The Isobel Cup takes its name from Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley’s daughter, Isobel, who shared his love of the game and is known to be one of the first female hockey players in Canada. Isobel, along with her brothers, encouraged her father to purchase a silver cup to award to the best amateur hockey team in Canada. The Stanley Cup, as it was later named, became the championship trophy of the National Hockey League. The front of the Isobel Cup reads: “The Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Cup 1875-1963. This Cup shall be awarded annually to the greatest professional women's hockey team in North America. All who pursue this Cup, pursue a dream; a dream born with Isobel, that shall never die. EST. 2016.”

The Premier Hockey Federation has announced that the 2023 Isobel Cup Playoffs will feature the league’s top four teams at the conclusion of the record 84-game regular season schedule. Semifinals will be played in a pair of best-of-three series hosted by the Boston Pride at The Bentley Arena at Bentley University and the Toronto Six at Mattamy Athletic Centre March 16-20. The two semifinal winners will play for the prestigious Isobel Cup in a single-game championship final on Sunday, March 26, at Mullett Arena in Tempe, AZ, in partnership with the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes and OVG360.

2023 Isobel Cup Championship

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