Mixed emotions factor in to 'new-look' Charge victory

From crazy to a good cry, veteran defender Jocelyne Larocque went through all the emotions in her first game with the Ottawa Charge.

Less than 24 hours after being involved in a four-player trade, Larocque walked down the hall with her equipment to the visitors' dressing room. She helped the Charge defeat the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 on Tuesday.

Her emotions understandably got the best of her when asked about the on-ice hug she gave her longtime friend and Sceptres defence partner Renata Fast after the final buzzer sounded.

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"I think it was closure, yeah, it was a goodbye," Larocque said as she began to sob. "I'm gonna get emotional."

Ottawa and Toronto finalized the trade late Monday. The Charge acquired forward Victoria Bach and Larocque in exchange for defender Savannah Harmon and forward Hayley Scamurra.

"I would say that was probably the craziest, weirdest game of my life," Larocque said. "I'm feeling a lot of shock. I don't even think I've allowed myself to process it, just seeing how there was a game so close to when I found out that I was traded."

Bach reunites with former Boston University teammate Rebecca Leslie in Ottawa. Larocque and Charge head coach Carla MacLeod were former Canadian national teammates.

"We all say this is pro league but we're still all human. So there's been a lot of emotion on both sides from everyone involved," said MacLeod about the Professional Women's Hockey League which celebrates its first anniversary on New Year's Day.

Fast had no problem performing alongside her new defence partner, Harmon. They played together for two years at Clarkson