Wolves girls hockey team starts 2025-26 season with loss and win

Next home game for North Star is Dec. 16 vs. Cardinal Carter

The North Star Wolves girls hockey team has returned to the ice and have a win and loss in their first two games.

The Wolves opened the WECSSAA girls hockey season Dec. 1 at the Libro Centre with a 2-0 loss to the Tecumseh Vista Academy Vortex. Despite the loss, the Wolves were pleased with their effort.

“For our first game, we actually played really well,” said assistant captain Ashley Mongeau. 

Mongeau said they worked hard and “we’re meshing really well.” 

“We played good hockey,” added assistant captain Ireland Carter. 

Carter said they go out and do their best and don’t focus on the scoreboard.

Captain Tyler Lamarche said they are working hard and hope to make it to the WECSSAA finals.

Coach Dan Pettypiece was happy with the effort, noting this year’s team will need to rely on “dirty, greasy” goals this year as while they work hard, they may have trouble generating offense otherwise. If they get in front of the net and score on screenshots, deflections and rebounds, they will be better.

“It was a really good effort,” said Pettypiece. “We played against a very strong goalie.”Pettypiece said they had a lot of shots but the Vista goalie gave them everything North Star could handle.

“The effort was there,” he added. “I’ve got Grade 9s rushing the puck. You can only get better from there.”

Gauging the expectations is difficult, he added, as there are players playing on multiple teams and in multiple sports. If they can juggle who turns out and put out a strong lineup, Pettypiece said that is when they are OK.

“I believe there is a lot of talent in there,” he said, in reference to the dressing room.

The major expectation is to simply work hard and put in the effort.

The Wolves travelled to Kingsville Dec. 2 for their second game of the season and picked up their first win. North Star knocked off the Erie Migration Coyotes 4-1 with Zoey Deschamps, Aria Pare, Tyler Casey, and Mongeau scoring for the Wolves.

The next game for the Wolves is in Tecumseh this Thursday at 2:45 p.m. for a game against L’Essor. They return to the Libro Centre Dec. 15 for a 3 p.m. game against Cardinal Carter.

Wolves girls hockey team starts 2025-26 season with loss and win

By Ron Giofu