Ladies' Hockey Night Draws Unprecedented Turnout of Nine
The MT64 Hockey Association’s inaugural Ladies’ Hockey Night at the Marty Pavelich Ice Rink drew nine participants Sunday evening, a number that organizers described as “exceeding expectations” and participants described as “the perfect number for a sport that requires six per side if you don’t count the goalie, which we did not have.”
The weekly sessions, open to women of all ages and skill levels, were launched with the goal of expanding access to a sport that has historically been dominated in southwest Montana by men, boys, and one very aggressive 11-year-old who plays in three different leagues.