The EIHA
Women’s Leagues are pleased to announce that the 2019 Women’s Trophy Weekend
will take place at Planet Ice Widnes on the weekend of June 1 & 2.
Trophy Weekend
is the finale to the domestic season and features ten games across the weekend
and no fewer than four playoff finals on the Sunday.
Although the
event is moving to a new venue, the format will remain unchanged from previous
seasons.
Saturday’s
six-game schedule will comprise semi finals from the Women’s Elite, Premier and
Division 1 competitions.
Sunday’s action
will comprise the Division 1 Trophy Final, Premier Trophy Final, U16 National
Final and lastly the Elite League final for the Bill Britton Trophy.
Admission to
the weekend will continue to be free for spectators, so fans can see the best women’s
hockey in the country and a large number of Great Britain senior and U18
internationals in action.
Women’s League
manager Sally Taylor said: “We are excited to take the Trophy Weekend to Widnes
and look forward to another great weekend of women’s ice hockey.
“Thanks to the
management at Planet Ice Widnes for their help in making this happen and thanks
to the teams in the women’s leagues for their patience while the final details
were ironed out.
“We are looking
forward to the remainder of the regular season and look forward to players and
supporters joining us in Widnes.”
Planet Ice
Widnes rink manager Vernon Neil added: “Following successive NIHL playoff
weekends, we are thrilled to be able to bring another showpiece of the EIHA
calendar to Widnes.
“Planet Ice
Widnes looks forward to welcoming the teams and supporters to our rink and our
town and we can’t wait to share the event with the hockey fans of this region.”
The full
schedule for Trophy Weekend will be confirmed in due course.
