During the spring of 2010, Eric Chevaucherie, the Blizzard’s latest addition proposed the idea of a match up against his former club, les Nordiques de Tourcoing, France. The Ottawa Blizzard entertained the idea and in August, received the invitation to an international tournament in France. With great anticipation, the club accepted the invitation.
On Saturday morning, the Blizzard faced les Nordiques de Tourcoing, Eric’s former team. The Blizzard got off to a strong start with the first goal coming from Chevaucherie. By the end of the first period, the Blizzard was up by 5 goals. The Nordiques weathered the storm in the second. They kept the damage to a minimum. However in the third, the Blizzard turned up the heat and scored another 3 goals. The final score of that game with 8-3 Ottawa.
Ottawa faced les Hoplites d’Ambiani in their second round robin game. Ottawa was slow out of the gates, underestimating their opponent. (more…)