The Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins have had a spirited rivalry for nearly 100 years, and more recently given the fact they've played each other in the playoffs three times in the last eight years, with Boston winning each series in seven games.
While the rivalry between the two NHL clubs is strong, it appears one seems to be brewing in the NWHL, between the Boston Pride, and the newly-formed Toronto Six.
It all started with a simple tweet from another team in the league, the Connecticut Whale, and it spiraled into a Twitter feud between Boston and Toronto.
We got you covered pic.twitter.com/fbAsQOLLGi— Boston Pride (@TheBostonPride) December 12, 2020
I think it's time for you to get new material pic.twitter.com/fS1S63Bn7Y— Boston Pride (@TheBostonPride) December 12, 2020
Even the NWHL's Twitter account chimed in on the back-and-fourth:
https://t.co/TcJnShtzO3 pic.twitter.com/bxwRtWsfkW— NWHL (@NWHL) December 12, 2020
That's it. Both of you go to your rooms @TheBostonPride @TheTorontoSix— NWHL (@NWHL) December 12, 2020
The NWHL announced back in November that they will play their 2020-21 season in a bubble at the Herb Brooks Arena, in Lake Placid, New York. The season will begin on January 23rd, and end on February 5th. Each team will play five games, one against each team, followed by the playoffs which will include a single-elimination semi-final round, followed by the Isobel Cup Championship game on February 5th.
We don't know when the Boston Pride and Toronto Six will play each other, but it's almost guaranteed that it will be the beginning of a new rivalry between the two cities.
