Career
Prior to Mercyurst, Bestland was involved with Hockey Canada"s Program of Excellence. In high school, she played at Winnipeg"s Balmoral Hall prep school. This same school produced her Mercyhurst teammate Bailey Bram. by defeating Little Caesar"s from Detroit 6-4 in the championship game of the 26-team tournament.
The team"s overall record in 2009-2010 was 52-3, including a 7-1 loss to Sweden"s Olympic team last month and three major tournament wins.
Hockey Canada
Bestland played on Canada"s Under-18 women"s hockey team as a 16-year-old. She also played for Hockey Canada"s Pursuit of Excellence American Automobile Association midget team
Bestland was part of the Excellence squad that played Sweden"s Olympic women"s team prior to the Vancouver Games, losing by a 9-1 mark. In a March 24, 2010 contest versus the OWHA All-Stars, Bestland played for the Canadian National Under 18 Women's Team.
Bestland would score the final marker in the contest as the OWHA All-Stars defeated the Under 18 team by a 3-2 tally.
Mercyhurst
As the Lakers went 6-1-0 in October 2010, Bestland scored four goals, including two in a 7-3 defeat of the Robert Morris Colonials. In addition, she had six assists. In her first game as a Laker, she scored a goal.
She registered points in five of the seven games played and finished the month with a plus/minus rating of +13.
On December 3–4, 2010, Bestland scored three goals and had two assists as the Lakers swept the Purple Eagles for the first time since the 2008-2009 season. She stretched her scoring streak to a career-long three games in Saturday’s 7-2 victory.
From January 29–30, 2011, Bestland scored two goals and dished out an assist in the Lakers’ swept Niagara at Dwyer Arena. She scored a goal in each game and dished out an assist for two points on the 29th.
In the 2011-2012 Mercyhurst Lakers women"s ice hockey season season opener on September 30, 2011, Bestland was named the game"s First Star in a 4-0 shutout over the nationally ranked Quinnipiac Bobcats.
On December 7, 2013, Bestland logged the 200th point of her National Collegiate Athletic Association career in an 8-0 victory against Penn State. 2009 National Women"s U18 Championships, Game Star (Manitoba vs Quebec)
Her brother, Darren Bestland, plays for the Brandon Wheat Kings.
