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WoHo: What’s happening in women’s hockey is the Isobel Cup Playoffs!
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NWHL hockey is back, baby! That’s right, starting tomorrow we will get to see four NWHL teams finally compete for the 2021 Isobel Cup! Including, of course, our very own Toronto Six. Who. Is. Excited?
And would you look at that? The NHL showed some support over on Twitter:
The NWHL also made a super cool announcement about the broadcast team for the Isobel Cup games:
The NWHL is excited to announce the NBC Sports broadcast team that will be covering our championship weekend! Kate Scott (play by play), AJ Mleczko (analyst), & Caley Chelios (rinkside reporter) Details 📺: nwhl.zone/news/isobel-cu… 📸: @NBCSports
But before we dive deeper into this weekend’s women’s hockey plans, let’s take a quick peek at some potential drama with our very own Six:
Marisa is absolutely the best source for NWHL, and really all, women’s hockey news, so this is a story to keep our eyes on after the playoffs.
Now back to the Isobel Cup. The Toronto Six, despite being top seed, still consider themselves the underdogs, as the new gals in town:
Some might argue that they’re coming in hot, but as Marisa points out – that hot streak was 2 months ago! Can they maintain it and win the Cup in their first season?
They sure do have a ton of fans rooting for them (other than us!)
You already know who I got and why I got em this Isobel Cup Finals @NWHL ...Let’s go @TheTorontoSix & @GrantMentis #Hometown #sista
Mario Ferraro (@mferraro77) of the @SanJoseSharks with some love for his hometown @TheTorontoSix! #SJSharks | #TheSix🍁
They’ve set their playoff roster:
Playoff roster is set ☑️ Let’s have some fun 💃
And they’ve been practicing hard:
Last practice before Boston checcckkkkk
Before we round out with a quick look ahead at our weekend coverage, let’s hop over and see what the PWHPA has been up to.
Over the next week, 20 PWHPA members are in Blaine, MN vying for their place on the @usahockey World Championship roster. For more information ⬇️
The #USWNT evaluation camp is underway in Blaine, Minnesota ahead of #WomensWorlds. 🇺🇸 → bit.ly/3fc7xtW
Getting ready for world championships, it looks like!
And they shared a cool recap of the NY leg of the Secret Dream Gap Tour:
Pssssstttt... We made (her)story last month at Madison Square Garden! Enjoy a look inside this unforgettable experience thanks to @MSGNetworks @NYRangers and @Chase ⬇️😍 msgnetworks.com/videos/msg-hos…
Plus, of course, an awesome shoutout to the historic all-women’s on-air broadcast crew for last night’s Raptors-Nuggets game:
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A historic broadcast crew featuring women in every on-air role will call tonight's Raptors game on TSN. 👏 Watch the Raptors-Nuggets game LIVE starting with Raptors Game Day at 7pm et/4pm pt.
Now, as we have mentioned a few times, the Isobel Cup playoffs start tomorrow. We will have your live tweets during the Toronto Six game(s), post-game recaps, and access to the team’s post-game media calls as well. Following the weekend, we will have a retrospective on the Toronto Six season for you. Check back here, TLN Twitter, or Mer’s Twitter for all the action!
Happy Women’s Hockeying!
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