For the first time since the beginning of the season, there is a Connecticut Whale gameday. The last time the Whale played was all the way back on November 5th against the Boston Pride, in which they lost that game 4-0. The next set of games the Whale were supposed to skate was on November 19th and 20th against the Buffalo Beauts. Unfortunately, those games were postponed due to the heavy snow that Buffalo received at the time.
The last games the Montreal Force played was against the Metropolitan Riveters on November 26th and 27th. In which they split that series, winning the first game 5-3 and coming up short in the second game, 3-2. Here is how the two teams would line up:
In the first period, it would be the visiting Connecticut Whale who would strike first in the game. The goal coming from second year player Janka Hlinka, her first goal of the season. She skated up the right side of the ice and launched a shot from the right circle that would beat the goaltender and wind up in the back of the net. The lone assist would come from Tori Sullivan, her first point of the season.
Before the end of the first period, the Whale would then double their lead. The goal would come while the team was shorthanded. An all too familiar connection last season would get their first set of points on the year. The goal coming from last year’s rookie of the year Taylor Girard with the assist coming from last season’s MVP Kennedy Marchment. The Whale would take a 2-0 lead heading into the second period.
Taylor Girard with the shorty to double our lead in the first!
Early in the second period, the Force would begin their comeback attempt, by cutting the lead in half. The goal coming from Kristina Shanahan, her second goal of the season. The lone assist on the play coming from Taylor Baker.
Before the end of the second period, the Force would tie up the game. While on the power play, a thunder clap bomb from Christine Deaudelin from the blue line would see the puck evade all the bodies in front, including the goalkeeper and into the top corner of the net.
Deaudelin's blast on the power play has this game tied up going into the 3rd period! pic.twitter.com/RSrpXGoftt
Early in the third period, the Connecticut Whale would jump out to the lead again. The goal coming from Kennedy Marchment, her second point of the game. Girard swung around the left circle and took a low shot in front of the net. Through all the chaos, the puck found the tape of Marchment, who slid it home, through the five hole.
Before the end of the game, the Force would once again tie up the game. While the Whale were hemmed in their defensive zone, a pass from Brigitte Laganiere across the blue line would find the stick of Catherine Daoust, who one timed it past everyone and into the open net. It was her first goal of the season, and a big one to have the game tied at the end of regulation.
There was no scoring in overtime session, so the game moved to a shootout. Where the lone goal came in the third round for Montreal, scored by Ann-Sophie Bettez.
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Ann-Sophie Bettez avec le but de la victoire en tir de barrage.
The second ever game for the Montreal Force took place today. In their first game, they went toe to toe with the Buffalo Beauts, beating them in a shootout to earn their first franchise victory. Montreal, looking to try and make it two for two on the weekend, here is how the teams would line up.
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In the first period, it would be the home Buffalo Beauts, who would strike first, the goal coming from Whitney Dove, her second goal of the season. A blast from the point that would get by everyone, including the goaltender.
Before the end of the first period, the Beauts would double their lead in the game. The goal coming from Allison Attea, her first goal of the season, and her first career PHF goal. Another shot from the blue line that would elude everyone, including the goalkeeper’s glove and the puck would fly into the top corner of the net. The Beauts would take a 2-0 lead heading into the second period.
Early in the second period, the Force would get on the board and cut into the Buffalo lead. The goal coming from Deziray De Sousa, her first goal of the season. She carried the puck up the left side of the offensive zone and let go a low shot that would get through the legs of Hofmann. The Force would still be down a goal heading into the third period.
Early in the third period, Montreal would tie up the game. The goal would come from Kristina Shanahan, her first goal of the season. A shot from the point by Kaity Howarth would somehow avoid the bodies in front and the puck would find the stick of Catherine Dubois, who would make a backhand cross crease pass that would find Shanahan to deposit the puck into the net.
Four minutes later, the Beauts would once again take the lead. The goal coming from Autumn MacDougall, her first goal of the season. MacDougall would slip behind the Force’s defense and she would bust in on the breakaway. She looked like she was going to lose the puck, but at the last moment, she regained possession and was able to lift the puck and shoot it into the roof of the net.
