Standing in a small, hot interview room, one player entering at a time, the last person to enter was Montreal goaltender Charline Labonté. When she entered the room for her media availability after their 8-3 loss in the final, Labonté let out an audible "oof" as she saw the crowd awaiting her.
Let's be honest. The media presence at the Clarkson Cup was like none other these players have seen all season. During the regular season, there is maybe two or three reporters and very rarely are players in scrums. Let alone the over 20 people and four TV cameras waiting.