Boston Pride re-sign defending trio Kelly, Rheault and Souliotis
The 2020 Isobel Cup hasn’t been awarded, with a rescheduled date to be determined, but the Boston Pride are looking toward next season. Before the draft, they signed forwards Christina Putigna, Lexie Laing, McKenna Brand, and defender Kaleigh Fratkin to contract extensions. Boston’s big move was acquiring the first overall pick to select hometown superstar, […]
Boston acquires Sammy Davis at No. 1 in NWHL draft after trading for top pick
Sammy Davis of Boston University was selected first overall by the Boston Pride in the 2020 NWHL draft. (Photo taken by Mark Donnelly.) One week after announcing the league’s expansion to Toronto, the NWHL held its annual draft. The first two rounds took place on Apr. 28, while rounds three to five carried over to […]
Meet the first signed members of the NWHL’s new Toronto franchise
After weeks of speculation, the NWHL is officially coming to Toronto. It will be the league’s first team located north of the Canada-USA border, bringing the first professional women’s hockey team to the Greater Toronto Area since the CWHL’s Toronto Furies and Markham Thunder. This announcement expands the NWHL to six teams, which is fitting […]
NWHL franchise reportedly coming to Toronto area
The NWHL was forced to postpone the 2020 Isobel Cup Final due to COVID-19, but there has been some off-ice news. Numerous players, including Taylor Accursi of the Buffalo Beauts and Allie Thunstrom of the Minnesota Whitecaps, have signed extensions for the 2020-21 season. Now there are talks of league expansion. With five franchises in […]
PREVIEW: The Pride and Whitecaps to play for the (postponed) Isobel Cup
Defending champions Minnesota Whitecaps will face the Boston Pride, who have had a near-perfect season, in the Isobel Cup final, which has been postponed from Mar. 13. The NWHL’s plan to award the 2020 Isobel Cup on Mar. 13 was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, with the Boston Pride and Minnesota Whitecaps slated to […]
PREVIEW: Entering the Isobel Cup playoffs
Photo credit: Meg Linehan The NWHL’s regular season concluded this past weekend, which featured the Metropolitan Riveters and Buffalo Beauts splitting a pair of contests, while the Minnesota Whitecaps won both of their home games against the Connecticut Whale. It may not have influenced the Isobel Cup Playoffs seeding, but teams were given a chance […]
Riveters snag three points against Beauts after two-week break
Photo Credit: The Buffalo News This past weekend, the NWHL’s regular season resumed after a quick break to make room for its All-Star festivities in the schedule. In a pair of games between the Metropolitan Riveters and Buffalo Beauts, the Riveters gained three of a possible four points. The Beauts took game one by a […]
NWHL update: Boston loses win streak, Minnesota goes for the Cup again
Allie Thunstrom of the Minnesota Whitecaps flies up the ice in a game against the Boston Pride where she puts an end to the longest winning streak in NWHL history. (Photo courtesy of The Hockey News) This upcoming weekend, the NWHL will host the 2020 All-Star Skills Challenge on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, followed […]
Women’s national team players shine at NHL All-Star Weekend
Canada defeated the USA in the women’s 3-on-3 game on Friday at the NHL All-Star Weekend. (Carlos Osorio/Associated Press) ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Jan. 24, 2020) — Following Kendall Coyne Schofield’s success with the NHL All-Stars last year, active and supporting members of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) were invited to compete in the […]
Suggestions for creating a promising future for women’s professional hockey
Attending the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) Clarkson Cup final between the Calgary Inferno and Les Canadiennes de Montreal was an enjoyable, entertaining experience for my brother and I last March. There was lots of excitement in Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto as the seats were filled with many young fans relishing the opportunity to see […]