Women's Hockey

According to various reports, the PWHL's first ever expansion franchise will be announced next week. That team, as reports state, will be heading to Vancouver, British Columbia.

Vancouver's The Province was the first to report that an expansion team is heading to the city. According to a press announcement by PR firm LBMG, a press conference involving local government and "key stakeholders" is scheduled for next Wednesday in Vancouver.

The Province also reported that the new Vancouver franchise is likely to play at the Pacific Coliseum.

Opened in 1968, the historic Pacific Coliseum was the original home for the NHL's Vancouver Canucks until 1995 when the team moved to the new Rogers Arena.

The PWHL visited Vancouver this year as part of their PWHL Takeover Tour playing in front of a sold out crowd of 19,038 at Rogers Arena. It was the top attended game at Rogers Arena this season, exceeding home attendance for the NHL's Vancouver Canucks as well.

Vancouver was home to a professional women's hockey team for three seasons from 2000-2003. The short lived Vancouver Griffins were part of the original NWHL and featured Olympians Cammi Granato, Shelley Looney, and Nancy Drolet.

Speculation has also continued that a second expansion franchise may be headed for the West Coast with Seattle the likely location.

SAINT PAUL, MN (March 30, 2025) – Taylor Heise scored Minnesota’s first and fifth goals in a 5-2 victory over Toronto in front of a season-high crowd of 9,536 at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday afternoon. The win ended the Frost’s three-game losing streak, while the loss ended the Sceptres’ three-game winning streak and five-game point streak. The three points from today’s win moves Minnesota back into fourth place in the PWHL standings - two points ahead of Ottawa, while Toronto remains in second place – three points behind Montréal. Scoring started early in the first period with Heise finding the back of the net at 1:01, followed quickly by Britta Curl-Salemme at 1:43 for the fastest two goals to open a game in PWHL history. The Frost increased their lead to 3-0 at 3:55 in the second frame on a goal by Sophie Jaques, then Liz Schepers made it 4-0 at 17:53. Toronto showed offensive life in the third period with Kali Flanagan putting the Sceptres on the board at 3:32, then Daryl Watts cut the lead in half with as power play goal at 7:35. Heise shut down the comeback bid with her second goal at 14:16 of the final frame. Nicole Hensley recorded 27 saves on 29 shots to collect her fifth win of the season for the Frost. After posting a streak of nine straight games allowing two or fewer goals, Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell made just 12 saves on 16 shots in the first two periods. She was replaced in the third period by rookie Raygan Kirk who stopped seven of eight shots. This was the final game for both teams before the league schedule pauses for the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship. Both Minnesota and Toronto will have three games remaining upon their return to action on Apr. 26. The Sceptres can still clinch a playoff berth before the break should Boston beat Ottawa or if the Charge beat the Fleet in a shootout when the teams meet on Wednesday.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/30/minnesota-jumps-back-into-fourth-place-with-5-2-victory-over-toronto

ST. LOUIS, MO (March 29, 2025) - Tereza Vanišová’s two goals within 32 seconds late in the third period powered the Ottawa Charge past the Boston Fleet on Saturday afternoon during the final stop of the PWHL Takeover Tour™ at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Ottawa leapfrogs Minnesota to take hold of the fourth and final playoff spot for the first time in nearly two months, as the playoff race continues with four games left for all six PWHL teams on the season. Boston took an early lead at 8:24 in the first period as Susanna Tapani capitalized off an Ottawa turnover to open the scoring. The game remained scoreless through the second period and the majority of the third period as Boston hung onto their one-goal lead. With four minutes remaining in the game, as Ottawa sought to swing the momentum in their favor, Vanišová found the equalizer to breathe life into the Charge bench, before burying the game winner just 32 seconds later on the power play. Gwyneth Philips earned her fifth career win between the pipes for the Charge with 27 saves on 28 shots, while Aerin Frankel turned aside 29 of 31 shots for the Fleet. Ottawa picks up three points with the win–– their first win in five games against the Fleet this season–– and now sits four points back of third-place Boston. The teams face off against each other once more on Wednesday night in their last game before the league’s international break.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/29/vani-ov-strikes-twice-in-32-seconds-as-ottawa-rallies-past-boston

