This weekend, the Markham Thunder will play their first home series at the Thornhill Community Centre, facing off against Kunlun Red Star.
For those who have been under a rock, or maybe only read women's hockey articles during the season, KRS is the first of two expansion teams in the CWHL this season. Both Kunlun Red Star and the Vanke Rays are based out of Shenzen, China. Between them they include most of the current members of the Chinese women's national team, currently ranked 18th in the world, as well as some of the best North American players from this year's draft, and members of the Finnish women's national team (more on that later).