Less scrambling and more planning has gone into the Professional Women's Hockey League's second season that starts Saturday. The PWHL embarks on another campaign with more elements of a pro league in place than a year ago.
Less scrambling and more planning has gone into the Professional Women's Hockey League's second season that starts Saturday.
The Toronto Sceptres host the Boston Fleet and the Ottawa Charge visit the Montreal Victoire on Saturday followed by the defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost at home Sunday to the New York Sirens.The six-team league includes the majority of Canadian and U.S. national team players, plus several international stars.
The league averaged 5,500 fans over 72 regular-season games in its inaugural campaign and set a women's pro hockey attendance record of 21,105 at Montreal's Bell Centre on April 20. Broadcast and streaming agreements with TSN/RDS, CBC/Radio-Canada and Amazon Prime mean games in Canada will no longer be available on YouTube, although games remain on that streaming service in the United States and internationally.
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