The first ever National Women’s Hockey League All-Star Game takes place on Sunday afternoon at HARBORCENTER in Buffalo, New York. Here’s what the day will look like.
1:00 PM – HARBORCENTER Doors Open
Tickets are still available for the All-Star festivities and can be purchased online at www.nwhl.co/buy-tickets. Tickets are $25 in-advance and $30 at the door.
Fans buying tickets at the door are advised to arrive early. Those interested in limited edition NWHL All-Star merchandise should do the same.
2:00 PM – NWHL Skills Competition (TV – NWHL Cross-Ice Pass)
NWHL All-Stars will skate, shoot and score their way through the following competitions.
– Shooting Accuracy
– Fastest Skater
– Breakaway Challenge
– Hardest Shot
3:00 PM – NWHL All-Star Game (TV – NWHL Cross-Ice Pass)
Team Knight and Team Pfalzer will do battle in a 40 minute game of four-on-four hockey.
Postgame – MVP Announcement
NWHL ALL STAR ROSTERS:
Team Pfalzer: Brianna Decker*, Meghan Duggan*, Kelley Stedman, Shiann Darkangelo, Zoe Hickel, Emily Field, Megan Bozek*, Blake Bolden, Gigi Marvin*, Nana Fujimoto*, Brittany Ott, Morgan Fritz-Ward, Devon Skeats.
Team Knight: Kacey Bellamy*, Kelli Stack*, Alyssa Gagliardi, Shelby Bram, Kaleigh Fratkin, Janine Weber, Jordan Smelker, Jordan Brickner, Amanda Pelkey, Brianne McLaughlin*, Jaimie Leonoff, Madison Packer, Hayley Williams.
An * means that player is also an Olympian.
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.
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