Leaside Junior Wildcats battled to a 1-1 tie with the league-leading Oakville Hornets Friday night in Oakville. Scoring came at 14.10 of the second from Meaghan Hector for the Hornets assisted by Amy Dobson and Emma Maltais. Megan Pardy evened it up for Leaside at 7.45 of the third assisted by Kristin Della Rovere and Jennifer Italiano. Each team had three power plays but were unable to score on any. A remarkable statistic in the box score reveals the stalwart play of Leaside goalie Shanna Dolighan who including overtime play stopped 29 shots on goal by Oakville. Her opposite, Madison Oakes, stopped 17 in the Oakville net. Oakville leads the Provincial Women’s Hockey League at this early stage of the season with five wins. It was the first game of the season for Leaside. They play Kingston at home Saturday evening and Stoney Creek at home Sunday afternoon. Previous
