PWHL releases neutral-site schedule with games ranging from North Carolina to the Pacific Northwest
1 month ago

PWHL releases neutral-site schedule with games ranging from North Carolina to the Pacific Northwest

Associated Press  

The PWHL is taking women’s pro hockey to places from Raleigh, North Carolina, to the Pacific Northwest in releasing its nine-date schedule of neutral site games on Monday. Billed as the “Takeover Tour,” the six-team league selected six U.S. cities — Raleigh, Buffalo, Detroit, St. Louis, Denver and Seattle — and Canadian stops in Vancouver and Quebec City, with one site yet to be announced. “The PWHL ‘Takeover Tour’ lets us showcase our game and exceptional athletes across a wider North American footprint — an exciting moment for our players and an important move for our business as we consider expansion.” The league is also exploring the opportunity to hold neutral site games in Europe after this season. Each of the PWHL’s six teams will play at least two neutral site games as part of the league’s schedule, which expanded from 24 games per team last season to 30 this year.

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The PWHL pulled off its inaugural season. Year 2 will decide the future of women’s pro hockey
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The PWHL pulled off its inaugural season. Year 2 will decide the future of women’s pro hockey

New York Times  

Marie-Philip Poulin stood on the blue line at the Bell Centre, fighting back tears. “Having the Bell Centre packed for women’s hockey … it we finally made it.” That April 20 game broke the all-time attendance record for women’s hockey, one of many milestones for the inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey League season. And just nine days after Minnesota won the …

PWHL will play ‘Takeover Tour’ games in Seattle, Vancouver, St. Louis and more
1 month ago

PWHL will play ‘Takeover Tour’ games in Seattle, Vancouver, St. Louis and more

New York Times  

The Professional Women’s Hockey League will play nine neutral-site games this season as part of the “PWHL Takeover Tour,” the league announced on Monday. 🗣️ PWHL Takeover Tour will feature games across North America, with stops as far west as Seattle and as far east as Québec City. The PWHL Takeover Tour lets us showcase our game and exceptional athletes …

As PWHL prepares to grow, which cities are top candidates for expansion teams?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

As PWHL prepares to grow, which cities are top candidates for expansion teams?

New York Times  

The Professional Women’s Hockey League is officially preparing for expansion. Hefford basically said as much at the neutral site game hosted at Little Caesars Arena last season, which set a U.S. record for attendance at a women’s professional hockey game. And tonight has just been another proof point that this is a market that loves hockey and I think loves …

PWHL preparing for expansion as early as 2025-26 season, could add up to 2 teams
1 month, 3 weeks ago

PWHL preparing for expansion as early as 2025-26 season, could add up to 2 teams

New York Times  

The Professional Women’s Hockey League is preparing to expand beyond its six existing markets, potentially as early as the 2025-26 season. “It’s just the normal progression for the growth of our league in our sport.” GO DEEPER PWHL releases full 90-game schedule for 2024-25 season Planning for potential expansion at this stage in the league’s existence — its second season …

PWHL releases full 90-game schedule for 2024-25 season
2 months, 1 week ago

PWHL releases full 90-game schedule for 2024-25 season

New York Times  

The PWHL will open its 2024-25 season on Saturday, Nov. 30 with a game between the Toronto Sceptres and Boston Fleet at Coca-Cola Coliseum, Toronto’s new 8,140-seat home arena. All six teams — with new names, logos and yet-to-be-released jerseys — will play in the opening weekend, which begins with Toronto’s home opener versus Boston at 2 p.m. GO DEEPER …

Pro Women’s Hockey League season deemed a success, though challenges remain entering Year 2
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Pro Women’s Hockey League season deemed a success, though challenges remain entering Year 2

Associated Press  

Stan Kasten never promised the inaugural season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League would go off without a few hitches. “But even then, I couldn’t have imagined how the year would play out.” The six-team PWHL is riding high following a season in which it averaged 5,448 fans per game, including a women’s hockey record of 21,105 to Montreal’s Bell …

PWHL’s strong first season coincides with a growing appetite for women’s sports
7 months, 2 weeks ago

PWHL’s strong first season coincides with a growing appetite for women’s sports

Associated Press  

Less than a year since getting off the ground, the Professional Women’s Hockey League has staged its inaugural season with 72 games around North America televised or streamed and attendance records broken over and over, putting the sport in the spotlight like never before. Internally, advisory board member Stan Kasten acknowledged, “We still have a long way to go till …

PWHL breaks women’s hockey all-time attendance record in Montreal at Bell Centre
8 months ago

