A new women’s pro hockey league in North America is giving female players on P.E.I. hope of making a career out of a game they love
The Professional Women’s Hockey League, with three teams in Canada and three in the U.S., began earlier this month and has already set two attendance records for pro women’s hockey — 8,318 from Ottawa’s home opener against Montreal on Tuesday and 13,316 in Minnesota’s home owner against Montreal on Saturday.
Sophie Bujold, of Riverview, N.B., who plays for the UPEI women’s hockey team, was watching the games closely — her sister, Sarah, plays for Montreal.
“It’s really good hockey, it’s fast, exciting, it’s rough, it’s just as good as watching the NHL,” she said.
