ABOUT US

THE PITTSBURGH WOMEN’S BALL HOCKEY LEAGUE, FOUNDED IN 2020, DOUBLED IN SIZE TO 150 PLAYERS ACROSS 2 LEAGUE NIGHTS IN OUR FIRST YEAR. WE ARE COMPRISED OF WOMEN OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS AND ARE THE LARGEST WOMEN’S BALL HOCKEY LEAGUE IN WESTERN PA.

Our Mission

The Pittsburgh Women’s Ball Hockey League fosters a sense of belonging in an athletic community that supports all skill levels and abilities.  We seek to empower girls and women in our Pittsburgh sports community by providing opportunities for leadership, training, accessibility, affordability, and increased athletic programming. We champion diversity, equity, and inclusion in all facets of our league and community.

OUR PROGRAMS

We offer two league nights that include a Draft League and a pre-rostered Teams League. Beginners are encouraged to enter the draft league first, as the teams are more evenly balanced by skill. Teams League is a great place to join once you have been introduced to more folks and can join a team with friends.

DONATE

The PWBHL is a 501c3 non-profit organization that relies on the benevolence of donors to provide programming and athletic opportunities to young girls and women of the Greater Pittsburgh region. Your donation will help us not only sustain our organization, but to grow and provide opportunities for women and girls for years to come.

News & Media

Murrysville women’s ball hockey league grows to 150 participants

Murrysville women’s ball hockey league grows to 150 participants

“Pure terror — but also exciting!” That’s how Jocelyn Gunia of Bethel Park described the first time a shot came whizzing directly at her in goal while she was playing dek hockey. Gunia, 30, spent most of the past decade as a casual hockey fan, watching alongside her husband. These days, she drives an hour every Friday night to play…

Women’s ball hockey gaining popularity, participation growing in Pittsburgh area

Women’s ball hockey gaining popularity, participation growing in Pittsburgh area

Jen Free was perched near rink level at one of her oldest son’s hockey games. She was running the clock, internally pondering why she was watching instead of playing the game herself. Despite never playing hockey in an organized fashion growing up, Free was an avid street hockey player in her youth. Motivated by her passion for hockey, Free was…

Ladies’ Night USABH Magazine

Ladies’ Night USABH Magazine

Just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania every Thursday evening, carloads of women roll into the parking lot of the Murrysville SportsZone for a night of ball hockey. For once though, they aren’t there to cheer on their kids and husbands; they are there as players of the only all-women ball hockey league in the Pittsburgh area. The league was organized by…