PWHL breaks women’s hockey all-time attendance record in Montreal at Bell Centre

New York Times  

MONTREAL — A Professional Women’s Hockey League game between Toronto and Montreal has, once again, broken the all-time attendance record for a women’s hockey game, just two months after first setting the new high. “I never dreamed of playing at the Bell Centre,” Nurse said, “but that was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had.” Montreal captain Marie-Philip Poulin …

U.S.-Canada world championship final is no guarantee as competitive gap in women’s hockey closes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S.-Canada world championship final is no guarantee as competitive gap in women’s hockey closes

Associated Press  

Fond as Hilary Knight is of the fierce women’s hockey rivalry between the United States and Canada, the 34-year-old has watched her sport’s international growth enough to realize the decades-long era of North American dominance might finally be coming to close. “And that’s why you really have to take this tournament one game at a time because nothing’s guaranteed.” There’s …

Yohe: PWHL belongs in Pittsburgh, and Montreal vs. Toronto offered undeniable proof
9 months ago

Yohe: PWHL belongs in Pittsburgh, and Montreal vs. Toronto offered undeniable proof

New York Times  

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh sports scene has been the theater of the bizarre in recent days. The Professional Women’s Hockey League played a neutral site game between Toronto and Montreal on Sunday. What happened Sunday was pure bliss for a growing number of fans who simply want a professional women’s hockey team to root for in Pittsburgh. Crosby has long …

Pro Women’s Hockey League explores new markets with neutral site games in Detroit and Pittsburgh
9 months, 1 week ago

Pro Women’s Hockey League explores new markets with neutral site games in Detroit and Pittsburgh

Associated Press  

Boston defenseman Megan Keller can already foresee the potential for expansion with the Professional Women’s Hockey League holding neutral site games in Pittsburgh and Detroit this weekend. And it’s something fans, Detroit hockey fans, I think deserve.” Though league executives have tapped the brakes on expansion talk, with nothing on the horizon until the 2025-26 season at the earliest, it …

PWHL unveils playoff format while putting aside talk of expansion two months into first season
9 months, 3 weeks ago

PWHL unveils playoff format while putting aside talk of expansion two months into first season

Associated Press  

The recently launched Professional Women’s Hockey League reached its midseason point on Wednesday by unveiling its playoff format, hinting at the long-awaited arrival of actual team nicknames and logos, while putting aside questions about expansion in Season 2 or beyond for now. One aspect that won’t be changing anytime soon, PWHL advisory board member Stan Kasten said, is the league …

PWHL players joining NHL All-Star festivities is a chance to celebrate and grow the new league
10 months, 3 weeks ago

PWHL players joining NHL All-Star festivities is a chance to celebrate and grow the new league

Associated Press  

Women’s hockey has been on quite the sprint for the past seven months. Two dozen of the PWHL’s top players took part in a 3-on-3 showcase game at NHL All-Star Weekend on Thursday night, and their role in the festivities is a chance for members of the league to celebrate the successful start and get even more exposure on an …

The AP goes behind the scenes at PWHL opener to capture ‘the birth of women’s hockey’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The AP goes behind the scenes at PWHL opener to capture ‘the birth of women’s hockey’

Associated Press  

TORONTO — An hour before one of the most significant faceoffs in the history of women’s hockey, New York players were roused by a commotion at the entrance of their dressing room. Professional Women’s Hockey League New York players get ready for the inaugural PWHL game in Toronto, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. New York Professional Women's Hockey League player Savannah …

Puck drop to follow ball drop with pro women’s hockey league opening inaugural schedule on Jan. 1
1 year ago

Puck drop to follow ball drop with pro women’s hockey league opening inaugural schedule on Jan. 1

Associated Press  

Puck drop will follow New Year’s Day’s ball drop for the newly established Professional Women’s Hockey League in opening its inaugural schedule with Toronto hosting New York on Jan. 1. The PWHL is expected to take an extended break to allow its national team players to compete in the women’s world championships, which will be held in Utica, New York, …

NHL expands All-Star Weekend in Toronto, adding a women’s 3-on-3 event among the changes
1 year ago

NHL expands All-Star Weekend in Toronto, adding a women’s 3-on-3 event among the changes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The NHL has expanded its upcoming All-Star Weekend in Toronto to add a women’s 3-on-3 event and bring back the popular player draft. The women’s hockey involvement continues a recent trend of involving some of the best players in the world in NHL All-Star Weekend. “We can’t wait to showcase our new league and our incredible athletes …

PWHL announces home openers, venues; first-ever game scheduled for Jan. 1
1 year ago

PWHL announces home openers, venues; first-ever game scheduled for Jan. 1

New York Times  

The Professional Women’s Hockey League schedule for home openers and venues for its inaugural season are set, the league announced Tuesday. The league’s first-ever game will feature Toronto hosting New York on Jan. 1, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. It’s time for the best women’s hockey players in the world to lift our game to greater heights.” Schedule for home openers …

