Playing the Right Way

A look back at the 2021 Connecticut Whale

A month ago I receive an unexpected email from a former Toronto Maple Leaf.

The sender is Colton Orr, who I never worked with as a player and who is now the head coach of the NWHL’s Connecticut Whale.

He asks for my input to help get his underdog team ready for their semi-final game against the Minnesota Whitecaps.

Alyssa Longmuir’s statistical projections don’t give the Whale much of a chance in the four-team dash to the finish (31% chance to win the semi-finals and 6% chance to win the Isobel Cup), but I’m excited to lend a hand.