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Takeover Tour Brings Bilka and Simpson Home to Texas

Story byHeather MoonkaWed, December 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM UTC·4 min readWith the fourth stop on the 2025-26 PWHL Takeover Tour, the New York Sirens will host the Seatle Torrent in Dallas on December 28. This is the first time the tour is stopping in Texas, but two players are excited to feel right at home- because they will be. Allyson Simpson, defender from the New York Sirens, is originally from Frisco, TX, but moved to Dallas at the age of eight. Simpson’s dad was a professional golfer where he would often run into players from the Dallas Stars.

Takeover Tour Brings Bilka and Simpson Home to Texas

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Key Highlights

  • As he got to know those players, he started attended Stars games with Simpson’s older brother.
  • Her family became very involved in hockey through those connections, but Simpson was a figure skater first and wanted nothing to do with hockey. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter her family’s move to Dallas, Simpson woke up one day and decided she wanted to play hockey just like her brother.
  • At that time, she played boys hockey because there just weren’t a lot of opportunities to play with the girls in her area.
  • In eighth grade, Simpson went to Shattuck St.
  • Mary’s in Minnesota which is how she has a tie to another PWHL player from Texas. Hannah Bilka, forward for the Seattle Torrent, is originally from Coppell TX and grew up in the Farmers Branch area.
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