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For the second consecutive year, the NWHL's Isobel Cup Final will feature the Boston Pride and the Minnesota Whitecaps. The two teams won their respective semifinal games on Friday night, setting up for a championship "rematch" of the 2020 Isobel Cup Final that never happened.
Fifty-three days after the NWHL had to shutter its season in Lake Placid due to a COVID-19 outbreak, four of the league's teams will attempt to complete the Isobel Cup semifinals and final this weekend in Brighton, Massachusetts.
Amid an outbreak of COVID-19 cases affecting several of its teams and a wealth of uncertainty, the National Women's Hockey League announced the suspension of the 2021 season just one day before it was scheduled to host a pair of nationally-televised semifinal games.
The NWHL's Connecticut Whale and Toronto Six both notched wins on Wednesday evening, defeating the Boston Pride and Buffalo Beauts, respectively.
The NWHL's Toronto Six captured their first win in franchise history, while the Minnesota Whitecaps remain undefeated in the 2021 season in Lake Placid.
Through two days of the 2021 NWHL season, the Metropolitan Riveters and Minnesota Whitecaps remain undefeated, while the Buffalo Beauts and Toronto Six are still searching for their first win.