Jessie Eldridge has been with the Montreal chapter of the Professional Women’s Hockey Player’s Association (PWHPA) since 2019 but has only played one home game in Montreal.
On Saturday evening, she scored three times as Montreal (Team Harvey’s) overcame an early 2-0 deficit to beat Calgary (Team Scotiabank) 5-2 to move into Sunday’s final.
Saturday’s game was the first pro women’s hockey game in the city in 769 days, and the home crowd was a bit worried early on as they fell behind 2-0 when Kaitlin Willoughby and Hanna Bunton scored in the first seven minutes of the game.