With the quarterfinals in the books, only four teams remain vying for a U-18 women's Canadian national championship.
With the quarterfinals in the books, only four teams remain vying for a U-18 women's Canadian national championship.
Quebec, Ontario Red, Alberta, and British Columbia will play for medals at the Canadian U-18 women's national championships in Dawson Creek, BC.
Quebec opened the quarterfinals with a 7-4 win over Manitoba, powered by captain Sienna D'Alessandro who had two goals and an assist in the win. Victoria Veilleux also had three points tallying a goal and two assists, while the Tremblay sisters, Rosalie and Maxim each scored for Quebec. Loélie Lachapelle also had a goal and an assist. For Manitoba, the duo of Morgan Smith and Sara Manness continued to be the stars for their province, but could not overcome the depth of Quebec.
In the second quarterfinal of the day, Ontario Red routed Team Atlantic 7-1. Mackenzie Alexander scored two goals and an assist, while Jessie Pellerin also scored a pair.
The closest game of the day came between Team Alberta and Ontario Blue with Alyssa Barrette stopping all 29 shots she faced to shutout Ontario Blue 1-0 and send Alberta to the semifinals. April Klarenbach scored the only goal of the game 2:41 into the third period.
The final game of the day saw host British Columbia defeat Saskatchewan 5-3. Morgan Jackson had a goal and two assists, while Molly Cole scored a goal and had a helper.
The semi-finals will take place November 11, with gold and bronze games on November 12.