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Women’s hockey history was made on Wednesday, with PWHL Minnesota taking home the inaugural league championship Walter Cup.

After Boston forced a Game 5 in double-overtime on Sunday, Minnesota went on to notch a decisive victory with a final score of 3-0. Liz Schepers, Michela Cava, and Kendall Coyne Schofield all found the back of the net for Minnesota, with Schofield’s coming on an empty-netter to end the game. 

The win came after a disappointing Game 4 loss at home that saw a game-winning — and possibly championship-winning — Minnesota goal waived off. But back in Boston, Minnesota was determined not to leave without that Cup. 

“I just think to have something so good taken away, like last game, I just think we knew we had to have it,” Taylor Heise, who was named Playoffs MVP after posting a league-leading eight postseason points, told the Athletic. “Like that feeling [of winning] — you had it and you want it back.”

The captain and oldest member of the roster, Coyne Schofield had the honors of taking the first lap on the ice with the Walter Cup in hand. 

“It makes me want to tear up thinking about it. She’s done so much for this sport,” Heise said about the captain. “She’s definitely one of…

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