2021 NWHL Season Thread

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Not a good situation at all. You have to wonder if this could impact the entire bubble. If one team has had to withdraw entirely it's safe to say the bubble has definitely popped

NO, MLS, had that with both Dallas and Nashville opting out, the bubble continued on.

 

[CrazyEddie20]

NO, MLS, had that with both Dallas and Nashville opting out, the bubble continued on.

No, Dallas and Nashvile OPTED out - they didn't start to play and then get sent home.

Although I don't think that's really what happened with the Riveters. I think they were wracked by the barstool controversy and internal strife drove some players to quit. Covid just provided an easy cover story. We'll find out if any of the reporters covering the NWHL are any good, or whether they're just PR fangirls pretty quickly.

 

[JMCx4]

... Although I don't think that's really what happened with the Riveters. I think they were wracked by the barstool controversy and internal strife drove some players to quit. Covid just provided an easy cover story. We'll find out if any of the reporters covering the NWHL are any good, or whether they're just PR fangirls pretty quickly.

Isn't that bolded part a forgone conclusion? Sports media outlets don't assign their more experienced & skilled staff members to cover the up-and-maybe-coming leagues (unless for punishment purposes). Enthusiasm is a cheap & bountiful trait in the candidate pool.

 

[CrazyEddie20]

Well, considering that the clown who stirred up the Barstool crowd has been an NHL beat writer for a real newspaper, you'd think she'd NOT be a PR fangirl, but hey, here we are.

 

[JMCx4]

Well, considering that the clown who stirred up the Barstool crowd has been an NHL beat writer for a real newspaper, you'd think she'd NOT be a PR fangirl, but hey, here we are.

So Barstool was her punishment ... check.

 

[CrazyEddie20]

So Barstool was her punishment ... check.

No, her punishment will be no longer viewed as a credible reporter.

 

[GindyDraws]

No, her punishment will be no longer viewed as a credible reporter.

A fate worse than death.

 

[CrazyEddie20]

A fate worse than death.

If you want to get another full-time job in the media, it basically is.

 

[JMCx4]

If you want to get another full-time job in the media, it basically is.

Maybe she can work for the League next.

 

[JMCx4]

Bubble schedule & play-in scheme for the Semifinals has been adjusted after the withdrawal of the Riveters ...

The Chase for the Isobel Cup Resumes Saturday
January 29, 2021
by NWHL MEDIA

Boston and Buffalo to meet in best-of-3 series to declare fourth Semifinalist;
Top seeds Minnesota, Connecticut, and Toronto to battle for playoff position

LAKE PLACID, NY, January 29, 2021 – National Women’s Hockey League action resumes on Saturday, Jan. 30 with an intense battle for position in the 2021 Isobel Cup Playoffs.

The Boston Pride and Buffalo Beauts will begin a best-of-three series with Game 1 on Saturday at 3 p.m. EST to determine the fourth seed in the playoffs. Game 2 is on Sunday at 3 p.m., and a deciding Game 3, if necessary, would be on Monday at 8:30 p.m.

The teams have been seeded based on their winning percentage in the first week of the season in Lake Placid. The Minnesota Whitecaps earned the top seed, followed by the Connecticut Whale at No. 2, and the Toronto Six at No. 3. Beginning Saturday at 6 p.m. with a game between Minnesota and Toronto, the top three seeds will face each other to determine their position for the Isobel Cup Semifinals. Points are not cumulative from the opening week of games.

All games on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday will be on Twitch.tv/nwhl. The Isobel Cup Semifinals on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 5:30 and 8:00 p.m. and Isobel Cup Final on Friday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. will be broadcast live by NBC Sports on NBCSN for the U.S. viewers and on Twitch for international fans. All games take place at 1980 Rink-Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid.

 

[CrazyEddie20]

Maybe she can work for the League next.

Leagues don't hire PR people who stir up controversy. You should've been able to figure that out by now.

 

[JMCx4]

Leagues don't hire PR people who stir up controversy. You should've been able to figure that out by now.

That's why the bulb popped, Eddie. Smilies are our friends.

 

[JMCx4]

MadPack speaks ... in carefully crafted words ...

 

[JMCx4]

 

[Roadhog]

Poutine?? Pfft. I'll be sending a pic of me riding my pet moose naked.

 

[JMCx4]

Poutine?? Pfft. I'll be sending a pic of me riding my pet moose naked.

Let me know when your ride is over, and your moose is put away.

 

[JMCx4]

Saturday's match-ups in The Bubble v2 ...

1. Boston, Buffalo face off in play-in series (first game of a best-of-3 play-in)
2. Minnesota, Toronto set for an epic rematch (playoff seeding game)

 

[JMCx4]

In Game #1, third year BOS defender Lauren Kelly scores on a juicy rebound early in a first period power play to put the Pride up 1-0 over Buffalo.

 

[JMCx4]

Beauts defender Whitney Dove pads her League lead in penalty minutes with her team's second minor of the 1st period, but her teammates play tight to keep Boston from scoring another extra strength goal.

 

[JMCx4]

End of one period, BOS 1 - BUF 0. A lot of time spent on odd-woman advantages so far, not likely to change as this best-of-3 mini-series continues.

 

[JMCx4]

 

[JMCx4]

Rookie BUF forward Autumn MacDougall scores her third goal in the Bubble, to tie the game early in the 2nd.

 

[JMCx4]

End of two periods, Pride 1 - Beauts 1. Just one minor penalty for BOS & two for BUF (incl. one in the closing minutes), but both defenses held their ground (or ice) well. Buffalo's skaters look a bit tired to me, and Boston has been taking advantage with speed in transition. Very competitive hockey, another period ahead - at least.

 

[JMCx4]

 

[JMCx4]

Boston received a rare face-off violation penalty (delay of game minor) early in the 3rd, but the Beauts were unable to capitalize.