The Ottawa Charge are going to the Walter Cup final to play for the Professional Women’s Hockey League championship.
Emily Clark’s third-period goal proved to be the winner as Ottawa edged the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Friday. The Charge won the best-of-five semifinal series 3-1.
Ottawa, the third seed, will now face the defending champion Minnesota Frost, who defeated the Toronto Sceptres in the other semifinal. The final begins Tuesday in the nation’s capital.
“Obviously, it’s just one step in this journey that we have of trying to win a Walter Cup but it was an important step, and it was a special step,” said Charge head coach Carla Macleod.
The Victoire came into the series as the No. 1 seed but struggled to generate offence when it counted most. Montreal was outscored 9-6 through the series.
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