PWHL sets schedule for 2024 Walter Cup Finals
After an exciting opening round of the inaugural PWHL Playoffs, two teams remain to see who takes home the first Walter Cup, as Boston prepares to face Minnesota.
The two combatants are the unlikeliest duo, based on how things ended during the regular season.
Boston came into the playoffs on a high, winning four of their final five games and picking up points in each to steal one of the final playoff spots. That led to a matchup with a strong Montreal team, whom Boston beat in the final game of the regular season. Despite being heavily outplayed in two of the three games, Boston swept Montreal with a trio of overtime victories. A lot of thanks went to goaltender Aerin Frankel, who gave up just four goals in the series.
Minnesota limped into the postseason, and that is putting it nicely. They lost their final five games of the regular season, needing Ottawa to lose its final game for Minnesota to get in. Their lackluster play carried into the semifinals against top-seeded Toronto, as they fell behind in the series, 2-0. However, two shutouts from goaltender from Maddie Rooney helped turn the series around, with Taylor Heise scoring twice in the decisive Game 5 to send Minnesota to the championship series.
Here is the schedule for the 2024 Walter Cup Semifinals:
(3) Boston vs. (4) Minnesota
| Date | Game | Time |
| Sunday, May 19 | 1. Minnesota at Boston | 5 p.m. ET |
| Tuesday, May 21 | 2. Minnesota at Boston | 7 p.m. ET |
| Friday, May 24 | 3. Boston at Minnesota | 7 p.m. ET |
| Sunday, May 26 | 4. Boston at Minnesota* | 6 p.m. ET |
| Wednesday, May 29 | 5. Minnesota at Boston* | 7 p.m. ET |
*if necessary
Boston will hold its home affairs at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, home of the UMass-Lowell NCAA hockey teams. Minnesota will play its home games at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, home of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild.
Both teams had the lowest attendance in the semifinals, with all three games played in the U.S. averaging below 3,500 people.