After the loss of star forward Kyra McDonald to injury during their Monday night game against Team Nunavut, captain Emma Wicks from Yellowknife and her Team NT girls hockey teammates rallied for their peer.

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McDonald scored twice in the game but was forced to leave due to a shoulder injury. Team NT went on the following day to edge out the Yukon squad 1-0.

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Wicks put up two assists in the win over Nunavut while teammate Jersey Ashton potted two goals and four assists. Jeanine Nakashuk was the lone scorer for Nunavut, assisted by Maiya Ooloota Hanna Nadrowski.

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She said the Nunavut team was still learning how to bond together, and as that grows, their performance should follow.

Charlotte Siksik said her Nunavut team performed well for being so young, though she was still disappointed in the loss Monday night.

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