The Toronto Furies earned four points against the Markham Thunder this week to keep their playoff hopes alive, while Les Canadiennes grabbed a hard-fought sweep over the Worcester Blades.
The playoff race is down to the wire, with Toronto, Markham, and the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays all vying for the
Shenzhen took two wins in three games against the visiting Toronto Furies this week, while the Calgary Inferno split with Les Canadiennes de Montréal to clinch home-ice advantage for the playoffs and the Markham Thunder swept the Worcester Blades.
Taking the ice at Scotiabank Arena as captain of Team Gold was a dream come true for CWHL veteran Liz Knox. After six seasons with the Thunder (first in Brampton, now in Markham), Knox, or Knoxy as she is known, made her first All-Star Game. If this were just a
Retuning from the All-Star break, the Calgary Inferno defeated the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays, while the Markham Thunder and Les Canadiennes de Montréal split their series. The Toronto Furies also began their three-game series in Shenzhen, which will be covered in next week's recap.
In the first week back after the winter break, Les Canadiennes de Montréal swept the Toronto Furies, the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays swept their season series against the Worcester Blades, and the Calgary Inferno won both matches against the Markham Thunder to maintain top spot in the standings.
