Roque nets two goals to lead Victoire past Charge 4-0 to win PWHL’s Walter Cup

Montreal defeated the two-time defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost in the semifinal to advance to the championship for the first time.

The Victoire won the first two games of the championship series in overtime, but Ottawa avoided the sweep with a 2-1 win in Game 3 on Monday.

This marks the second straight year that Ottawa lost in the final.

Ottawa’s Gwyneth Philips stopped 12 shots as the Charge were shut out for the first time this post-season.

The Charge had three power-play opportunities, including one midway through the third, but failed to capitalize. Ottawa was 0-for-10 with the advantage in the four-game series.

Montreal opened the flood gates in the third period with three goals.

After Roque’s short-handed goal made it 2-0, the Victoire extended their lead when Maggie Flaherty fired a floater from just inside the blueline that seemed to handcuff Philips at 13:54. Lina Ljungblom made it 4-0 when she won a puck battle against Ottawa’s Brianne Jenner and wrapped a shot around Philips with 4:16 left in the game.

Montreal opened the scoring at 3:49 of the second period when Poulin dropped a pass back to Roque, whose shot deflected off Rory Guilday’s stick past Philips.

The Charge generated a number of chances in the second.

Ottawa had a 3-on-1 early in the period, but Sarah Wozniewicz shot wide. Jocelyne Larocque then had a nice chance from in close but put it right in Desbiens’ pads. Wozniewicz had a second chance only to ring a shot off the post midway through the period and Emily Clark, on a partial breakaway, couldn’t beat Desbiens.

Ottawa had the best chance in the first period with a power play but managed just one shot and the game remained scoreless after the opening 20 minutes.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 20, 2026.

Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press

Roque nets two goals to lead Victoire past Charge 4-0 to win PWHL’s Walter Cup

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