Here’s what’s happening in the PWHPA for the month of January 2021 Strong PWHPA Presence at Hockey Canada Bubble Thirty-three PWHPA players travelled to Calgary to attend Hockey Canada’s two-week training bubble for the National Women’s Team in preparation for the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Halifax and Truro, N.S. In all, thirty-five players...
Throughout the month of February, the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association has committed to honouring Black History Month by amplifying Black voices, sharing Black hockey history and supporting Black organizations. The importance of honouring Black history and supporting Black communities cannot be understated; this is why our commitment will continue beyond Black History Month. The...
The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) is proud to announce that Mary-Kay Messier has officially come on board as a Senior Advisor. Mary-Kay is a member of the Bauer Hockey senior leadership team as Vice President, Global Marketing. Leading the global marketing team, Mary-Kay oversees creative, digital, social, paid media, consumer experience, sports marketing...
The Pride skated to a Game 3 victory against the Beauts on Monday night, but a late development means that both Buffalo and Boston will advance to the Isobel Cup playoffs. The Connecticut Whale, originally slated to play the Minnesota Whitecaps earlier that day, forfeited their match and withdrew from the Isobel Cup playoffs. Boston’s...
Tonight’s game between the Whitecaps and the Whale has important implications as the two teams look ahead to the postseason. The playoff seeding is nearly set; the Toronto Six clinched the No. 1 seed yesterday, and will play either Boston or Buffalo in one of the Isobel Cup semifinals. The other semifinal will be between...
It’s come down to a Game 3 to decide whether Boston or Buffalo will advance to the Isobel Cup playoffs. After a slow start from both Boston and Buffalo early in the season, both teams have really come into their own at Lake Placid. The Beauts have stayed the course, relying on spectacular goaltending from...
She’s the first player ever drafted into the NWHL from USports, and Autumn MacDougall has already made an impact on the league. As a first-year player, MacDougall is getting to know her teammates and bringing the energy and playmaking ability she brought to the University of Alberta, where she played for five years. “In the...
In a game that felt closer than the final score indicated, the Toronto Six clinched the No. 1 spot heading into the Isobel Cup playoffs in a 6-0 win over Connecticut. The Whale will face off tomorrow against the Minnesota Whitecaps to determine which team will get the No. 2 spot, and for them, it...
Boston finally got the hockey gods on their side, and not a minute too soon. With their season on the line, the Pride picked up a 6-0 shutout win against the Buffalo Beauts in the best-of-three series. The win forces a deciding Game 3 tomorrow night, and the winner of that game will make the...
Toronto barely had time to celebrate their win against the Whitecaps on Saturday before turning around and facing the Connecticut Whale on Sunday. The Whale are the number two seed in round-robin play, picking up two wins in the regular season. The Six were right behind them, seeded third with two wins of their own...