SAINT PAUL, MN (March 26, 2025) – Powered by Laura Stacey’s four-point night, the Montréal Victoire become the first team to clinch a berth in the PWHL Playoffs with a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Frost on Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center. Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin opened the scoring with an assist from Stacey six minutes into the first period to give Montréal the lead heading into the first intermission. For the second straight game against Minnesota, Stacey found the twine within the first 30 seconds of the second period, this time just 24 seconds into the frame, to double Montréal’s lead. Minnesota responded less than three minutes later with a goal from Kelly Pannek to cut the deficit in half after two periods of play. Eight minutes into the final frame, Poulin scored her second goal of the game from Stacey, and Stacey added an insurance marker on the power play at 14:40 to cap the night’s offense. Elaine Chuli earned her fourth win of the season between the pipes for the Victoire turning aside 19 of 20 shots, including a highlight-reel save midway through the third period. Maddie Rooney stopped 13 of 17 shots on net for Minnesota in her 17th start of the season. With the win, Montréal snaps a season-high three-game losing streak. They remain in possession of the league’s top spot, three points ahead of second-place Toronto who won in regulation tonight over Boston, with four games left to play. Minnesota dropped their third straight game and remain in control of the league’s fourth and final playoff spot with four games remaining, just two points ahead of fifth-place Ottawa.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/26/stacey-s-four-point-performance-clinches-playoff-spot-for-montr-al-in-4-1-win-over-minnesota

BOSTON, MA (March 26, 2025) - The Toronto Sceptres rallied with four goals in the third period–– including three in just over six minutes–– to complete a comeback victory over the Boston Fleet at a sold out Agganis Arena on Wednesday evening. Daryl Watts led the way for Toronto with two goals in the period, while Renata Fast scored the game-winner for the Sceptres. Hilary Knight scored both goals for the Fleet, with Alina Müller and Susanna Tapani picking up the assists on both tallies.

Knight’s first goal opened the scoring late in the first period, and Boston maintained its one-goal lead until the third frame. At 4:07, Watts collected her first of the night, tying the game at one. Less than two minutes later, Hayley Scamurra put Toronto ahead 2-1 with her first goal of the season. Continuing the momentum, Fast gave the Sceptres a two-goal lead at 10:16 with what would be the eventual game-winner.

Knight scored her 15th of the season for Boston’s final goal of the game to cut Toronto’s lead to 3-2 but Watts sealed the 4-2 win for Toronto with a power play goal, her second marker of the game. Kristen Campbell made 28 saves on 30 shots for her ninth win of the season, while Aerin Frankel recorded 23 saves on 27 shots in the loss. With the win, second-place Toronto increases their lead over third-place Boston in the standings to five points. Following Montréal’s regulation win over Minnesota tonight, Toronto can become the second team to clinch a playoff berth with a single point in Sunday’s game against the Frost.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/26/sceptres-net-four-in-third-period-to-complete-comeback-victory-over-fleet

OTTAWA, ON (March 25, 2025) – The New York Sirens scored six unanswered goals in the third period, erasing a three-goal deficit, to earn a dominant 6-3 win over the Ottawa Charge at TD Place on Tuesday night. The Charge gained momentum early in the game with a shorthanded ‘jailbreak’ goal from Rebecca Leslie, followed by goals from Emily Clark and captain Brianne Jenner to put Ottawa up by three after two periods of play. However, the game was far from over as New York opened the floodgates in the third period to stifle Ottawa’s momentum. Jessie Eldridge put her team on the board 1:25 into the final frame, then Sarah Fillier found the twine on the power play to cut the Sirens’ deficit to 3-2. Jade Downie-Landry then scored a pair of goals less than four minutes apart to give the Sirens their first lead of the game, silencing the Ottawa crowd of 5,707. FIllier added to New York’s tally with her second of the night to extend the Sirens’ lead to two, and Alex Carpenter sealed the win for New York with an empty-net goal. Rookie netminder Kayle Osborne, who hails from nearby Westport, ON, earned her second career win for the Sirens – both of which have come at TD Place – turning aside 15 of 18 shots. Fellow rookie Gwyneth Philips stopped 28 of 33 shots between the pipes for Ottawa in her eighth start of the season. With the win, New York moves within three points of fifth-place Ottawa with four games remaining, while Ottawa stays two points out of a playoff spot behind fourth-place Minnesota with five games left to play.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/25/new-york-scores-six-unanswered-third-period-goals-to-rally-past-ottawa