According to the boxscore, that was the only shot taken by the Beauts in the third period, and it would prove to be the game winner, as the Beauts would hold on to defeat Montreal by a score of 3-2.
The Buffalo Beauts cap off their weekend with a big win over the Force!
Tera Hofmann would get the start for the Buffalo Beauts, and she would face 33 shots, making 31 saves. While Marie-Soleil Deschenes would start for the Montreal Force, she would face 18 shots, making 15 saves.
The next game for the Buffalo Beauts will be against the Connecticut Whale on November 19th at 6p. While the next game for the Montreal Force will be against the Metropolitan Riveters on November 26th at 2p.
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Puck drop for Season 8 of the PHF took place tonight. It sees the rematch of the Isobel Cup Finals from last season; the defending champions Boston Pride taking on last year’s runner ups, the Connecticut Whale. Here is how the two teams would line up:
There was no scoring in the first period between both teams. They seemed to be evenly matched, as the shots on goal ratio was close, a tally of 11-9 in favor of the Pride.
In the second period, Boston would draw first blood in the game. The goal would come from one of the newcomers for the Pride, Elizabeth Giguere, her first goal of the season. A bank pass from the neutral zone would find the streaking Giguere on the left side, and she would rifle the shot over Ives’ blocker. The period would end with Boston clinging to a 1-0 lead heading into the third period.
In the third period, the wheels would fall off for the Whale, as they would give up three goals. The first one would come a little over halfway in the period. The goal would come from Loren Gabel, her first of the season. A 2 on 1 play would see the shot from Giguere saved by Ives, but the rebound would find the stick of Gabel and she would deposit it in the open net.
A whole ten seconds would pass, and the Pride would add an insurance marker. Another newcomer to the team, Allie Thunstrom would net her first goal of the season. Thunstrom would use her speed to get by the Whale defenders and have a mini breakaway. She would get the shot off and it would go through the legs of Ives, and in the net.
46 seconds later, the Pride while on the power play would add their fourth goal of the game. The goal would come from Loren Gabel, her second goal of the game and season. A pass across from Flanagan would find Gabel above the right circle. She would carry the puck down to the dot and rifle a shot over Ives’ blocker and in the net. Boston would hang on to preserve the shutout and the first victory of the season.
Corinne Schroeder of the Boston Pride would record the victory and the shutout by facing 36 shots and making 36 saves. While Abbie Ives of the Connecticut Whale would face 41 shots and she would make 37 saves.
The next game for the Boston Pride will be tomorrow against the Metropolitan Riveters at 2p, while the Connecticut Whale will have to wait till November 19th to faceoff against the Buffalo Beauts at 6p/
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The Metropolitan Riveters have a new look with only 3 returning players and a new Head Coach Venla Hovi. On Wednesday, Hovi and Captain Madison Packer took questions from the media. Here are some highlights.
Before getting into the Riveters themselves at one point in the presser in response to a question from TXHT Packer spoke about what excited her about the league in general as the off season brought numerous new staff members to the PHF including a new commissioner. The Riveters Captain who has been in the league since its inception had glowing things to say about several developments:
âObviously the hiring of Reagan [Carey] was huge, the addition of [Brianna] Decker and [Kacey] Bellamy and a few others is a huge step in a right direction,â Packer said. âThey are going to demand a certain level of excellence. Iâll speak specifically for Reagan and Decker because Iâve worked with them and alongside them on a lot of things. They demand excellence in everything that they do and thatâs not going to change. Certainly thatâs why I think Reagan took the job because she knows it a big project and something she can make real change on. So just seeing some of the things already that have changed and some of the conversations that Iâve been a part of sheâs one of the best that there is out there and I think a perfect person that is out there. So Iâm really excited to see where she takes the league and how all the individual markets benefit under her leadership.â
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Turning to the Riveters themselves, again the team is a nearly entirely new edition compared to last yearâs model as international players, players from the PWHPA, and players from other PHF teams all ended up on the Metropolitan roster. Alex Azzi asked a question about whether team culture survived the changes or was new:
âEvery year is a little different no matter how many people returning you have or not,â Packer began. âI think that overall though itâs a completely different environment in a lot of ways and in a lot of ways I think thatâs a good thing. I think that the biggest difference that you notice is the professionalism and the accountability that is in the room. We have a lot of players who have a great deal of experience internationally, professionally in other leagues, at the collegiate level.â
Packer defined what the players were bringing in the door that contributed to the culture but it also meshed with the cultural expectations coming from outside as well:
âAnd weâre on the ice four days a week, weâre in the gym three days a week, we have access to a lot more resources and things like this so just overall the bar has been raised from an expectations standpoint and with that the culture shifts in the room, itâs more competitive and itâs just been a really special thing to be a part of,â Packer said.
