The PWHL makes its Halifax in-person debut on Wednesday when the Montreal Victoire and Toronto Sceptres meet in the first of 16 Takeover Tour games the league is putting on this season.

If we’re reading the tea leaves correctly, Halifax’s first live taste of the PWHL should be an extremely physical affair.

The groundwork for that possibility was laid last Sunday in Laval when the Victoire simply ran over the normally rambunctious Sceptres on their way to a 3-1 win.

It was a reversal of roles for the two teams, and knowing the Sceptres veteran core and their head coach, not one Toronto will have taken very kindly towards.

Physical, aggressive hockey is the staple upon which the Sceptres’ game is built. They aren’t accustomed to being pushed around like they were in Laval. It led to a

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