# @cnnsport on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C1m29wFyTtp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10538701-cnnsport-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-01-02T18:01:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CNN Sports (@cnnsport) — https://gondola.cc/cnnsport

## Caption

History was made on New Year’s Day as New York defeated Toronto in the first ever Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) game.⁠
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Tennis legend Billie Jean King, who serves as a PWHL Advisory Board member, performed the ceremonial puck drop to kick off the season.⁠
She was accompanied by PWHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations and four-time Olympic gold medallist Jayna Hefford.⁠
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A sold-out crowd in Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto watched as New York’s Ella Shelton scored the first-ever PWHL goal on the way to a 4-0 victory.⁠
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The PWHL has six teams and has 24 regular season games scheduled in its inaugural campaign.⁠
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#phwl #icehockey #hockey #nhl (📸 Mark Blinch/Getty Images)

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hockey, icehockey, phwl, nhl

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