Northwood and Lake Placid had the privilege of hosting the JWHL’s first major event of the year and the Huskies went 3-1 against some of the nest opposition in North America. They lost the opening game, 5-4, to Balmoral Hall, before rattling off 3 straight wins to finish the event, including a 5-1 win against Stanstead College, a 4-3 win against the Washington Pride, and an impressive statement win, 5-1 over the North American Hockey Academy, or NAHA, who had over 10 Division 1 commitments on their active roster.

Their first game of the weekend was against Balmoral Hall on October 13. Despite the loss, the offense showed up. Oswego commit Katie Demers ‘24 had two goals playing on the top line, and Loelie Lachapelle ’26 had 3 points including the opening goal of the weekend.

Later that day, they played Stanstead College, and won 5-1. Lachapelle scored again, but it was the veterans who showed up for the Huskies in this game. SLU commit Halle Mules ’24 scored twice, UVM commit Hilary Wilkin ’25 had two assists, Brac Kelley ’24 had a goal and two assists, and LIU commit Kristen Kiggen ’24 blocked what seemed like 70 shots. Three of Northwood’s five goals came in the final 5 minutes of regulation, and goaltender Oceanne Thiffault ’26 stopped 31 of 32 shots.

The next morning, they played Washington Pride, and won 4-3 in a nail-biter. Mules had another two goals, and Harvard commit Scout Oudemool ’24 had three points, including a goal.

The following morning, they played possibly their best game of the weekend, against NAHA. Lachapelle showed up yet again, scoring a hat-trick, with additional goals from Eliza Quackenbush ‘25 and Kiggen. Thiffault had yet another great game, stopping 22 of 23 shots.