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Women's Hockey

NWHL Players Look Back at Dream of Playing Pro Hockey

By Dustin Nelson October 9th, 2015

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The players of the NWHL had a little fun on Thursday, posting Throwback Thursday pictures of themselves playing hockey as kids. But they did it with something of an inspiring angle to it, labeling their photos “#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream!”

It’s not hard to see the importance of the NWHL’s inaugural season, but the series of posts from the NWHL players throws into sharp relief the magnitude of the league’s accomplishment, kicking off North America’s first pro women’s hockey league where the players get paid.

That monumental achievement is highlighted by the images of the players as kids, casting a light on how far women’s hockey has come in public recognition since the time when they were kids. With 4.9 million people tuning in for the 2014 women’s ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States, it’s clear that there is significant interest in women’s hockey, particularly when the talent level is as high as you see in the Olympics or in the NWHL and CWHL.

The league has room to grow and will have to in coming seasons, with the average salary sitting at $15,000 right now. But it’s nonetheless a major step forward. Things have already been progressing for the league with rapidly increasing interest from fans, teams rumored to be interested in expansion and many international stars putting their faith in the league before the puck has even been dropped on the first season.

The NWHL season kicks off on October 11 with all four teams — the Buffalo Beauts, New York Riveters, Boston Pride and Connecticut Whale — in action. The teams will each play nine home games and nine away games in the inaugural season.

Take a look below at some of the posts from Thursday’s #TBT campaign.

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11. pic.twitter.com/S5tiXvm0ST

— Dani Rylan (@DaniRylan) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11 https://t.co/sO8s1zX7Tp

— Kacey Bellamy (@kbells22) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11 @NWHL_ @CTWhale_NWHL 🐳 pic.twitter.com/xqzQ1pHayC

— Kelli Stack (@kstack16) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11 #nwhl pic.twitter.com/MMVXEUcSqz

— Jenny Scrivens (@JenScrivs) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11. @NWHL_ @BuffaloBeauts pic.twitter.com/K9i2EDdcCU

— Meghan Duggan (@mduggan10) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11. @NWHL_ @NYRiveters pic.twitter.com/Qh4IZlsMIm

— Gabriella Figueroa (@GabieFigueroa) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11 #NWHL @TheBostonPride @NWHL_ pic.twitter.com/15fBJxGMuj

— Gigi Marvin (@GigiMarvin) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11. pic.twitter.com/QYv7qhlTqx

— Celeste Brown (@celestebrown8) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! and i was a lefty? #HistoryBegins October 11 @NYRiveters pic.twitter.com/n0eC2pjXe1

— Madison Packer (@madison_packer_) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11th #NWHL #NYRiveters #haventgrown pic.twitter.com/DNcwFBeOCJ

— Taylor Holze (@taytwofour) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11 pic.twitter.com/UjNqj9D3kG

— Rachel Llanes (@rachllanes91) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11. pic.twitter.com/HNuUzKkDYB

— Brianne McLaughlin (@BrianneMcL) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing pro hockey was just a dream #HistoryBegins 10/11 @NWHL_ pic.twitter.com/aw1JxUkbfo

— Kiira Dosdall (@KDosdall) October 8, 2015

#TBT to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #Historybegins… https://t.co/koeeX1Fqzn

— Amanda Pelkey (@Pelkey21) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream #historybegins… https://t.co/lXr0NhJOde

— Morgan Fritz-Ward (@fritz_ward) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11 @NWHL_ @BuffaloBeauts pic.twitter.com/mV6OwsS3fA

— Emily Matheson (@EmilyPfalzer) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing pro hockey was a dream #NWHL #HistoryBegins pic.twitter.com/9FlK8WJPVS

— B. Meghan Fardelmann-Longley (@BMFardelmann) October 8, 2015

Pops and I '05! #tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11. pic.twitter.com/Pg4XUV2M3p

— Blake Bolden (@SportBlake) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #historybegins October 11th pic.twitter.com/xcmo5pAHMF

— Shiann Darkangelo (@shidark27) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream. #HistoryBegins Oct 11th ✨ @TheBostonPride pic.twitter.com/jEm65XUj3L

— Alyssa Gagliardi (@AGagliardi92) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #historybegins #october11th @CTWhale_NWHL @NWHL_ pic.twitter.com/ZBv6WFIrQ2

— Sam Faber (@fabersam28) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11. #ThanksDad… https://t.co/fvjy4bcW6D

— Chelsea Laden (@ChelseaLaden) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11 @NWHL_ @TheBostonPride pic.twitter.com/zAwOiLY7dj

— Corinne Buie (@corinnebuie) October 8, 2015

https://twitter.com/Eebs22/status/652132074988552193

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins#October 11#silverbay pic.twitter.com/YTSJaXwcZn

— Jessica Koizumi (@jzumi56) October 8, 2015

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11 @NWHL_ @NYRiveters @belyakova9 pic.twitter.com/cAk3u2vaBF

— Victor Belyakov (@belyakov21) October 8, 2015

#TBT to wooden sticks and to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11. pic.twitter.com/ij5QC3ILGz

— Casey (Pickett) Bates (@Casey_Pickett) October 8, 2015

TWITTER! 🙋🏼 #tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11 @CTWhale_NWHL pic.twitter.com/cwrv1W7IIy

— Molly Engstrom (@engstrom09) October 8, 2015

#tbt #HistoryBegins October 11th🇺🇸
@NYRiveters @NWHL_
Starting hockey from six, play goalie from 11years-old🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/HjJjeTVbAM

— 藤本那菜 / Nana Fujimoto (@NanaFujimoto33) October 9, 2015

#TBT to dreaming of being a professional hockey player and having impeccable style. #HistoryBegins October 11. #dreamscometrue

A photo posted by Knight Aka The Evening (@hilary_knight) on Oct 8, 2015 at 7:40am PDT

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11. #nwhl #forever young

A photo posted by ludmila_9 (@ludmila_9) on Oct 7, 2015 at 11:32pm PDT

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11.

A photo posted by Brianna Decker (@bdecker1814) on Oct 8, 2015 at 6:49am PDT

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11 @nwhl.co @thebuffalobeauts #stillhavemyairguitar

A photo posted by Megan Bozek (@meganebozek) on Oct 8, 2015 at 6:57am PDT

#tbt to when playing professional hockey was just a dream! #HistoryBegins October 11. #withdaboyzz @hc_twk @nwhl.co

A photo posted by Janine Weber (@j_weber91) on Oct 8, 2015 at 7:10am PDT

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