The National Women’s Hockey League today announced event details for the 2016-2017 season opening weekend.
It will take place - Friday, October 7 - Sunday, October 9 - at the HarborCenter in Buffalo, NY.
“We’re kicking off our second season with a weekend-long event to celebrate our players, fans, and the future stars of this sport,” said Commissioner Dani Rylan.
“We had a very successful inaugural season and All-Star Game at HarborCenter and we’re excited to mark a major anniversary in Buffalo.”
The Boston Pride and Buffalo Beauts will revisit their Isobel Cup playoffs rivalry on Friday, October 7 with the first game of the season.
The New York Riveters will follow with a game against Boston Pride on Saturday, October 8.
Sunday, October 9 will feature a game between the Connecticut Whale and the Buffalo Beauts.
All three games have a 7:30 pm ET start.
Opening weekend will include the first NWHL Futures Tournament, featuring sixteen teams from ages U-8 to U-14 representing the Founding Four markets.
This part of the event will be open to the public.
The league will also be celebrating IIHF Girls’ Hockey Weekend which takes place on Saturday, October 8-Sunday, October 9.
The complete 2016-2017 NWHL schedule will be announced later this summer.
Weekend ticket packages and single game tickets for opening weekend are available now at nwhl.zone/tickets.