The NWHL has reviewed two incidents from this weekend. Here we go:
Taylor Holze injury in New York Riveters at Boston Pride
Taylor Holze was skating along the boards and NWHL All-Star Zoe Hickel hit her into what would have been the wall of the bench, except the door was open. So, Holze unfortunately slammed into the side of the bench wall and was hurt. Here's the video:
The NWHL has changed the bench door rules as a result. Here's the announcement of the new rule:
As a result of this play, the NWHL has decided to enact a rule that all bench doors must remain closed during game action.