Packer had more to say about the changes including in response to two questions about what was exciting her about the upcoming season. The first by TXHT led her to single out the teamâs new bench boss, Hovi, and in doing so posited a domino effect that can follow from coaching choices in the league:
âSheâs [Hoviâs] a huge asset and resource and just elevates the bar of what our coaches should be and how their background should look,â Packer said. âWeâve learned a lot already in a short period of time focusing on…I think sometimes they get lost in translation between different levels of play and things like that, so just bolstering coaching staffs is exciting…and then as you make additions across the league in leadership positions you draw in more talented players underneath. So for me to get play with some of the players that Iâm playing with this year, you know Minttu [Tuominen], Anna [Kilponen], [Amanda] Pelkey, the list goes on of the just some of the influx of talent that we have in our market and thatâs exciting for me.â
A question from Armand Klisivitch led to a fascinating response from the Captain regarding what her role may be on the team this season as she lamented perhaps her role being too overstretched in the past and looked forward to the possibility of less being more:
âJust the ability on focus on different things,â Packer said in response to what excited her about the season. âWe have a lot of different weapons in the arsenal if you will. We have a lot of players that are good at specific things. If you look specifically at me looking back over the last couple of seasons, I had a lot of ice time and played in a lot of different situations that maybe took away from my ability to produce in others. So less is not always a bad thing. I think that I might get less ice team over the course of the season but thatâs…Iâve got a lot of good people who are going to take opportunities that were falling on me. Itâs take a lot of pressure off, it just makes it more fun and itâs a good opportunity for other players to step up and have an opportunity.â
As Packer had mentioned, the team practices four days a week, but it also practices in the morning which is a departure from other teams and previous Riveters seasons. Erica Ayala asked Coach Hovi to elaborate on how she structured those practices.
âComing into the role I had a few things I wanted to be pretty stern about that I said that if I was to come and be in this role where we need to take the team which is maybe different direction that it was before,â Hovi said. âAnd there comes a point that we have to push the game forward and make the right steps and I personally having lived and being an athlete before very much aware of the toll that it takes on your body but also the demands and the responsibility that comes along when there is more financial support for players and all that comes with as I just mentioned responsibility. We want to make everyday life for the players the best it can be and I as a coach selfishly want fresh players on the ice. I donât want them there after an eight hour work shift. Because that puts hockey being second, so I wanted to kind of shift the thinking of you know we should practice in the morning and then whoever is going to work afterwards is going to work but Iâm getting them right after a good nightâs sleep and theyâre ready to go and theyâre to focus and that way our game is getting better as well because theyâre practicing at a higher level. So I kinda drew the line of weâre practicing in the morning if that is actually was an option and then having the conversations and recruiting players. It was a straightforward conversation, âCan you make morning practices?, âOh you canât, then this isnât the team for you.â Itâs as simple as that and then they went elsewhere. And then the players we have are committed to being at practices and being there in the mornings and so far Iâve only received good feedback.âÂ
Ayala asked Packer about the system as well, and the Riveters Captain called it a âhuge advantage for usâ while echoing some advantages Hovi mentioned including a change of focus to hockey first and players being fresher during practices. Ayala also queried Packer about differences between American Dream and previous Rivs facilities and Packer noted the team had its own locker room, an office for coaches and a training and cool down space. Also in response to a question from Alex Azzi regarding the skylight above the rink, Packer explained the way the sun comes into American Dream there hasnât been a glare, and âit kinda feels like youâre playing outside. A lot of us like that feel.â
It will be interesting to see what these changes lead to in terms of performance in the regular season and beyond.