With rosters and staff in place, new women’s pro hockey league ready to open training camps
1 year, 1 month ago

With rosters and staff in place, new women’s pro hockey league ready to open training camps

Associated Press  

The title of general manager doesn’t completely capture the many tasks on Danielle Marmer’s to-do list in the two months since taking over the Professional Women’s Hockey League franchise in Boston. “Like it’s pretty cool to say that I have my fingerprints on not only building the team itself, but the building of the locker room, the offices, the players’ …

U.S. vs. Canada women's hockey rivalry sparks rise of the PWHL
1 year, 1 month ago

U.S. vs. Canada women's hockey rivalry sparks rise of the PWHL

LA Times  

U.S. forward Tessa Janecke tries to control the puck in front of Canada’s Julia Gosling and Ella Shelton during their Rivalry Series game at Crypto.com Arena. With Team USA lighting up Crypto.com Arena in a 5-2 victory over Canada on Saturday in their heated Rivalry Series and the Professional Women’s Hockey League set to open training camps Wednesday in advance …

As the NHL lends an assist, top men’s players hope the new women’s hockey league thrives
1 year, 2 months ago

As the NHL lends an assist, top men’s players hope the new women’s hockey league thrives

Associated Press  

Sharing the ice during NHL All-Star festivities and informal training skates and crossing paths at various Olympics over the past several years, some of the best men’s and women’s hockey players in the world got to talking. They play a great game that we all love, and they do a great job at it and deserve that opportunity to have …

New Professional Women’s Hockey League is getting support from the NHL, just not the financial kind
1 year, 3 months ago

New Professional Women’s Hockey League is getting support from the NHL, just not the financial kind

Associated Press  

The new Professional Women’s Hockey League has a framework for its inaugural season and the six cities teams will play in when the pucks drop in January. “They have been fantastically supportive of us from the first minute that I spoke with Gary Bettman,” PWHL board member Stan Kasten said Tuesday, referring to the NHL commissioner. For the first time, …

Professional Women’s Hockey League unveils its Original 6: 3 teams based in the US and 3 in Canada
1 year, 3 months ago

Professional Women’s Hockey League unveils its Original 6: 3 teams based in the US and 3 in Canada

Associated Press  

Hilary Knight, Marie-Philip Poulin and their fellow U.S. and Canadian national team stars now have an idea of where they will be playing when the Professional Women’s Hockey League launches in January. The new league unveiled its Original Six franchises on Tuesday, putting each one of them in NHL markets with track records of supporting hockey and, specifically, the women’s …

New women’s pro hockey league provides sneak peak on its 6 markets: 3 in U.S. and 3 in Canada
1 year, 3 months ago

New women’s pro hockey league provides sneak peak on its 6 markets: 3 in U.S. and 3 in Canada

Associated Press  

The newly established Professional Women’s Hockey League provided a sneak peak as to where it’s six franchises will be based Monday night, a day before it is scheduled to make the news official. In that time, the new league has completed second interviews with a group of general manager finalists, who include former U.S. national women’s team captain Natalie Darwitz …

A new pro women’s hockey league is set to launch in January with 6 teams in North America
1 year, 5 months ago

A new pro women’s hockey league is set to launch in January with 6 teams in North America

Associated Press  

Organizers announced plans Friday to launch a new women’s professional hockey league in January that they hope will provide a stable, economically sustainable home for the sport’s top players for years to come. “I don’t think there’s a more significant moment for the game since women’s ice hockey became an Olympic sport in 1998,” Professional Hockey Federation Commissioner Reagan Carey …

Premier Hockey Federation to cease operations; new women’s hockey league to launch January 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

Premier Hockey Federation to cease operations; new women’s hockey league to launch January 2024

New York Times  

The Premier Hockey Federation has been purchased by The Mark Walter Group and Billie Jean King Enterprises, multiple sources briefed on the situation told The Athletic. The news comes after a long-running divide between the league and the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association, and fundamentally alters the landscape of professional women’s hockey. In May 2022, The Athletic was first to …

PWHPA to launch new women’s pro hockey league for 2023-24 season: Source
1 year, 9 months ago

PWHPA to launch new women’s pro hockey league for 2023-24 season: Source

New York Times  

The players who make up the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association have been told that a new pro league will be ready for the 2023-24 season, a PWHPA source told The Athletic. Walter got involved with the PWHPA back in May when the group entered into a formal relationship with Billie Jean King Enterprises and The Mark Walter Group to …

Is women's pro hockey nearing a breakthrough moment?
1 year, 9 months ago

Is women's pro hockey nearing a breakthrough moment?

