BEVERLY, Mass. — Raymond J. Bourque Arena, located on the campus of Endicott College, will host the 2016 Isobel Cup Semifinals featuring the first place Boston Pride and fourth place New York Riveters. The teams will face off in a best-of-three series beginning Friday, March 4.
The winner of the semifinal round will advance to the Isobel Cup finals in Newark, NJ in a best-of-three series beginning Friday, March 11.
SEMIFINALS
(1) Boston Pride vs. (4) New York Riveters
Raymond J. Bourque Arena, Endicott College, Beverly Mass.
Friday, March 4 – 7:00 pm ET
Saturday, March 5 – 8:00 pm ET
*Sunday, March 6 – 7:00 pm ET
SEMIFINALS
(2) Connecticut Whale vs. (3) Buffalo Beauts
Chelsea Piers Connecticut, Stamford, CT
Friday, March 4 – 7:10 pm ET
Saturday, March 5 – 7:30 pm ET
*Sunday, March 6 – 6:00 pm ET
FINALS
Prudential Center Practice Facility, Newark, NJ
Friday, March 11 – 7:30 pm ET
Saturday, March 12 – 7:30 pm ET
*Sunday, March 13 – 1:30 pm ET
* = if necessary
BROADCAST
All NWHL Isobel Cup playoff games will be streamed online through ESPN3 and the Cross-Ice Pass.
ABOUT THE ISOBEL CUP
The Isobel Cup is the championship trophy of the National Women’s Hockey League. It received its name from Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley’s daughter, Isobel, who shared his love of the game and is known to be one of the first female hockey players in Canada. Isobel, along with her brothers, encouraged her father to purchase a silver cup to award to the best amateur hockey team in Canada. The Stanley Cup, as it was later named, became the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL).
ABOUT THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S HOCKEY LEAGUE (NWHL)
The NWHL is the first professional women’s hockey league in North America to pay its players. The inaugural season begins October 11, 2015 and playoffs conclude in March 2016 when the first NWHL championship team raises the Isobel Cup.
