Nicole Dussault, centre, cheers on the players of the PWHL's Montreal Victoire, with friends Marisol Turcot, left, and Melanie Crippa, right, during the home opener against the New York Sirens on Tuesday Nov. 25, 2025. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf / Montreal Gazette

Going to a Montreal Victoire game is like walking into an alternate hockey universe. Article content

The first thing you notice is that there are way more women than men in the stands. There is also a strong presence of the LGBTQ+ community, with many female couples. Of course there are loads of men too, but it’s impossible not to note the gender difference compared to the crowd at a Canadiens game at the Bell Centre. Article content Article content

But it’s more than that. There was a sense of community at Place Bell T

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