LAVAL, QC (March 23, 2025) – The Toronto Sceptres held on for a 2-1 win against the Montréal Victoire on Sunday afternoon in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,172 at Place Bell. Kristen Campbell stole the show for the Sceptres with a season-high 32 saves, including 17 in the second period, backstopping her team to consecutive victories over their Canadian rivals after the Victoire won the first four meetings of the season. The win extends Toronto’s point streak to four games during the month of March and boosts the Sceptres ahead of Boston and into second-place in the PWHL standings, just three points behind Montréal with five games remaining. The Victoire entered the game with an opportunity to clinch a playoff berth with a regulation win but suffered a season-high third straight loss. Both Toronto goals were scored in the second period with Jesse Compher lighting the lamp for the fifth time in six games against the Victoire just 52 seconds into the middle frame, followed by a Natalie Spooner strike at 12:10. The Sceptres lineup was bolstered by the return of Sarah Nurse, fresh off a 44-day stint on long-term injured reserve, picking up where she left off offensively with a primary assist on Spooner’s game-winner. The Victoire capitalized on their fifth power play opportunity of the game with captain Marie-Philip Poulin scoring at 15:15 of the third period to cut the deficit to one. Elaine Chuli turned aside 18 of 20 shots in her fourth start against the Sceptres this season. Campbell’s win counts as her eighth of the season, tied for third most in the PWHL.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/23/sceptres-climb-into-second-place-with-2-1-win-over-victoire

NEWARK, NJ (March 22, 2025) – Tereza Vanišová led the Ottawa Charge to a 5-2 victory over the New York Sirens with her second hat trick of the season on Saturday afternoon before a season-high crowd of 4,767 at Prudential Center. The win was Ottawa’s third in as many games this season in New York and the first of two games in four days between the teams. Charge captain Brianne Jenner opened the scoring on the power play with less than five minutes remaining in the first period to give Ottawa the lead. The Sirens responded midway through the second period with a power play marker of their own from Ella Shelton to knot the game at one. Vanišová then found the back of the net twice within a span of 2:18 to extend Ottawa’s lead to two after two periods of play. Abby Roque put her team back within one with the league’s first-ever ‘Michigan-style’ highlight-reel goal to start the third period, but Vanišová snuffed New York’s momentum with her third of the night just 1:52 later. Emily Clark then added an insurance marker for the Charge to seal the final score at 5-2. Gwyneth Philips stood tall between the pipes for Ottawa, stopping 34 of 36 shots in her fourth win of the season. Corinne Schroeder turned aside 26 of 31 shots in her 18th start of the season for New York. With six games remaining, Ottawa now sits just two points behind fourth-place Minnesota in the playoff race, while New York falls to six points behind the Charge with five games left on their schedule. The teams will play again on Tuesday night in Ottawa.

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TORONTO (March 19, 2025) – Daryl Watts’ two-goal performance lifted Toronto to a 2-1 win over New York on Wednesday night at a sold-out Coca-Cola Coliseum. The low-scoring game also featured an incredible goalie battle between Toronto netminder Kristen Campbell and New York’s Corinne Schroeder, who each made 27 saves.  Late in the first period, Watts opened the scoring with an unassisted goal from the high slot, giving the Sceptres a momentum boost going into the first intermission. At 1:20 in the second frame, Watts got her second goal of the evening with a shot from the point after a give-and-go play from Anna Kjellbin, who was making her Sceptres debut. Alex Carpenter cut Toronto’s lead in half with a tally from in tight at 10:39 of the second frame. The third period remained scoreless, and, with the 2-1 victory, the Sceptres extended their point streak to three games–– and their home point streak, which began on Jan. 25, to seven. The Sirens are now winless in five straight games on the road with the loss. Toronto currently sits just one point behind Boston for second place in the PWHL standings with six games remaining. New York remains in sixth place, eight points back from the fourth and final playoff position.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/19/watts-scores-twice-to-lead-sceptres-past-sirens

