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GAME 5
“The morning leading up to game 5 felt completely unhinged.”
— Jess DiGirolamo
Defender, Montréal Victoire, PWHL
THREE DOWN, THREE TO GO
Game 5 diary: Who’s sick? Who’s healthy? Are we playing tonight? Chaos.
GAMES 3-4
“We know Monday is do-or-die. We know what it takes.”
— Jess DiGirolamo
Defender, Montréal Victoire, PWHL
LOCKED IN.
Games 3-4 diary: The opportunity to close the series. At home.
GAME 2
“Running fully on adrenaline.”
— Jess DiGirolamo
Defender, Montréal Victoire, PWHL
60+60
Game 2 diary: triple OT, travel day and turning the page.
GAME 1
Photo credit: Arianne Bergeron
“Another opportunity to get it right, tonight.”
— Jess DiGirolamo
Defender, Montréal Victoire, PWHL
GAME BY GAME
Jessica DiGirolamo (@jessdigi22) is a Canadian defender for the Montréal Victoire in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL). In her first playoff diary entry, she reflects on her opening game of the postseason: the pace, the pressure and the process of figuring it out.