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More than hour before game time at the Pacific Coliseum young fans started holding up homemade signs to salute the Vancouver Goldeneyes.
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The PWHL is off to a strong start.
The Goldeneyes play their first- regular season game against their Seattle Torrent expansion cousins beginning at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Coliseum. It’s the third year for women’s hockey pro league, and Vancouver and Seattle bring the PWHL to eight teams. The Goldeneyes are the first hockey tenant for the Coliseum since the WHL’s Vancouver Giants left for the Langley Events Centre ahead of the 2016-17 season.
The Goldeneyes announced Thursday that the game is sold out. Capacity at the Pacific Coliseum is listed 15,041.
We’ll be live blogging the event. Please keep checking back for updates.
8:17 p.m. We’re. back underway in the second period. The intermissions crowds were a traffic jam.
Intermission crowd at @PWHL__Vancouver pic.twitter.com/vJrH4Yp03D
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Intermission crowd Part II at @PWHL__Vancouver pic.twitter.com/Q1iHJHhDyC
7:57 p.m. First period is over. It’s 2-1 for Seattle. Julia Gosling followed up Sarah Nurse’s goal at 17:41 with a tally at 19:04.
7:52 p.m. It’s 1-1. Sarah Nurse scores first-ever Goldeneyes goal. And, yes, people went bonkers.
Celebrating first @PWHL__Vancouver goal from Sarah Nurse. pic.twitter.com/nyjUiQa7xH
7:49 p.m. Lina knows. Listen to Lina.
If you’re wondering what the atmosphere is like at the #Goldeneyes home opener…. It’s loud, it’s very loud.
7:47 p.m. TSN broadcast just showed Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko and centre Teddy Blueger In one the luxury boxes. Hat tip to colleague Patrick Johnston.
7:45 p.m. Seattle scores with 5:20 left in the first to go up 1-0. Julia Gosling jumps on a loose puck in a scramble and fires it home.
7:40 p.m. Members of the Northern Super League champion Vancouver Rise are introduced during a play stoppage. Goldeneyes doing well to spread the love.
7:37 p.m. Best chance to date as Vancouver’s Abby Boreen tries to go five-hole on a breakaway on Seattle netminder Corrine Schroeder but Schroeder holds her ground. It’s still 0-0, with 8:09 to go in the first period.
7:25 p.m Crowd is “ohhing…” and “awing…” every time Vancouver gets near the Seattle net. Very lively group. Place could become unhinged when the Goldeneyes score.
7:24 p.m. Game is underway. Being told there’s still a line-up to get into the building.
7:19 p.m. We’ll leave this here.
Tonight’s projected lineup 🤩 pic.twitter.com/zQ2b0vheRC
7:11 p.m. Goldeneyes hitting all the right notes — called on soccer great Christine Sinclair for the ceremonial face-off.
Period. @sincy12 @PWHL__Vancouver pic.twitter.com/FGXZIHtaUk
7:09 p.m. First “Let’s go Goldeneyes,” chant. Haven’t even had a puck drop yet.
7:05 p.m. Smart move by the Goldeneyes bringing in Al Murdoch – the Canucks usual public address announcer — to handle proceedings. Murdoch is such a pro.
7:01 p.m. Goldeneyes celebrating former tenants, with Darcy Rota, Dave Babych and Nathan LaFayette representing the Vancouver Canucks and Bronson Maschmeyer on hand for the Giants. Maschmeyer, of course, is the big brother of Goldeneyes goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer.
6:48 p.m. Videotaped speech from tennis great Billie Jean King, who’s one of the PWHL’s executives, draws cheers.
6:30 p.m.: Goldeneyes take to the ice for the warmup to a loud cheer.
6:14 p.m.: The crowd is young and energetic. The house music is pumping. Goldeneyes star Sarah Nurse talks about how PWHL games are a little like Taylor Swift concerts. Bet she’s bang on.
Partner-in-crime Gemma Karstens-Smith of Canadian Press brings up how the lineups at the merchandize stands are starting to get lengthy and suggests the rink may be sold out of jerseys and T-shirts and other souvenirs before the game ends. Bet she’s bang on.
5:58 p.m.: Signs are starting to find their spots along the boards. We’re at least 30 minutes from warmup, more than an hour from the game.
More than an hour before the @PWHL__Vancouver first game at the Pacific Coliseum young fans had started holding up their signs. pic.twitter.com/mrln8OZ8ZK
5:30 p.m.: Ran into a Coliseum staffer that I knew from the Giants’ days. He says staff are excited about the team, and they’re ready for the crowd. He says the last event that packed the venue was probably a Sabrina Carpenter concert in November 2024. I’d imagine it’ll be a similar demographic.
5:15 p.m.: The rink looks superb. Ran into a rink staffer that I knew from the Giants’ days who says that things have really come together over the past five or six days in that regard. I bet it shows well on TV.
Waiting for @PWHL__Vancouver pic.twitter.com/6KUx8JnYxW
4:59 p.m.: There are lineups to get in.
4:55 p.m.: Park by the Agrodome. The lot is filling up already. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
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