The six Professional Women's Hockey League teams will get an earlier start and a half-dozen more games in the league's second season. The PWHL unveiled Tuesday its regular-season schedule running from Nov. 30 to May 3.
The six Professional Women's Hockey League teams will get an earlier start and a half-dozen more games in the league's second season.
"That's kind of why we play the game, to get those games under our belts. To be able to increase the amount of games is exciting. Fans will be excited to be able to watch more games. The Montreal Victoire, who continue to train at Verdun Auditorium, is at home to the Ottawa Charge at Place Bell in Laval, Que., which is the Victoire's new primary arena.New York relocated after struggling to draw fans last season.
The PWHL pulled together its first season on the fly after Mark Walter, the controlling owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, committed to finance women's pro hockey in June 2023."Our teams and players are so eager to bring their new identities to life, and the schedule announcement elevates that sense of anticipation," PWHL senior vice-president of hockey operations Jayna Hefford said Tuesday in a statement.
"There's not so many unknowns," Spooner said."Going into last season, it was our first season of professional hockey. It was a new schedule for us. This year's training camps starting Nov. 12 will include pre-season scrimmages involving all six teams Nov. 19-22 in Toronto and Montreal.
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