2011-12 National Women's Under-18 Team

WHITE TOPS RED TO TAKE INTERSQUAD SERIES

Rockland, Ont. – Like the two games before them, the third and final under-18 intersquad game was decided by a single goal, but in the end, the series belonged to White, who came from behind in Saturday afternoon’s matchup to edge Red 3-2 at Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team selection camp.

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Vickie Lemire (Riguad, Que.) sealed the deal for White, putting the puck over the goal line by deflecting an Erin Ambrose (Keswick, Ont.) shot just over thirty seconds into the final frame. Laura Stacey (Kleinburg, Ont.) helped set up the game-winning goal, as White took control of the puck off the opening faceoff of the third, in clear determination to break the tie and take the win.

It took more than a period and a half for either team to earn a marker, with both teams fighting hard to protect their netminders from the puck, and all players putting everything they’ve got on the ice for the final intersquad game of selection camp.

Ashleigh Brykaliuk (Brandon, Man.) finally broke the goose egg at 12:21 in the second, taking a pass from Emma Korbs (Toronto, Ont.) and deking out a couple of players in White’s defensive zone before using her impressive stick work to put the puck into the top of the mesh.

But White was quick to retaliate, with Abbey Frazer (Hudson, Que.) letting a quick shot go less than a minute later to tie it up at one-apiece.

The back-and-forth action kept fans at the Canadian International Hockey Academy watching in anticipation, but once Lemire notched a marker of her own to make it 2-1 for her team, White did everything they could to keep the puck out of their zone for the remainder of the game.

Even two powerplay opportunities in the third for Red wasn’t enough to give them a comeback, allowing White to take its second win in three games, and intersquad series bragging rights. After the final roster for the National Women’s Under-18 Team roster is named, Canada will play against the United States for a three-game series taking place Thursday, August 18; Friday, August 19 and Sunday August 21, also in Rockland.

Goals/Buts : 
None/Aucun

Penalties/Pénalités : 
00:31 RED Jessica Kampjes (Hooking/Accrocher)

Goals/Buts : 
12:21 RED Ashleigh Brykaliuk (Emma Korbs)
13:23 WHT Abbey Frazer (Lindsey Allen, Halli Kryzyaniuk)

Penalties/Pénalités : 
07:16 RED Sarah Nurse (Body-checking/Mise en échec corporelle)
14:47 WHT Vickie Lemire (Body-checking/Mise en échec corporelle)
00:30 RED Alexis Crossley (Hooking/Accrocher)

Goals/Buts : 
WHT 00:32 Vickie Lemire (Erin Ambrose, Laura Stacey) PP/AN

Penalties/Pénalités : 
15:34 WHT Erika Sowchuck (Body-checking/Mise en échec corporelle)