The first girls’ hockey team in Westmount

The City of Westmount is pleased to introduce its first ever youth all girls’ hockey team. This was one of the objectives established by The Westmount Minor Hockey Association prior to the pandemic.

This year 11 girls will take part at the M9 level (Novice). With the assistance of dedicated coaches, the girls have been practising together and developing their skills since September 11th in preparation to start league games on December 1st.

The goal is to add an additional team of girls each year in hopes of bringing more of the Westmount community into the sport of hockey.

On the picture:
Top, left to right: MJ Blais, Caroline Parent Harvey, Chris Clark, Stephen Morganstein
Middle, left to right: Abigail Waters, Sophie Mantha, Eva Clark, Sophie Frenkiel, Raegan Piccioni, Romy Garshagen
Bottom, left to right: Emmanuelle Ghattas, Chloe Veronneau, Caroline San Gregorio, Mikki Morganstein, Emma Veronneau

3-2 loss to Pierrefonds – Westmount Wings play first hockey game since pandemic’s beginning

The Atom AA Westmount Wings fell to the Pierrefonds Barracudas by a score of 32 on October 16 during the hockey team’s first inter-city hockey match of the 2021-22 season.

For the nine and 10-year-old players, it was also the first game since the beginning of the COVID pandemic more than a year and-a-half ago. Still, they played well and almost matched the Barracudas, who hadn’t been out of action nearly as long.

“We only had three weeks of practice,” head coach Shayne Jackson said in an interview with the Independent following the game, adding that the Wings “were grinding them hard” while out on the ice with the opponents.

Jackson said the Wings all performed exceptionally well. “They will literally run through a wall for me and I am really proud of every single one of them. They played really hard.”

According to the coach, the Barracudas had played in several tournaments since the beginning of last year, providing them with an edge against the Wings.

It was also the first inter-city hockey game held at the Westmount recreation centre since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. (Article from the Westmount Independent, October 19, 2021)