The RDC Queens picked up an extra special victory on home ice Saturday.
In the third Annual Pink in the Rink game, the Queens earned a 4-2 win over the Olds College Broncos in Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference play.
In addition to the win, the Queens raised $12,035 for the Central Alberta Cancer Centre.
Our @rdcqueenshockey weren’t the only winners tonight. Together we raised $12,035 for the Central Alberta Cancer Centre. #RDCPinkInTheRink pic.twitter.com/gVYbhdiYrF
— RDC Athletics (@rdcathletics) October 21, 2018
First-year forward Veronika Bucifalova had a special night herself with a hat trick in the victory.
The Czech Republic native gave the crowd something to cheer about as they were just settling into their seats. She buried on the power play just 97 seconds into the game to give the Queens a 1-0 lead.
Tori Chenier then responded for Olds late in the frame to tie the game.
After a back-and-forth second, rookie defenceman Mary Hirsch pushed RDC ahead when she scored with only 52 seconds left in the period.
Bucifalova took over in the third with another power-play goal early in the frame and capped the night with an empty-net tally for the hat trick.
Mairyn Tucker also found the mark for Olds in the third.
First-year Queens netminder Nisa Bartlett turned aside 17 shots in the win. Victoria Eilers stopped 21 shots in the Broncos net.
The Queens moved to 2-2 on the year with the win and will host the MacEwan University Griffins on Oct. 26 at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre.