Just days after making a huge splash by signing US Olympic gold medalist Hilary Knight, Les Canadiennes de Montreal took to the ice for the first time since returning from China. They came out hard, shutting out the Calgary Inferno 4-0 on Saturday evening at the Complexe Bell in Brossard in the annual Pink in the Rink classic.
Their trip to China didn’t go as they expected, going 1-2-1 against the Kunlun Red Star and the Vanke Rays. Kunlun took both games, including a 3-0 win last Friday, Montreal’s first shutout loss of the season.
“I think coming back from our trip to China, we didn’t do the damage we wanted to do,” said goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer.