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HEFFORD’S LATE GOAL NOT ENOUGH FOR CANADA
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – It made it close in the end, but Canada’s National Women’s Team has lost its first
game of the season to Midget AAA competition, falling 4-3 to the Lethbridge Titans on Thursday night.
Jayna Hefford (Kingston, Ont.) brought the puck from behind the net and lifted it past Lethbridge
goaltender Brady Rouleau to pull Canada to within one at 4-3 with 73 seconds to go, but that would be all the
offence the Canadians could muster.
Following a scoreless first period, there was a flurry of goals in the second. Caroline Ouellette
(Montreal, Que.) finished a great passing play on the power play at 9:23, connecting on a one-timer off a
great pass by Hefford.
Lethbridge came right back with two goals in just over five minutes to take a 2-1 lead. But, just before
the end of the period, Cherie Piper (Scarborough, Ont.) pulled the puck from her forehand to backhand, before
sliding the puck across to Jennifer Botterill (Winnipeg, Man.), who scored on another one-timer.
Shannon Szabados (Edmonton, Alta.) and Charline Labonté (Boisbriand, Que.) split time in Canada’s net.
Canada will be off this weekend before returning to game action on Tuesday to take on the Calgary Buffaloes.
The game marks the start of the National Women’s Team Alberta Lottery Series in Calgary. Game time is 7:30
p.m. MT at Calgary’s Father David Bauer Olympic Arena.
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