Boston Women's Sports

  • 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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  • The PWHL Inaugural Draft

    By Abbi Holt Edited by Laura Everett. This is just a quick update on where the Boston PWHL team roster stands.   Currently the team has 18 roster spots out of 28 filled.  Current names are: Emma Söderberg G Taylor Girard F Emily Brown D Theresa Schafzahl F Jessica DiGirolamo D Hannah Brandt F Loren Gabel…

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