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Key Losses
Mikyla Grant-Mentis, F
Stephanie Sucharda, D
Maegan Beres, F
Key Additions
Carly Jackson, G
Brittany Howard, F
Tereza Vanisova, F
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3 Questions:
How deep can the Six go?
Ever since entering the league, the Six have always been a good regular season team. In their inaugural season, the finished as regular season champions. Last season, they finished in second place (by 1 point) during the regular season behind the Connecticut Whale. Heading into the playoffs, you would expect a deep run to the finals. However, the Six have been hard done in the playoffs. Losing in the semifinals, both times to the eventual champion Boston Pride. You can tell that the players are well coached and the talent is there. Will the third time be the charm, and they finally breakthrough to earn their first trip to the Isobel Cup Finals? Only time will tell, but on paper, they look primed to accomplish it.
Who will replace the scoring loss of Grant-Mentis?
Mikyla Grant_Mentis scored 30 points last season, this led the team. She also led the team in goals, with 13 of them. Now, she has signed to play for the Buffalo Beauts. Good news for the Six is, five of their double digit scorers last season are still on the roster, heading into the season. It will be interesting to see who steps up for the team. The Six have added a couple of nice pieces this offseason, Brittany Howard being one of them. The PWHPA veteran and CWHL alum has been a proven goal scorer throughout her career, and I see no reason why that won’t continue. Another key piece is Tereza Vanisova, an excellent player at the SDHL level. A player that also has PHF/NWHL experience, and international experience for the Czechia. I expect these two additions to help bridge the gap from the loss of Grant-Mentis.
How will the goalies split starts?
It’s an interesting question, considering both goalies have been starters in the league. Elaine Chuli has been THE starter for the Six. While Carly Jackson was the starter for the Buffalo Beauts. To me, the unquestioned starter for the Six has to be Chuli, and her numbers speak for themselves. She has a record of 20-2-0 with 3 shutouts, a GAA of 1.77 and a .932 save percentage (Holy moly.) Last season, Chuli started 17 games, and the only question that I would have would be are the Six going to lean on her to make that many starts again? Or will they decide that Jackson should earn some of those starts, so they can ease the burden off Chuli and give her some rest time when playoffs start? It will be very interesting to see what the head coach decides on playing time for both goalies.
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Key Losses
N/A
Key Additions
Brooke Stacey, F
Everyone
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For the first time since 2020, there will be a new team playing in the PHF. The Montreal Force are the seventh franchise of the PHF, and the second team based in Canada. Now, normally I would ask 3 questions for the season upcoming, things to look out for. However, since this is a new team, I’m pretty sure that I’m not smart enough to ask the right questions for the Force heading into the season.
What I am going to do is discuss how new teams fair during their inaugural season in the PHF. Considering, the last new team was the Toronto Six, their first season was in 2020-21, they went on to accrue a record of 4-1-1 with a +7 goal differential. Very impressive, unfortunately they were bounced in the semifinals by the eventual champions Boston Pride that year. We should also look at the other previous new team that entered the league and what they did during their first year. The Minnesota Whitecaps were an established team, but joined the then NWHL in 2018-19. Their record? They went 12-4-0 with a +19 goal differential, and during the playoffs, would go on to defeat the Buffalo Beauts to win the Isobel Cup that year. Could it be a trend that continues with the Force now entering the league? It very well could be, history would be on their side.
As of writing this on 10/27, there is only one player on the Force that has any previous NWHL/PHF experience, and that player is forward Brooke Stacey. She previously played for the Buffalo Beauts in 2019-20 and 2020-21. She played 20 games, amassing 8 goals and adding another 9 assists for 17 points in those two seasons. It is definitely worth mentioning that a lot of the other players on the Force are PWHPA veterans and CWHL veterans, who all have the great ability to put the puck in the net.
