State Of Hockey Her-Story: Young Girls Have Big Dreams After Seeing PWHL Home Opener

By Marielle Mohs, CBS Minnesota

January 8, 2024

ROSEVILLE, Minn. — History was made in Minnesota over the weekend when 13,316 people attended the home opener for Minnesota's PWHL team. This broke the world record for attendance at any professional women's hockey game.

This history-making moment made a big impact on all the little girls who were in the crowd for the game or watching at home.

"They don't just have to watch the guys on the ice, they are able to be inspired by females," said Stacy Quick, a hockey mom in the Mounds View Irondale Youth Hockey Association.

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