The Leaside Jr. Wildcats fought back to a 2-2 tie with the Brampton Canadettes at Leaside Arena Sunday afternoon. The home team fell behind the feisty Canadettes who scored in both the first and second periods to lead the game 2-0 at the end of two. But the Wildcats came alive in the third launching two textbook passing attacks in the Brampton end that resulted in the tying markers. The overtime period yielded no goals. Kristin Della Rovere scored at 5.48 of the third assisted by Mariah Hinds and Megan Pardy. This line was full value as it hammered away to finally put the puck past Brampton’s capable net minder Allison Small even as the teams were five on five. At 18.48 of the third, Olivia Reid scored on a power play with the assistance of Della Rovere and Hinds. Brampton goals were scored by Kaitlyn Perichak at 3.22 of the first assisted by Jamie Bulleid and Sydney Pierce, and by Nicole Augello at 13.28 of the second assisted by Kaitlyn Perichak. Allison Small stopped 36 shots on goal for Brampton and Danielle Toland 25 for Leaside. The tie leaves Leaside standing at 7th spot in the 20-team Provincial Women’s Hockey League after 23 games. In the game recap, the PWHL online narrator notes that Leaside stayed out of the box better than usual, totalling one minor for two minutes in penalty time, well below its average of nine. Boxscore
