Fans react to PWHL Minnesota being crowned first-ever Walter Cup champions

PWHL Minnesota has won the first-ever Walter Cup Championship in league history, beating Boston 3-0 in five games of the title series. Taylor Heise was named the inaugural Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP for leading the scoring sheet with eight points.

Fans were quick to react to the first ever PWHL Finals. They were quick to congratulate the Minnesota team for their outstanding performance. Some even nudged jokes at the NHL’s Minnesota Wild among the celebrations.

Following are some of the fan reactions from X/Twitter:

“pwhl doing it for minnesota bc nhl won’t.”

“Minnesota curse and championship drought is finally over!!” commented one fan.

“The whole season was amazing! I watched almost every game live. Thank you for doing this,” wrote another.

Meanwhile, the congratulatory comments kept coming. Fans appreciated the winning team and the entire league for their efforts that went into the inaugural season of PWHL.

“Congratulations to Minnesota, you earned it 😁. The REAL winners here are the women, every single one of them in this awesome league. Thank you Walter family for funding all this & to the sponsors & advertisers: money WELL spent. Every woman in this league is a HERO 😎👍”

“Congratulations on a historic W! 👏🏽” wrote another fan.

“Well deserved. I am proud to be a Minnesotan today,” commented one fan.

Michela Cava opens up on PWHL Minnesota’s inaugural Walter Cup win

PHWL Minnesota’s clutch queen, Michela Cava, scored the second goal of the night in their historic Walter Cup victory. Last year’s PHF playoff MVP opened up on the toughly contested Finals series.

“Our team battled every game,” she told the Star Tribune. “We all grinded it out and stuck together. I’m proud of everyone. It’s been an amazing journey.”

Cava expressed pride in her teammates for their collective effort, sharing that they had faith in each other throughout their campaign.

“People believed in each other every single shift,” she said. “I’m really proud of the group.”

Minnesota’s Liz Schepers scored the first goal in the second period of the night and Michela Cava added another in the third. It was Kendall Coyne Schofield who sealed the victory with an empty-netter.

The inaugural season of the PWHL saw a record crowd of over 21,000 fans for a game in Montreal and an average attendance of 5,448.

As the league looks to expand its schedule to 30 games next season and finalize team names and logos by August, it seems PWHL has a bright future in the world of women’s professional sports.