By: Betsy Helfand
Baylee and Brienna Gillanders grew up playing hockey together.
This weekend, the cousins will be on opposite ends of the ice as Baylee suits up for Minnesota and Brienna for Minnesota-Duluth.
This isn’t the first time the two have gone toe-to-toe on the ice — both are seniors. But Brienna Gillanders admitted it’s still strange playing against her cousin.
The cousins grew up together on a farm in Kyle, Saskatchewan, in houses separated by a garage. That made for a lot of cousin bonding time.