Abby Roque scored twice to guide the Montreal Victoire to their first Walter Cup trophy Wednesday night time with a 4-0 victory over the Ottawa Cost in Recreation 4.
Roque scored what proved to be the game-winning purpose at 3:49 of the second interval and scored a short-handed jailbreak purpose at 9:58 of the third to safe Montreal’s first Skilled Girls’s Hockey League championship. It’s additionally the primary time a Canadian staff has gained the PWHL title within the league’s three-year historical past.
Marie-Philip Poulin was named the Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP having tied for the post-season lead with eight factors (two targets, six assists). Ann-Renée Desbiens stopped 23 photographs for her second playoff shutout.
Montreal defeated the two-time defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost within the semifinal to advance to the championship for the primary time.
The Victoire gained the primary two video games of the championship collection in extra time, however Ottawa prevented the sweep with a 2-1 win in Recreation 3 on Monday.
This marks the second straight yr that Ottawa misplaced within the last.
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Ottawa’s Gwyneth Philips stopped 12 photographs because the Cost have been shut out for the primary time this post-season.
The Cost had three power-play alternatives, together with one halfway via the third, however did not capitalize. Ottawa was 0-for-10 with the benefit within the four-game collection.
Montreal opened the flood gates within the third interval with three targets.
After Roque’s short-handed purpose made it 2-0, the Victoire prolonged their lead when Maggie Flaherty fired a floater from simply contained in the blueline that appeared to handcuff Philips at 13:54. Lina Ljungblom made it 4-0 when she gained a puck battle in opposition to Ottawa’s Brianne Jenner and wrapped a shot round Philips with 4:16 left within the sport.
Montreal Victoire ahead Abby Roque (11) celebrates her purpose in opposition to the Ottawa Cost with teammates throughout third interval PWHL Walter Cup last hockey motion in Ottawa, Wednesday, Could 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld.
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Montreal opened the scoring at 3:49 of the second interval when Poulin dropped a cross again to Roque, whose shot deflected off Rory Guilday’s stick previous Philips.
The Cost generated a lot of possibilities within the second.
Ottawa had a 3-on-1 early within the interval, however Sarah Wozniewicz shot vast. Jocelyne Larocque then had a pleasant likelihood from in shut however put it proper in Desbiens’ pads. Wozniewicz had a second likelihood solely to ring a shot off the submit halfway via the interval and Emily Clark, on a partial breakaway, couldn’t beat Desbiens.
Ottawa had the most effective likelihood within the first interval with an influence play however managed only one shot and the sport remained scoreless after the opening 20 minutes.
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