Visiting the Pandas in Alberta Capital

The Huskie women’s hockey team bus heads west for a January 26^th-27^th series that has huge implications. Saskatchewan visits the Pandas in Edmonton on Friday night at 8:00 pm and Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm. The Huskies are in fourth place in the Canada West standings, two points back of Mount Royal and four points behind second place Alberta.

The U of S earned three of a possible four points against the Pandas earlier this season with a 2-0 win and a 2-1 overtime loss back in November at Merlis Belsher Place. The Huskies enter the series on a six-game win streak, while Alberta has won 11 straight games.

Both teams enjoy some of the best goaltending in Canada West women’s hockey. Panda goalie Halle Oswald and Camryn Drever of the Huskies lead the conference with goals against averages of 1.19. Drever, who has played in the bulk of the games this season, made 18 saves in a 2-0 shutout win over the MacEwan Griffins on January 19^th, while Colby Wilson stopped 20 Griffin shots in a 2-1 victory on January 20^th at Merlis Belsher Place. For Wilson it was her third win in six appearances this season.

“You want to go with the hot hand, but we’ve been in situations where a goaltender hasn’t played in 7, 8, 9 games. You’ve got to find ways to put goalies in, in meaningful situations. Colby has played well the last couple of times that she was in. It’s comforting for Cam to know and it’s comforting for the team to know.”