Come From Behind Win to Finish the Season!

The Huskies took to the ice for the final time on Saturday, looking for their third win this season against Proctor Academy in our Senior Game celebrating Eva Thirion '24 and Moriah Smith '24. Proctor was the first team to put a point on the scoreboard, finding the net at the 9:21 mark of the first period.  Callie Paquette '26 quickly evened the game just one minute later on a beautiful end to end rush.  Gaining momentum, Riley Proulx '26 added her first tally of the game at 4:01 in the first and the Huskies had a 2-1 lead. Proctor tied the game just 10 seconds later and then added a third goal as the first period ended.  Proctor added one more goal just before the halfway mark of the second period and entered the locker room with a 4-2 lead.  There were several first half scoring chances from the Huskies, as a solid Hornet net minder turned away shots from Bri Hendin '25, Eva Thirion '24, Brooke King '27, Estelle Jennings '26 and Jocelyn Smith '26.  As the Huskies took to the ice for the second half of the game, they looked to capitalize on more of their scoring chances and came out skating hard.  Proctor was able to add their final goal of the contest at 4:32 in the second period and the Huskies found themselves in a 5-2 deficit.  With a never quit attitude, Eva Thirion '24 skated through 4 defenders and fired a gorgeous wrist shot glove side to bring the game within 2 as the second period came to a close.  The third period saw the Huskies skate as hard as they had all season and the work paid off! Estelle Jennings '26 started things off at 8:22 in the third with her tough play in front of the net and slapped home a rebound that the Proctor goalie failed to cover.  The next 5 minutes saw chances at both end of the ice and Sarah Pollard '27 made some incredible saves to keep the Huskies within reach.  The Huskies were gaining important momentum that was helped by successfully killing off a 5 on 3 penalty for over a minute.  Callie Paquette '26 scored her second goal of the contest and tied the game at 5-5 at the 3:47 mark in the third; the Huskies knew they were gaining momentum.  Riley Proulx added the game winner just one minute later and the Huskies were ahead 6-2 with 2 minutes to play.  The last two minutes proved to be the most exciting as Proctor pulled their goalie and skated with a man advantage. Jocelyn Smith '26 played excellent defense in our zone and made a fantastic clear down the ice that just missed the empty net, but shaved important seconds off the clock.  Riley Proulx '26 also nearly missed the open goal and with just 18 seconds left on the clock, the puck came back to the defensive zone.  Solid defense from Moriah Smith '24, Eva Thirion '24, Riley Proulx '26 and Callie Paquette '26 sealed the game as the final buzzer sounded.  It was a exciting finish to a fantastic season for the Huskies and Jocelyn Smith '26 earned Husky of the game for her heads up playing and the most exciting near miss on an empty net of the season. Congrats to the Huskies on their 6-6 record, skating against teams with many more players all season long!