The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s (PWHL) two newest franchises, the Seattle Torrent and the Vancouver Goldeneyes, have played twice this regular season with the Goldeneyes winning both times.
Sunday at Denver, Colorado’s Ball Arena, as part of the PWHL’s “Takeover Tour”, Vancouver downed Seattle 3-1.
The neutral site game drew 11,612 fans. Denver is considered one of the prospect cities for the PWHL’s further upcoming expansion.
In their inaugural game back on November 21st, the Vancouverites prevailed over their southern neighbours 4-3 in overtime at Pacific Coliseum.
This season there’s been some growing pains for the Torrent and the Goldeneyes as the league’s newbies. Seattle sits in last place (8th) in the PWHL, while Vancouver hopped into a fifth place tie with their first two-game win streak of the season.
The one bright spot, or opportunity, for the Torrent; they’ve played two fewer games (13) than the four teams just ahead of them in the standings. They’ll need to cash in, presently seven points out of a playoff spot. Keep in mind, unlike the NHL, a regulation win in the PWHL earns a team three points in the standings.
The Goldeneyes, Toronto Sceptres, Ottawa Charge and New York Sirens have all reached the midway point of the 30-game schedule. The Sirens are in fourth place and hold down the final playoff spot with 23 points.
On Sunday, Izzy Daniel scored her second consecutive game winning goal for Vancouver while Goldeneyes goalie Emerance Maschmeyer turned aside 33 shots for the win.
Earlier PWHL:
— Seattle Torrent Win; Draw 10,000+ On A Tuesday
Earlier Kraken:
— Young Kraken Cash In To Down NJ Devils 4-2
