Playing hockey for a living has changed the way some women in the Professional Women's Hockey League see themselves in the game.

The PWHL's third season opens Friday with the Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent squaring off, and the Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost hosting the Toronto Sceptres.

As the league has evolved since the first game Jan. 1, 2024, so have players. Their dream of more games and practices, a living wage, and the competitive support their male counterparts have finally come true — but it also meant wrapping their heads around it.

"For so long, I was an Olympic athlete, I am an Olympic athlete, I'm at the top of my top of my game, I'm one of the best players in our country, the best players in the world, but hockey still felt like a hobby almost," recalled fo

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