PWHL game at Madison Square Garden sets U.S. women’s hockey attendance record

A sold-out crowd of 18,006 fans watched the New York Sirens take on the Seattle Torrent in the league’s debut at MSG. The game also marked the first time fans have been in the stands for a women’s professional hockey game at the iconic venue. “It’s hard not to get choked up,” said Stan Kasten, a PWHL Advisory Board member and the Los A

NEW YORK — The Professional Women’s Hockey League has set another U. S. attendance record for women’s hockey, this time at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

A sold-out crowd of 18,006 fans watched the New York Sirens take on the Seattle Torrent in the league’s debut at MSG. The game also marked the first time fans have been in the stands for a women’s professional hockey game at the iconic venue. “It’s hard not to get choked up,” said Stan Kasten, a PWHL Advisory Board member and the Los Angeles Dodgers president and CEO.

“We were not forecasting this. Not in year three. ” “This is a really special moment,” added Billie Jean King, also on the advisory board.