From Lucas Trevor in The New York Groove today: On Saturday night, the New York Sirens outlasted the Seattle Torrent to win 2-1 in a shootout in front of a sell-out crowd at Madison Square Garden. It was the first Professional Women’s Hockey Leagu...
From Lucas Trevor in The New York Groove today: On Saturday night, the New York Sirens outlasted the Seattle Torrent to win 2-1 in a shootout in front of a sell-out crowd at Madison Square Garden. It was the first Professional Women’s Hockey League game in front of fans at the World’s Most Famous Arena and the announced crowd of 18,006 set a record for arena attendance at a U.S. women’s hockey game. Launched in 2023 (with games starting in January 2024) the PWHL hosts eight franchises across the United States and Canada. It’s a successor to similar leagues, coming in the aftermath of the collapse of the Canadian Women's Hockey League and Premier Hockey Federation, and a labor dispute with the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association over the financial stability of a professional women’s hockey league in North America. The Sirens are one of the PWHL’s original six franchises, playing their home games in Newark’s Prudential Center since 2024. Why is it that in the PWHL’s largest market, the Sirens can’t seem to fill their own arena? For Erica Phillips of Orange County, New York the answer is simple “It’s New Jersey,” she said. Read the whole story here. submitted by /u/thenygroove [link] [comments]
