Boston Pride defeat Connecticut Whale to repeat as Isobel Cup champions
A 4-2 win over the Connecticut Whale earned the Boston Pride their third Isobel Cup in franchise history on Monday.
Boston’s Evelina Raselli and Taylor Wenczkowski scored 18 seconds apart in the third period and goaltender Katie Burt made 26 saves en route to the Pride taking home the Premier Hockey Federation championship for the second year in a row.
Wenczkowski was named the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs after scoring three goals in three games, including the game-winner over the Whale.
.@TheBostonPride are the 2022 Isobel Cup champs 🏆
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Boston defeated the Buffalo Beauts to win the first-ever Isobel Cup back in 2016 in what used to be called the National Women’s Hockey League. The Pride won again in 2021, taking down the Minnesota Whitecaps. All told, Boston has won three of the six Isobel Cups that have been awarded.
The Pride finished the 2021-22 PHF season third in the league standings with a 10-5-5 record. They took down the Beauts in the first round, then beat the second-seeded Toronto Six in the second round, before winning the finals against Connecticut, who finished first in the standings.
Playing three games in four days, Boston outscored their opponents by an impressive 15-to-3 margin during the playoffs.