Followers gathered outdoors metropolis corridor to welcome the Montreal Victoire hockey workforce as they arrived to signal the golden e book after their dominant Walter Cup victory final week.
Members of the workforce every signed the long-lasting e book, which is reserved for notable individuals who make a contribution to town.
“Initially of the yr, we set a transparent objective of what we wished and that was to win the Walter Cup, and each participant that you just see on the stage, each employees member that has contributed to this workforce, was hand-picked, hand-selected for the those that they’re, the management that they bring about, and what they will do on the ice,” stated coach Kori Cheverie.
“We didn’t want magic, we would have liked everyone to indicate up every day, contributing to what we wished as our collective objective.”
The Victoire triumped within the Skilled Girls’s Hockey League’s third season final week, defeating the Ottawa Cost 4-0 in Sport 4 and turning into the primary Canadian workforce to carry house the Walter Cup.
It was additionally a profitable yr for the workforce, having completed prime of the standings and reaching the PWHL playoffs for a 3rd consecutive yr.
Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada advised reporters how proud town is of the workforce.
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“Not solely is it to indicate the nice win of the Walter Cup but additionally to indicate that the game is altering,” she stated. “Girls (are) as vital as males proper now. After we speak about hockey, Montreal shouldn’t be solely a male hockey workforce, it’s a ladies’s hockey workforce. It exhibits to all ladies, and younger ladies and new generations that there’s nothing that’s not possible for a lady particularly in sports activities.”
Martinez Ferrada wore a Victoire jersey on the occasion, and delivered a speech previous to the signing, alongside Cheverie and workforce captain Marie-Philip Poulin.
Montreal Victoire’s Marie-Philip Poulin is flanked by Montreal mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada as she indicators the golden e book following the PWHL workforce’s Walter Cup victory, in Montreal on Tuesday, Could 26, 2026.
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For Poulin, who’s been with the Victoire since day one as its captain, successful the cup was a particular second.
“We labored so onerous all yr to have the ability to carry that Walter Cup and we did it,” Poulin stated. “We did it for ourselves, we did it for town, we did it for the entire nation however we’re actually proud to share it with you.”
Followers who attended Tuesday’s signing, stated they have been excited to see what the workforce has achieved with some coming from outdoors the province.
Tricia Robinson, who got here to the signing from Moncton, advised reporters she got here to see Poulin and the workforce.
“It’s so inspiring. Little ladies can truly dream identical to the little boys, there’s nothing prefer it,” Robinson stated. “Anybody that’s enjoying sports activities groups, it’s so vital, teamwork and you could possibly inform they (Victoire) actually had the teamwork and I used to be so happy with them.”
The Victoire will proceed its victory celebration on Saturday with a parade and celebration on the Quartier des Spectacles.
—with a file from The Canadian Press
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