The New York Rangers are breaking new ground in growing women s hockey.
The club will host a Dream Gap Tour game on Feb. 28, becoming the first NHL team to present a contest involving the Professional Women s Hockey Players Association. It will be the first pro women s game ever held at Madison Square Garden. This is a major milestone for women s hockey and young girls who aspire to play professional hockey but don t have the option to make it a career today, PWHPA operations consultant Jayna Hefford said.
The PWHPA, which contains 125 of the world s best women s hockey players, was formed in 2019 after the Canadian Women s Hockey League dissolved. The Dream Gap Tour is a traveling showcase, with its most recent edition having been put on hold amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Six replaced the Metropolitan Riveters against Buffalo Wednesday, with the NWHL saying the change was made in line with the league s medical protocols prioritizing health and safety.
Toronto also got goals from Brooke Boquist, Taylor Woods and Emily Fluke, who secured the win with an empty netter.
Autumn MacDougall struck twice in the opening period for the Beauts (0-2-1), while Carly Jackson stopped 45-of-48 shots.
The NWHL is playing in a quarantined environment in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Each of the six teams were scheduled to play five games in eight days followed by the playoffs, with the semifinals and final airing on NBCSN.
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Mikyla Grant-Mentis scored the go-ahead goal at 4:56 of the third period, and the Toronto Six held on to edge the Boston Pride 2-1 on Tuesday in National Women s Hockey League . . .
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Mikyla Grant-Mentis scored the go-ahead goal at 4:56 of the third period, and the Toronto Six held on to edge the Boston Pride 2-1 on Tu
Thunder Bay s Boquist making mark with Toronto Six in NWHL
Brooke Boquist, a 24-year-old from Thunder Bay, has joined the Toronto Six for their debut season in the National Women’s Hockey League as the first Canadian team to join the professional league.
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The 24-year-old scored a goal in the team s 2-1 win Tuesday, its first victory in the league
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Posted: Jan 27, 2021 1:08 PM ET | Last Updated: January 27
Brooke Boquist, a 24-year-old from Thunder Bay, plays for the Toronto Six in the National Women s Hockey League.(Supplied by HockeyShots Media)
Hockey has taken Brooke Boquist from Thunder Bay to the United States, overseas to Sweden, and now back to representing a Canadian team in a professional hockey league.