PWHL Montreal to break women's hockey crowd record as Bell Center sells out in minutes

PWHL fan Bethany Hassler shows her support for women's hockey by wearing a purple and white knit hat emblazoned with the letters PWHL, saying that female athletes are finally being valued. , is very encouraging. "It's unexpectedly emotional," said the PWHL superfan. "I feel happy, happy and energized because their success is our success."

For the first time since its inaugural season in January, the PWHL will play at the Bell Centre, home of the Montreal Canadiens and the largest hockey arena in North America. Eastern Canada sold out and sold out in less than 20 minutes. In the event, the league is poised to break the world record for the largest attendance for a professional women's hockey game.

Tickets are currently appearing on popular resale platforms at much higher prices and selling almost as fast as they appear. . All tickets were originally priced under $100, but a section that previously offered seats for $54 is now priced at $198 on StubHub, with the most expensive going for nearly $450. The PWHL is hoping to break the attendance record for a game at the Bell Center in Montreal

Hassler, a season-ticket holder for Montreal's PWHL team, says it's exciting to see his home team, and he's sure the crowd in attendance will "blow the floor." . They deserve to be televised, streamed online and sold out, and should be given the opportunity to do so. The league's spectator events are held by Toronto, which hosted Montreal in February at Scotiabank Arena and drew 19,285 fans.

Montreal's PWHL team typically plays at the Verdun Arena, which seats 3,650 mechanically. They played a few games at Place Bell in Laval, which seats about 10,000.

But Heidi Van Rijn, founder of a PWHL fan club, says that number of seats doesn't usually do the trick. The ultimate goal, she says, is to have a dedicated gym that's "perfectly suited for women's games." They used to follow women's hockey games, but they never went to professional games.

"Instead of people just making their home teams, many fans watch every game and know all the teams," he said. "It's really exciting to see that the league has fans, not just teams." Jared Bock, veteran Montreal hockey journalist and deputy managing editor for Habs Eyes on the Prize, has covered women's hockey for the past 20 years. He says he was shocked by the success of the PWHL, especially in the early days of the league.

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