropped on the third, both teams were looking calm and confident on the ice, and the puck flew up-and-down the rink as White tried to crack the scoreboard and Red fought to maintain its lead.

In the end, however, the first game of Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team selection game belonged to Red, who skated away with bragging rights – at least until the next intersquad game at the Canadian International Hockey Academy, this Friday at 7 p.m. ET  in Rockland.

Goals/Buts : 
11:45 RED Ashleigh Brykaliuk (Hilary Lloyd)

Penalties/Pénalités : 
None/Aucune

Goals/Buts : 
None/Aucun

Penalties/Pénalités : 
01:53 RED Hilary Lloyd (Hooking/Accrocher)
03:25 RED Catherine Dubois (Tripping/Faire trébucher)
10:11 RED Hilary Lloyd (Interference/Obstruction)
12:37 WHT Taylor Woods (Boarding/Donner de la bande)
16:35 RED Meghan Dufault (High-sticking/Bâton éléve)

Goals/Buts : 
None/Aucun

Penalties/Pénalités : 
None/Aucune