No icy reception for Seattle's new professional women's hockey team

Seattle’s brand new Professional Women’s Hockey team, the newly christened Seattle Torrent, faces off against the New York Sirens tonight at Climate Pledge Arena… 

Tonight’s game is the third ever for the team, and their growing fan base has both high hopes and big expectations as the season gets started.

Soundside Producer Jason Burrows sat down with Libby Denkmann ahead of tonight's game to talk about how things are going!

RELATED LINKS: 

• Seattle Torrent lose PWHL debut to Vancouver Goldeneyes in overtime 
• Seattle Torrent drop PWHL home opener to Minnesota before record crowd 
• Seattle Torrent vs Minnesota Frost
• Inaugural Home Opener Post Game Press
• 365 HOCKEY GIRL | PWHL (@365_hockeygirl) • Instagram

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