LA Times  

Laura Stacey of Team Knight takes part in the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Assn. The PWHPA, which last year enlisted Billie Jean King’s investment and consulting firm and the group headed by Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter to explore launching a new league, is poised to announce a six-team venture, according to a report recently aired by “Hockey Night in …

PWHPA eyes launching women’s pro hockey league by end of ’23
1 year, 9 months ago

PWHPA eyes launching women’s pro hockey league by end of ’23

Associated Press  

The Professional Women’s Hockey Player’s Association is finalizing plans with corporate sponsors to launch what would be North America’s second women’s pro league by the end of this year, a key stakeholder said Thursday. Jayna Hefford, who holds the title of PWHPA lead operations consultant, said it was premature to provide an exact date, but added: “We’re very much eyeing …

PWHPA sets Dream Gap Tour; with pro hockey league in works
2 years, 4 months ago

PWHPA sets Dream Gap Tour; with pro hockey league in works

Associated Press  

The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is resuming its Dream Gap barnstorming tour for a fourth consecutive year, while still developing plans to launch a professional league. The PWHPA in May reached an agreement with tennis great Billie Jean King and Los Angeles Dodgers chairman Mark Walter to work on establishing what would become North America’s second women’s pro hockey …

Women’s professional hockey league expands into Montreal
2 years, 5 months ago

Women’s professional hockey league expands into Montreal

Associated Press  

Montreal is finally getting its long-promised women’s pro hockey franchise, though the Premier Hockey Federation put the brakes on adding a second expansion team entering its eighth season, the league announced Tuesday. As for the possibility of expanding next year, the former USA Hockey executive said: “I have no reservations about committing to expansion in Season 9.” Women’s hockey returns …

AP source: Women’s hockey talks between rivals break down
2 years, 8 months ago

AP source: Women’s hockey talks between rivals break down

Associated Press  

The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association has decided to break off talks with the rival Premier Hockey Federation, the latest blow in a widening rift between two factions that contend they want to grow the sport in North America. Despite the NHL pushing for negotiations between the two sides, it has become clear over the past three years that the …

2 pro women’s hockey groups meet in bid to thaw relations
2 years, 8 months ago

2 pro women’s hockey groups meet in bid to thaw relations

Associated Press  

The Premier Hockey Federation is taking its playoffs to Florida this weekend, but not before making a latest attempt to mend fences with members of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association. The rival women’s hockey groups met in New York on Wednesday at the request of the NHL in hopes discussions could thaw relations in getting the two sides working …

Rift appears to widen between two women’s pro hockey groups
2 years, 9 months ago

Rift appears to widen between two women’s pro hockey groups

Associated Press  

Hockey Hall of Fame member Angela James opened what could become a widening rift between North America’s top two women’s professional hockey organizations on the eve of joining the new ownership group of the Premier Hockey Federation’s Toronto Six. “Women’s hockey is bigger than the PHF and the PWHPA, together we can make history.” James, a Six assistant coach this …

PWHPA inching closer to forming women’s pro hockey league
2 years, 9 months ago

PWHPA inching closer to forming women’s pro hockey league

Associated Press  

Talks with select NHL teams and major corporate sponsors have intensified in the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association’s bid to form a league within the next year, two people with direct knowledge of discussions told The Associated Press. The establishment of a partially NHL-backed league attracting top international players would be considered a game-changer for women’s hockey. Canadian forward Brianne …

Women’s hockey world still playing catch-up to Canada, US
2 years, 10 months ago

Women’s hockey world still playing catch-up to Canada, US

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Immediately after one of Finland’s most lopsided losses in international women’s hockey history, general manager Tuula Puputti marveled with envy at the depth of talent Canada has assembled. “It’s a very mature hockey, very high-end hockey, very close to men’s hockey.” Canada’s up-tempo transition attack and heavy emphasis on the forecheck was readily apparent against the Finns. That’s …

NWHL cancels rest of season after additional virus positives
3 years, 10 months ago

NWHL cancels rest of season after additional virus positives

Associated Press  

The National Women’s Hockey League called off the remainder of its season Wednesday on the eve of the playoffs because of additional positive test results for the coronavirus. Tumminia added, “Defining the origin and placing blame right now is not really our game.” Two semifinal games Thursday and the final Friday were set to be televised nationally in the U.S. …

NWHL semifinals, final to air live on NBCSN in February
4 years ago

NWHL semifinals, final to air live on NBCSN in February

Associated Press  

National Women’s Hockey League games will be televised live in the U.S. for the first time when NBC Sports Network airs the Isobel Cup semifinals and final in early February. “It’s epic for the league and what it does for our brand, but it’s so important for young girls and boys to be able to see female athletes on television …

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