New pro women’s hockey league allows more body-checking to show ‘strength’
LOWELL, Mass. — At the end of an early-season PWHL game between Montreal and Boston, the speakers blasted the Olivia Newton-John classic “Let’s Get Physical.” And that’s exactly what the players did. In a departure from previous top professional women’s hockey leagues, the PWHL has incorporated more body checking into its rules than ever before. […]