As Abby Newhook and her Boston College teammates filed out of TD Garden after winning the 2025 Women’s Beanpot consolation game, she could hear the roar of 13,000 fans filling the arena for the championship matchup.

She knew it was a special moment for women’s hockey in Boston — one she wished she could be a part of. She had no way of knowing she’d be back playing at the Garden a little more than a year later, this time as a pro.

The rookie forward and her Boston Fleet teammates will play in front of the TD Garden crowd this spring when they face Montreal April 11 in the first Professional Women’s Hockey League game at the home of the Bruins.

“Just hearing that and how many people were in the building was just an unbelievable feeling and unbelievable experience,” Newhook said. “Being

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