PWHL sets another attendance record, selling out Madison Square Garden
PWHL sets another attendance record, selling out Madison Square Garden
Steve Gardner, USA TODAYMon, April 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM UTC
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PWHL sets another attendance record, selling out Madison Square Garden
In yet another sign of the growing popularity of women's hockey, the PWHL set a new U.S. attendance record as the Seattle Torrent and New York Sirens played Saturday, April 4, in front of a sellout crowd of 18,006 at Madison Square Garden.
The figure topped the previous mark of 17,335 set at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on Feb. 27, right after the U.S. women's hockey team won gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
It marked the eighth time a U.S. arena record for a women’s hockey game has been set since the league's inaugural puck drop in January 2024 – and the fourth time this season alone.
Playing their first game at the storied New York City arena, the Sirens won 2-1 in a shootout.
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Fittinginly for a game in New York, there were plenty of dignitaries on hand. PWHL Advisory Board member Billie Jean King participated in the ceremonial pregame puck drop, where she was joined by her wife, former tennis star Ilana Koss, and LSU basketball star Flau’jae Johnson.
"It’s hard not to get choked up," Stan Kasten, the Los Angeles Dodgers' CEO and also a PWHL board member, told The Athletic. "We were not forecasting this. Not in year three."
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