Founding and inaugural season On August 29, 2023, it was announced that one of the PWHL's first six franchises would be located in Boston. This ensured the continuation of professional women's hockey in the area after the folding of the
Boston Pride and the
Premier Hockey Federation earlier that summer; the Pride had been that league's most successful franchise, winning three
Isobel Cup championships.
Danielle Marmer, a former scout and player development assistant for the
National Hockey League's
Boston Bruins, was named PWHL Boston's inaugural general manager. On September 15,
Boston University women's team associate head coach
Courtney Birchard-Kessel was announced as the team's first
head coach. The team's first three player signings were
United States national team players
Hilary Knight,
Aerin Frankel, and
Megan Keller, all signed to three-year deals. Boston's first selection in the
2023 PWHL Draft, held on September 18, was
Swiss forward
Alina Müller, taken third overall. In November, it was revealed that the team's colors would be green, gray, and white. It was also revealed that the team would host home games at the
Tsongas Center in
Lowell. makes a save in 2024. Ahead of the start of the inaugural
2024 season, former Boston Bruins
captain Patrice Bergeron introduced Knight as Boston's captain; Keller and
Jamie Lee Rattray were introduced as alternate captains. The team hosted its inaugural game against
Minnesota Frost on January 3, 2024. The team's first ever goal was scored by
Theresa Schafzahl, 7:59 into the 2nd period. Minnesota ultimately won the game by a score of 3–2. Boston's first victory came in a 3–2 overtime decision against
Montreal Victoire on January 13. Boston went on to finish third in the league standings, clinching a playoff spot in their final regular season game. In the first round of the playoffs, Boston faced
Montreal Victoire. Boston went on to defeat Montreal in three straight games, with all three victories coming in overtime. Boston advanced to the championship series, where they faced
Minnesota Frost. Goaltender
Aerin Frankel led the playoffs in saves. However, Boston lost a close five-game series, with Minnesota clinching the
Walter Cup championship in Lowell on May 29. On June 23, 2025,
Birchard-Kessel left the Fleet and was named the head coach for the
Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey team. On July 23, 2025,
Kris Sparre was named the second head coach in program history. ==Season-by-season record==