‘This league is on the up’: Montreal’s players already excited for Year 2 of PWHL [Video]

Marie-Philip Poulin couldn’t find enough positive things to say about her experience in Year 1 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, even though she had to work through a malfunctioning microphone to express it.

Montreal’s captain winced as a staticky, distorted noise echoed through the speakers during her team’s end-of-season press conference at the Verdun Auditorium on Friday, unable to finish answering her first question before the faulty mics were whisked away.

But for Poulin, that’s just a minor kink the PWHL needs to work out after an inaugural season to remember.

“This thing has been amazing, and it’s just going to keep growing,” Poulin said. “Obviously it’s Year 1. Like with these mics, there’s going to be work to be done, but I think it’s just going to get better in Year 2, that’s for sure.”

Montreal’s playoffs ended in heart-wrenching fashion Tuesday night with a third-consecutive overtime loss …