To my delight, and probably many others, the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Women’s Hockey team made a special trip to Minnesota for a series of three exhibition games. The series consists of Saturday against Minnesota State at the Verizon Center in Mankato, Sunday against Minnesota at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, and Monday against the Whitecaps also at Ridder. Saturday the Mavericks beat the Thunderbirds 2-0 thanks to goals by Jordan McLaughlin and Brooke Bryant in the second period. Sunday UBC fared even worse against the Gophers.
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The teams spent the first five minutes of the game feeling each other out.