2022 PHF Isobel Cup Final to feature Boston Pride and Connecticut Whale

The 2021-22 Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) season will conclude with the Connecticut Whale and Boston Pride facing off for the Isobel Cup trophy on Monday night at AdventHealth Center Ice in Wesley Chapel, Florida.

The Whale will be aiming to earn the team’s first ever Isobel Cup trophy, while the Pride — already the only two-time champs in league history (2016, 2021) — could further their legacy with a third title.

Founded as the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) in 2015, the league rebranded as the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) ahead of the 2021-22 season. 

The Connecticut Whale, the No. 1 team at the end of the regular season, received a bye to the semifinal round of the 2022 Isobel Cup Playoffs. In Sunday afternoon’s semifinal against the No. 5 Minnesota Whitecaps, four different Whale players — Kennedy Marchment, Janine Weber, Alyssa Wohlfeiler, and Tori Howran — scored in the 4-2 win, with all six goals coming in the second period.

“We really want more,” Weber said after the win against Minnesota. “Obviously we’re here for a reason. We’re in Florida but this could be anywhere and we’d have the same goal and approach it the same way. When it comes down to it, it’s the final and we’re going to play our game again. Play Whale hockey.”

Tic-Tac-Toe and Wohlfeiler finishes it off! The Whale lead again!#Isobel2022 pic.twitter.com/KBigulr0WS

— PHF (@PHF) March 27, 2022

In Sunday’s other semifinal, the No. 3 Boston Pride stormed the second-seeded Toronto Six. Up 3-1 at the end of the first period, the Pride went on to win 5-1.

The Pride also displayed depth in scoring, with five different players — Christina Putigna, Kali Flanagan, Kayla Friesen, Evelina Raselli, and Taylor Wenczkowski — all tallying goals. Even