It should be very interesting to see what shakes out this season upcoming for the Force. What rivalries will be formed during their first year? Who will score their first goal in franchise history? Who will be their leading scorer? All questions I can’t wait to see being answered as they take the ice. Welcome to the League Montreal Force!
We have some Connecticut Whale bits thanks to Head Coach Colton Orr. Here are some highlights.
While the Whale kept a core of twelve players from last year, they added some new players though some were familiar faces to Connecticut fans: âItâs been a good offseason. Weâve brought in key pieces with KateĆina [MrĂĄzovĂĄ], and Meeri [RĂ€isĂ€nen], and Emma Keenan, and Mal Souliotis as well. And I think weâve brought a real exciting core back that we had that was a big part of our success last year. So you know just trying to bring in people that fit our team and our style of play and our dressing room,â Orr said. And Orr was underselling his newcomer corps which includes Caitrin Lonergan, Justine Reyes, Tori Sullivan and Lenka Serdar as well.
With an interesting batch of newcomers arriving to join with the core, a question would be how chemistry would be established, in response to a question from TXHT about that Orr answered:
âJust time together. We had a real good time building up in forest lake. Itâs Tobin Kelly our owner âs summer camp that he has. And we went up there as a team spent a couple nights up there. It was some cold conditions, and we were staying in some cabins that had no heat. It was just a lot of fun to kinda get away, get together, face a little adversity together early on and just have that time together early on I think itâs just nice to have that and kinda have a bit of longer training camp to get some practice in, get some ice time together and really try again to build off of what we started to do as an organization and get everyone up to speed to where weâre at. Itâs nice to have twelve returning players from last year to support that and support the message. Theyâre been a few players now that have been with me for a few years and the staff that we have that understand the messaging that we want as an organization. Itâs been nice to get them up to speed pretty quickly.â
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Responding to a question from Sam Fryman about how the team has grown since he first took over he reflected on early struggles but said: âI think you saw that right away from even that first season back then maybe we didnât the skill set but the work ethic we had would match any team in the league but thatâs what weâre all about. And we want to stick by that foundation of where we came from.â
That was a different time for the Whale though, when the team was other than in Season One, found in the lower ranks of the NWHL/PHF, now they are seen as a surefire contender and Orr knows it:
âI definitely think things will get harder now. Sometimes itâs almost easier to be in that underdog situation, but now being the team is looked as to be the one of the tops, people will be gunning for you. Theyâre going be ready for you, theyâre going to be prepared to play against you.â
When Fryman inquired about the goalies, Orr spoke about them and also pointed out what those who know their resumes would suspect: âWe got two really solid goalies, that weâd be comfortable playing either.â
The Whale have a new home after some time in Danbury, and before that Stamford as they will be at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury. Erin Brown asked Coach Orr to speak on the quality of the facilities and he spoke highly of them: âSimsburyâs still being kind of built out for us, weâre really excited to be there for our games. As staff I think itâs exciting to really feel welcome, and really feel like they want us as part of the community and feel that they want us there. I think itâs one of the biggest things, and you know given us a lot of say in what we have, whether itâs ice time, facilities, dressing rooms that weâre working on, all that kind of stuff. They want to work with us. I think thatâs the most important thing about a building you want to be in. You want someone you feel comfortable with. You want to grow together. And I think thatâs something that weâre getting in Simsbury.â
The Whale and Riveters both seem to be moving to locations that in the eyes of the team themselves are upgrades from previous situations based on the way their representatives speak about them. In the case of Simsbury, the facilities were still being worked on so it will be interesting to see how everything comes to pass. Simsbury location wise, does move the Whale closer to the center of the state and the former home of the birthplace of Brass Bonanza.
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Key Losses
Jonna Albers, F
Audra Morrison, F
Lexie Laing, F
Key Additions
Denisa Krizova, F
Natalie Snodgrass, F
Sidney Morin, D
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3 Questions:
Will the Whitecaps improve?
