Having the option of choosing their playoff opponent wasn’t taken lightly by the staff and players of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s Toronto franchise for clinching first-place in the standings.
Toronto ’s Natalie Spooner celebrates after her second goal against Ottawa with teammates on the bench during third-period PWHL hockey game action in Toronto , Sunday, May 5, 2024. Toronto goaltender Kristen Campbell keeps an eye on the action as Toronto forward Hannah Miller battles Minnesota forward Denisa Krizova during the second period of a PWHL hockey game in Toronto on Wednesday May 1, 2024.
Of all the aspects taken into consideration, ranging from analytics, head-to-head records, travel and injuries, among the most important, perhaps, was the fear of providing their opponent any additional motivation entering the best-of-five semifinal series, which opens in Toronto on Wednesday. Montreal, which finished second, will face Boston in the other semifinal starting on Thursday.
“I think it’s a good thing and a bad thing to kind of be in their position,” Kessel said of Toronto. “I think if they would have chosen us, we would have had a little bit more fuel, you know, like them thinking that they can beat us in choosing the third-place team.”in which the playoff race wasn’t settled until the final game.
Toronto GM Gina Kingsbury said the process in determining which opponent to select began last week after Toronto clinched first place. Kingsbury first consulted with Ryan before getting feedback from the team’s leadership core and eventually the entire roster.
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