LAVAL – The Montréal Victoire entered the Professional Women’s Hockey League off-season wanting to become a more physical team, and in their third game of the season — a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Sceptres — they seem to have made an impression.

Sceptres head coach Troy Ryan said that Montreal looked more physical than they had in the past, something his players picked up on.

“I just don’t know I we came out to match their physicality and their compete level,” said Toronto defender Renata Fast.

Montreal head coach Kori Cheverie said it was “mission accomplished today.”

“Every game is going to present different things, but we know that Toronto plays that style as well,” Cheverie said. “Just really happy with the physicality piece. A big push in our off-season was to get more physical

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