Slowly but surely, the NWHL is progressing toward its third season. The biggest recent news: a partnership between the league and Twitter.
The partnership, announced on June 20, will see 19 NWHL games broadcast live on Twitter in the 2017-2018 season. This will include 16 regular-season games, as well as
The NWHL's restricted free agency period has now ended, with 18 players re-signing with their respective clubs prior to June 1. Unrestricted free agency is now open and the league's draft will be held on August 17.
All four teams still have plenty of work to do in order to
The National Women's Hockey League opened its restricted free agent period on May 1, with an undoubtedly interesting summer ahead. All players are free agents, having signed one-year contracts prior to the 2016-2017 season. In addition, teams are looking to fill their rosters in the absence of many Olympians, who
Buffalo Beauts forward Corinne Buie is a champion, once again. Buie and her Beauts teammates won the Isobel Cup as NWHL champions this past season. On its own, this would be a phenomenal accomplishment and surely one to strive for. But Buie? She is a champion time and time again,
For Buffalo's NWHL team, redemption is spelled B-E-A-U-T-S.
Redemption, after all, is exactly what the Beauts found when they captured their first-ever Isobel Cup Championship over the reigning champions, the Boston Pride. It was the ultimate rematch, and this time, Buffalo found a way to win.
The championship capped a
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"Both teams are coming ready to play, to fight, and to win the Isobel Cup. We have to be ready for all 60 minutes."
That's what Buffalo Beauts defender Megan Bozek said ahead of Sunday's Isobel Cup Final, and it's exactly what the Beauts did
For the second consecutive season, the NWHL's Isobel Cup Final will feature the Boston Pride and the Buffalo Beauts. This time, it all comes down to one game, which will be played at 6:00 PM this Sunday at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.
The Pride punched their ticket
With the NWHL regular season complete, the focus of the league now heads to the upcoming Isobel Cup semifinals and final. The league also handed out several awards earlier this week.
Although the Pride swept the regular-season series, anything can
As the National Women's Hockey League wrapped up its regular season this past weekend, several important things happened.
The playoff matchups are now set. With their 4-3 victory on Sunday, the Buffalo Beauts secured third place in the NWHL. This pits them against the second-place New York Riveters in playoff
With just one weekend remaining in the National Women's Hockey League season, the Boston Pride are still undefeated. A pair of wins this past weekend over New York and Buffalo put the Pride at 16-0-0 this season.
For a while, however, it didn't appear as though that would be the
