The Bell Centre will host a Professional Women’s Hockey League match between Toronto and Montreal, two bitter rivals.
The game on April 20 was initially supposed to take place at the 4,114-seat Verdun Auditorium on April 21.
The Montreal Canadiens’ Bell Centre, which can hold more than 21,000 people, will be the sixth NHL arena to host a PWHL game in the league’s first season.
When Montreal and Toronto last faced off on February 16 at Scotiabank Arena, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs, a sold-out crowd of 19,285 set a record for women’s hockey attendance. That game was won 3-0 by Toronto.
On Sunday, the two sides will square off at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena, home of the NHL’s Penguins, as a neutral site match.
With 30 points apiece, Montreal and Toronto are tied for top place in the six-team PWHL. The Bell Center contest is known as the Duel at the Top.
The Canadian Press released this report for the first time on March 12, 2024.
A week following a sad overtime loss to new rivals Boston (opens in a new tab), PWHL hockey fans will be treated to a packed Verdun Auditorium tonight as Montreal takes on Toronto.
