The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) fandom was anxiously hitting the refresh button on their browser last night just before 7:30 PM to be the first to find out who Toronto had chosen to play the Semi-Final Round of the Playoffs against. The reveal video did not disappoint, as captain Blayre Turnbull and alternates Renata Fast and Jocelyne Larocque appeared speaking in turn and telling us about the selection process. Then Fast added, “We collaborated as players and as staff and we’re very excited to select…” and the camera cut to Natalie Spooner and her son Rory. The league’s top scorer asked him to throw a ball in the basket of “his choice” and that’s how we found out Toronto would be playing Minnesota in the first round while Montreal would be battling it out with Boston.
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This will be another Marie-Philip Poulin vs Hilary Knight duel, both women have done so much for women’s hockey that it seems like it was meant to be. I can’t seem to remember…where have I seen those two cities play each other in the playoffs? Oh yeah! It’s only one of the biggest rivalries in the NHL, move over men, PWHL Montreal will be glad to step in for you as the only Montreal hockey team to have made the playoffs. Here’s what captain Poulin had to say about it:
“It’s pretty exciting. Montreal is quite the city to be in in terms of sports, very excited to be here. Obviously, the Habs are out, the Rocket is out, and we’re very lucky to be able to play in Place Bell and to be able to be there. So obviously, Thursday cannot come quick enough. We’re very excited to start the playoffs soon in Montreal, and going against Boston is going to be very exciting.”
As for the possibility of being the first coach to bring a professional hockey league’s championship to Montreal since 1993, Kori Cheverie had this to say:
“Wow, that something I’m sure any coach in Montreal doesn’t take lightly. You know, it’s really been an amazing experience living in Montreal and seeing the type of support that each team has for each other. So, to be able to bring a championship back to Montreal, I think it would be celebrated by all the teams, and it would be something truly exciting for our fans and for the city. We hope the same success for every other team that plays in Montreal as…
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