Coming off a Isobel Cup finals defeat at the hands of the Boston Pride in 2021, it seemed that the Whitecaps were prepped and ready to stride towards their revenge the following season. Sadly, they did not have a good year. They started off with 7 defeats in their first 8 games (a 5 game losing streak at one point during that stretch.) Later on, they would also suffer two separate 3 game losing streaks towards the end of the year (Also losing 4 of their last 5 games.) On paper, they look like an improved team, and they still have long time goalie Amanda Leveille in-between the pipes. Also, a familiar face returns to the blue line this season in Amanda Boulier. I expect them to be much better when the season starts.
Where will the scoring come from?
I ask this question because three of their top scorers from last season are not on the team. As of writing this on 10/27, Jonna Albers, their leading points scorer has not signed on for the season upcoming. Leading goal scorer Allie Thunstrom will be playing for the Boston Pride. And Audra Morrison is now retired, (A well deserved one, best of luck on her next chapter.) There are only two remaining players that had double digit points, Ashleigh Brykaliuk and Taylor Turnquist, both are re-signed for the year upcoming. Depth scoring is always needed on good hockey teams to make a deep run. Just have to wonder where it will come from.
What will Ashleigh Brykaliuk’s season look like?
Ashleigh Brykaliuk was really good for the Minnesota Whitecaps last season. In her 20 games, she tallied 3 goals and added 11 assists for 14 points on the year. In her 2 playoff games, she did add a goal. Having previously mentioned that the top three scorers from last season are now gone, it would be safe to assume that Brykaliuk will definitely have an increased role. She is a proven goal scorer and point getter, as throughout her career, and everywhere she’s gone, she has never had a lower than 0.70 points per game. She knows how to find the back of the net and she knows how to set up her teammates. She’ll need to continue that trend, as the Whitecaps will more than likely be heavily leaning on her abilities.
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Key Losses
Rebecca Russo, F
Kristen Barbara, D
Theresa Knutson, F
Key Additions
Amanda Pelkey, F
Emilie Harley, D/F
Taylor Marchin, D
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3 Questions:
What are the Riveters this season?
I remember asking this question heading into last season. It was hard to pinpoint what the Riveters could be. During the bubble in Lake Placid, they were brilliant. They unfortunately didn’t get to participate in the playoffs, where who knows how far they could have gone. Flip to the 2021-22 season, it’s still hard to figure out what the Riveters are as a team. There were stretches where they were excellent and couldn’t be stopped; then came the times where they would have losing streaks. Specifically a 5 game losing streak in the middle of the season, and losing 4 of their last 6 games at the end of the year. So heading into this season, is it going to be more of the same or will their be some consistency in their future? Personally, I think their new additions to the team will help bring that stability they really need.
Who will emerge as the number 1 goalie?
We have new goalies this year for the Riveters. Gone are Sonjia Shelly and Brooke Wolejko and in are the newcomers Rachel McQuigge and Eveliina Makinen. McQuigge played 4 years of NCAA hockey for Princeton, amassing a record of 29-22-8 with 9 shutouts, a GAA of 1.81 and a .933 save percentage. While Makinen has played in the SDHL, earning a record of 50-45-0 with 9 shutouts, a GAA of 2.58 and a .908 save percentage. Makinen also has international hockey experience having played for Finland, earning bronze medals in the World Championships in 2014-15, and 2016-17. She’s also earned a silver medal in the World’s in 2018-17, and is a 2 time Olympic bronze medal winner in 2017-18 in Pyeongchang and 2021-22 in Beijing. So the only question to ask is who is going to take over in-between the pipes for the Riveters, and will there be an adjustment period.
How will their new home rink affect their games?
Also announced this offseason was a new venue for the Riveters. They are not going to be playing games at Barnabas Health Hockey House anymore, instead opting to play at the American Dream Meadowlands Ice Rink. It’s got….. interesting sightlines to say the least. Here is a rendering of the rink:
Foot traffic wise this is excellent. Anyone who walks by and takes a couple seconds to see what’s going on, helps expose the game to as many people as possible. A concern that I would have would be during day games with the sun bearing down on the rink will make it difficult for the goalies and the players to track the puck. However, the PHF makes it work in Minnesota at TRIA Rink with their giant window. I think it would be safe to assume that the Riveters are prepared for any issues or concerns.
