For most of Dara Greig\u2019s life, she\u2019s been the big sister to Ridly Greig, who is two years younger than her. \u00a0<\/p>\n
This season, as Ridly is on pace for a career high in both goals and points with the Senators, he\u2019s offered some big brother-like reassurance to his older sister, a winger for the PWHL\u2019s Montreal Victoire, about having patience for that kind of production to come as she enters the second half of her sophomore season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve talked about it before, talked to my dad a little bit about it too. Numbers kind of come and go,\u201d said Greig about his sister, who picked up her first career goal back in December.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a little bit different with women\u2019s hockey, a little more low scoring\u2026 she\u2019s probably too hard on herself, I mean, I probably would be too. But I definitely think she\u2019s got good things bound to come her way. But you know, I can appreciate her sticking with it, it\u2019s easy to get frustrated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Drake Batherson had similar encouragement for his younger sister, Mae Batherson, as she embarked on her rookie season with the Minnesota Frost last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This year, the younger Batherson ranks second in league scoring amongst defenders at the midpoint mark of the season, with two goals and eight assists in 15 games.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s having an amazing year, obviously last year was her first year, kind of feeling out the league a bit, and then with the expansion draft some of [the Frost\u2019s] best D got picked up, which kind of gave her a chance to play power play and play a little bit more,\u201d said Batherson, himself on pace for career highs with the Sens.<\/p>\n