The weekend of September 20 and 21 was all about the start of the new women's ice hockey season. With both an international friendly in Amsterdam and the Talentpool Women, the tone was set for the coming months.
Netherlands - Belgium U18
On Saturday, September 20, the Belgian U18 women's team played a friendly against their Dutch counterparts at the Jaap Edenhal. The Netherlands came out on top with a 3-0 win.
The Dutch team clearly benefitted from already having several weeks of training, while Belgium is only just beginning its preparation. In addition, Belgium had to say goodbye to eight "overaged" players and largely rely on first-year U16 talent. Despite this difference in exper...