Friday night’s Professional Women’s Hockey League game between Toronto and Montreal at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto set the attendance record for women’s hockey with 19,285 fans.
The sold-out crowd surpassed the previous mark of 18,013 from Canada’s game against Finland at the 2013 women’s world championship in Ottawa. The previous professional women’s hockey record was 13,316 from a Minnesota-Montreal game at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 6.
“Once again, PWHL fans have made history,” said Jayna Hefford, PWHL Senior Vice President, Hockey Operations.
“With a record-setting performance on a national stage, our fans made the Battle on Bay Street an unforgettable, inspirational moment — and we couldn’t
