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Defensive Much?: Boston wins in High Scoring PWHL Finals Game One
Written by Laura Everett and edited by Abbi Holt This was not the game that anyone expected. This was likely not the Finals that anyone in the PWHL leadership likely expected. None of the Canadian teams made it through in this deliberately binational league. And neither of the top two regular season teams in Toronto…
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Boston Sweeps Montreal in PWHL Playoffs: Draws Minnesota and home ice in PWHL Finals
Written by Laura Everett What are we playing for? This question is before the PWHL all season. Sometimes, the response feels forced, as players are fed pre-packaged answers about playing for the next generation. PWHL branding says, “ice-time, earned.” Men just get ice time. But the reality of sports has been that women have to…
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Boston falls to powerhouse Montréal; Pressure mounts to earn playoff spot
By J Gray Edited Abbi Holt Hilary Knight scores her third of the season, photo used with permission by PWHL credit Michael Riley. Over 3,000 fans were in attendance at Verdun Auditorium on Saturday as PWHL Boston visited the capital of Québec. For the home team at the top of the league’s standings, 2018 Olympic…
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Knight’s Out: Boston win in overtime over Minnesota
Written by Laura Everett, Edited by Abbi Holt LOWELL, MA: Much better. Everyone in PWHL Boston is feeling much better after Saturday night. PWHL Boston and PWHL Minnesota last met on Wednesday January 3, 2024 for Boston’s home opener at Tsongas Arena in Lowell. Back then, everything in the league was shiny and new. In…
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Boston Finds a Winning Combination
Written by Abbi Holt; Edited by Laura Everett Photo by Andrea Cardin/Freestyle Photography; shared with permission of the PWHL Boston’s last home game was a 4-1 mess against PWHL NY. Everyone was in agreement. In post-game interviews (link to prev. story) players clearly were already reliving and rethinking their actions on the ice, and were…
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More Garbage, Less Goals: NY trashes Boston 4-1
written by Laura Everett, Edited by Abbi Holt Photo by Michael Riley; shared with permission of the PWHL Enough of the pretty goals, the corner shots, the slaps from center ice. We need scraps and scrum and dirty leftovers. We need toe-pokes and pick-ups and cheap shots that don’t make the highlight reel. With an…
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Boston bullies Toronto in late 3-2 win
Written by Laura Everett, Edited by Abbi Holt This PWHL Boston team is emerging into its new identity, and so far, we’re building a reputation for penalties: hooking, tripping, elbowing, interference, and hooking again. For every player in this league, it is also an adjustment to what is being called as a penalty with more…
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“Fight to the End”
Boston stages a comeback to win their first game away at Montreal! Written by Abbi Holt; Edited by Laura Everett For Montréal fans, it’s got to sting that PWHL Boston got their first win 3-2 in overtime at PWHL Montréal’s first ever home game. The sold-out Verdun Auditorium crackled with intensity as the first period…
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Op-Ed: For Herself Alone: Women’s Hockey and the Unjust Burden of Little Girls
op-ed by Laura Everett “Future PWHL player” the sign in the stand reads, and a ruddy-faced girl child in an oversized hockey jersey peeks above the sign. Catnip to nearly every cameraman and beat writer assigned to the inaugural matches of the Premier Women’s Hockey League. She was in every sell-out arena. Every home game.…
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Boston’s Newest Pro Hockey Team Falls to MN in First Game of New League
Thursday January 4, 2024 Written by Laura Everett and Edited by Abbi Holt LOWELL, MA: Boston’s inaugural game as a part of the new Professional Women’s Hockey League kicked off in Lowell on Wednesday January 3, 2024 with a massive crowd, over four thousand fans, filling Tsongas Arena, but not quite the win the team…
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