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PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S HOCKEY LEAGUE (PWHL) ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR THE INAUGURAL PWHL FINALS

PWHL Finals presented by Scotiabank to feature Boston and Minnesota beginning May 19

NEW YORK AND TORONTO (May 17, 2024) – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Finals are set with PWHL Boston and PWHL Minnesota Chasing the Championship in a best-of-five semifinal series for the Walter Cup. Game 1 of the series will be played on Sunday, May 19, at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET. The PWHL Finals are presented by Scotiabank.

Minnesota advanced to the PWHL Finals with a 4-1 victory against Toronto on Friday night for their third straight win to secure the semifinal series 3-2. Boston eliminated Montréal on Tuesday night following a 3-2 overtime victory to sweep their semifinal series 3-0.

Boston and Minnesota both finished with 8-4-3-9 records and 35 points, with Boston earning the advantage in the standings with three overtime victories compared to Minnesota’s two.

PWHL Finals Schedule:

Boston (3) vs Minnesota (4)

Sunday May 19 Game 1: Minnesota at Boston (Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell) at 5:00 p.m. ET

Tuesday May 21 Game 2: Minnesota at Boston (Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell) at 7:00 p.m. ET

Friday May 24 Game 3: Boston at Minnesota (Xcel Energy Center) at 7:00 p.m. ET

Sunday May 26* Game 4: Boston at Minnesota (Xcel Energy Center) at 6:00 p.m. ET

Wednesday May 29* Game 5: Minnesota at Boston (Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell) at 7:00 pm. ET

*If necessary

Tickets for Boston home games are available online via the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell website. Fans can sign up online for PWHL Boston’s e-newsletter to receive future updates. Tickets for Minnesota home games in the PWHL Finals will go on sale on Saturday, May 18, at 4:00 p.m. CT via Ticketmaster. Fans can sign up online for PWHL Minnesota’s e-newsletter to receive updates.

TSN and RDS are the exclusive home of the PWHL Finals with every game on TSN, TSN.ca, and the TSN app, with French-language coverage on RDS. Regionally, games will continue to be available on NESN, and select games on Bally Sports North and MSG Networks. All games will be streamed live on the Women’s Sports Network and the league’s YouTube channel.

Visit thepwhl.com to purchase tickets and merchandise, and subscribe to the PWHL e-newsletter to receive the latest league updates. Follow the league on all social media platforms @thepwhlofficial plus all six team accounts @pwhl_boston, @pwhl_minnesota, @pwhl_montreal, @pwhl_newyork, @pwhl_ottawa, and @pwhl_toronto.

• US occupying forces in northern Syria are continuing to plunder natural resources and farmland, a practice ongoing since 2011
• Recently, US troops smuggled dozens of tanker trucks loaded with Syrian crude oil to their bases in Iraq.
• The fuel and convoys of Syrian wheat were transported through the illegal settlement of Mahmoudia.
• Witnesses report a caravan of 69 tankers loaded with oil and 45 with wheat stolen from silos in Yarubieh city.
• Similar acts of looting occurred on the 19th of the month in the city of Hasakeh, where 45 tankers of Syrian oil were taken out by US forces.
• Prior to the war and US invasion, Syria produced over 380 thousand barrels of crude oil per day, but this has drastically reduced to only 15 thousand barrels per day.
• The country’s oil production now covers only five percent of its needs, with the remaining 95 percent imported amidst difficulties due to the US blockade.
• The US and EU blockade prevents the entry of medicines, food, supplies, and impedes technological and industrial development in Syria.

• US occupying forces in northern Syria are continuing to plunder natural resources and farmland, a practice ongoing since 2011
• Recently, US troops smuggled dozens of tanker trucks loaded with Syrian crude oil to their bases in Iraq.
• The fuel and convoys of Syrian wheat were transported through the illegal settlement of Mahmoudia.
• Witnesses report a caravan of 69 tankers loaded with oil and 45 with wheat stolen from silos in Yarubieh city.
• Similar acts of looting occurred on the 19th of the month in the city of Hasakeh, where 45 tankers of Syrian oil were taken out by US forces.
• Prior to the war and US invasion, Syria produced over 380 thousand barrels of crude oil per day, but this has drastically reduced to only 15 thousand barrels per day.
• The country's oil production now covers only five percent of its needs, with the remaining 95 percent imported amidst difficulties due to the US blockade.
• The US and EU blockade prevents the entry of medicines, food, supplies, and impedes technological and industrial development in Syria.

NORFOLK, Va. — The struggle for affordable housing is one many can relate to. After the death of her husband, Jennifer Branham went looking for a new place to live.

“Not only did they want a deposit, a security deposit, they wanted a $250 administration fee. I wasn't gonna get that back. What was that for? To pay staff to process paperwork. A lot of these families can't pay that.” Branham said.

Sunday's symposium was hosted by Virginia Organizing. The grassroots movement met at the New Macedonia Christian Church in Norfolk Sunday. Local activists and speakers from the faith community spoke about the current state of affordable housing in Hampton Roads.

“Let us stand with those who are homeless and facing eviction.” Dr. Anthony Fudd, one of the speakers at the symposium said.

"The top evicting cities in the US is Charleston, South Carolina. 2 is Richmond, Virginia. 3 is Hampton, Virginia, 4 is Newport News, Virginia. 5 is Jackson, Mississippi.” Monet Johnson said.

Virginia Organizing hopes for an increase in tenants' rights through legislation. That legislation is sitting on Gov. Youngkin's desk.

Branham believes these laws will better help all Virginians who are struggling to find housing and stay in it when they get there.

“Give people the opportunity to make it right. I mean we all struggle, I mean there are people who make it paycheck to paycheck but because someone is maybe 30 days behind you take them to court and want to put them out, that’s not right. " Branham said.

Organizers here say this won’t be the only time they plan to meet like this. They are going to continue to address the housing crisis.