Jan 10, 2026 | Daryll Smith | 73 views
Brantford 2026
The Lady’s travelled to the Gretzky Center in Brantford for their first game of 2026.
Starting off with several good back-to-back shifts, the Lady’s settled into some lack luster hockey play. Playing with “six” on the ice at one point in the first was a sign of the lack of attention of detail in their play. A good PK followed by a nice point shot tip deflection put the Lady’s up by one after one. The second continued much the way the first did with little flow and less talk. The first PP goal of the game put the Lady’s up by two before they gave up one with just thirty-six seconds left in the 2nd on several fails to clear the zone attempts. A better third with a 2nd PP goal would seal the first “W” of 2026.
Although happy for your win, this level of play will not have you successful come February. With weak passing, no flow and no real set up, it looked more like a Christmas pond hockey game than anything else. As a reminder. Sit in your lines. Talk hockey. Talk about what you want to do and how you want to do it. Come to practice to “practice” and “work hard”. The comments from Laura McIntosh were disappointing to say the least.