Three series doubleheaders open season’s second half
The Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) regular season schedule starts its second half with six teams in action playing six games. The weekend features a trio of doubleheaders with teams who are meeting for the first time in 2022-23 including the first place Boston Pride who visit the Montreal Force, the Connecticut Whale travel to play the Toronto Six, and the Metropolitan Riveters meet the Buffalo Beauts.
Here’s a closer look at the action:
SATURDAY JANUARY 21, 2023
2:00 PM ET – Connecticut Whale (6-5-1) vs Toronto Six (9-1-2)
(ESPN+ & TSN+ with Josh Tolle and Carson Duggan)
Two of the PHF’s top four teams clash for the first time this season with winning streaks intact. Connecticut just recently climbed into fourth place and continue what’s already been a busy week with Tuesday and Wednesday wins over Buffalo where they outscored the Beauts 10-3. As for Toronto, they sit three points back of Boston for first place but have won five in a row, have points in nine straight, and are well rested after a weekend off. T6 leads the all-time series 4-1, but it was the Whale’s 5-0 win on Mar. 20 to close out the 2021-22 campaign that solidified their first regular season title in franchise history. The last time the two teams met in Toronto was Nov. 20-21, 2021 in the first ever PHF games played on Canadian ice. T6 won them both by 5-1 and 3-2 scores. Kennedy Marchment, one of three players from Ontario and five Canadians on the Whale, scored the first ever PHF goal north of the border and enters this series with nine goals in her last six games. She’s tied with Toronto’s Brittany Howard for the PHF lead with 12 goals, while the two are tied for second in the league with 18 points.
3:00 PM ET – Boston Pride (11-2-0) vs Montreal Force (5-5-1)
(ESPN+ & TSN+ with Joe Malfa and Paige Capistran, TVA Sports 2)
A new chapter begins in hockey’s historic rivalry between Boston and Montreal as the Pride and Force meet for the first time on PHF ice. Boston’s first trip to Quebec comes on the heels of four straight wins including a weekend sweep over Buffalo that put them into first place overall. Montreal enters the series in fifth place, fresh off a thrilling 5-4 comeback win over Connecticut in Pittsburgh. The Force hold the league’s second best power play but best be careful against an opportunistic Pride penalty kill unit that torched the Beauts for three shorthanded goals in two games. The Force and…
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