Local female hockey players excited about the start of the PWHL

01.01.2024 - 01:19 cbc.ca

Local female players are gearing up to witness the first-ever Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) game set to start on Jan.

1. The historic first season includes six teams — three in Canada and three in the United States — with a total of 72 total games. "It's something I have been dreaming of for so long," said Ariella Merlino, the goalie for the Windsor Southwest Wildcats U22 team.

The Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., native moved to Mississauga, Ont., in Grade 10 to play in the Ontario Women's Hockey League and in Grade 11 committed to Syracuse University.

This league, she said, brings the chance for more women to play hockey following a university career. "You have an opportunity to play four years in university, whether that's American or Canadian, and that next thing is the Olympics.

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