LOWELL, MA (March 18, 2025) – Susanna Tapani scored a goal and an assist in regulation and netted the winning goal in the sixth round of the shootout to lead Boston to a 3-2 victory over Montréal on Tuesday night at the Tsongas Center. The victory places the Fleet five points behind the Victoire at the top of the league standings with back-to-back wins as part of a nine-game point streak. Boston captain Hilary Knight also had a multi-point performance, opening the scoring with a power play goal at 19:08 of the first period. Amanda Boulier responded at 6:08 of the second period with her first goal of the season and first of a two-point game for Montréal. Tapani gave Boston their second lead of the game at 11:47 until Anna Wilgren capitalized on a Victoire power play at 16:44 to knot the score 2-2. The shootout featured five goals on 12 total attempts with Tapani, Knight, and Alina Müller scoring for Boston, and Erin Ambrose and Marie-Philip Poulin scoring for Montréal. Emma Söderberg recorded 26 saves on 28 shots in the game, collecting her first win of the season for the Fleet. Elaine Chuli entered the game at 13:10 of the second period and stopped all 10 shots she faced in relief of Victoire starter Ann-Renée Desbiens (17/19) who left with an injury.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/18/boston-beats-montr-al-3-2-in-a-shootout-between-the-league-s-top-two-teams

DETROIT, MI (March 16, 2025) – The New York Sirens cruised to a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Frost on Sunday night, as a record-breaking crowd at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena celebrated the league’s one-millionth fan milestone at PWHL Takeover Tour™ Detroit Presented by Ally—the eighth of nine stops on the tour. The game also broke the U.S. attendance record for a professional women’s hockey game, previously set at the Denver stop of the Takeover Tour™.

Minnesota opened the scoring six minutes into the game with a power play goal from Grace Zumwinkle to give the Frost an early lead. New York’s offense found their footing just a few minutes later with an equalizer goal from Jaime Bourbonnais mid-way through the first frame, then Paetyn Levis found the twine just five minutes later to put the Sirens ahead 2-1 heading into the first intermission. After gaining the lead, the Sirens didn’t look back, as Jessie Eldridge added another marker three minutes into the second to extend New York’s lead to 3-1. Sarah Fillier sealed the win for the Sirens with an empty-net goal in the game’s final minutes, marking a second consecutive win for New York after coming off a nine-game losing streak.

Corinne Schroeder earned her eighth win in her 16th start of the season for the Sirens with 33 saves on 34 shots, while Nicole Hensley stopped 20 of 23 shots at the other end of the ice for the Frost. New York improves to 27 points in the league standings with the win, now only three points behind fifth-place Ottawa with seven games to go in both teams’ schedules. Minnesota remains in the league’s final playoff spot despite the loss, trailing third-place Toronto by a single point.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/16/new-york-seals-4-1-win-over-minnesota-at-takeover-tour-detroit-as-pwhl-marks-one-million-fans-all-time

OTTAWA, ON (March 15, 2025) – Hilary Knight led the Boston Fleet to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Charge with a three-point performance on Saturday afternoon at a sold-out TD Place. The win moved Boston into second place in league standings with 38 points, while the Charge remain five points back from the fourth and final playoff position. After a scoreless first period, Alina Müller opened the scoring midway through the second, with Knight earning her first assist of the afternoon and Shay Maloney picking up the secondary assist. At 19:59, Tereza Vanišová scored the PWHL’s latest goal in a regulation period, tying the game at one going into the third frame.

Boston’s season-high four goals in the third period came consecutively, starting at 2:42 with Theresa Schafzahl's goal, which gave the Fleet their second lead of the game. The Fleet’s next two goals came from Knight and Jill Saulnier, with each player earning the only assist on the other’s tally, giving Boston a commanding 4-1 lead. Lexie Adzija earned her first goal of the season––an empty net goal–– with the Fleet final marker at 19:11. Ottawa’s Natalie Snodgrass scored a late goal to make the final score 5-2. Aerin Frankel recorded her twelfth win of the season with 26 saves on 28 shots. Ottawa rookie goaltender Gwyneth Philips recorded 24 saves on 27 shots in the loss.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/15/knight-s-three-point-performance-leads-boston-to-5-2-victory-over-ottawa

NEWARK, NJ (March 12, 2025) – Maja Nylén Persson netted the overtime winner for New York in a 3-2 win over the Montréal Victoire, snapping the Sirens’ nine-game losing streak on Wednesday night at Prudential Center. Abby Roque opened the scoring for the Sirens with a shot that took a bounce off a Victoire defender’s leg and into the net, giving New York the lead heading into the first intermission. In the opening minutes of the second period, Maureen Murphy capitalized off a rebound to give Montréal the equalizer. Sarah Fillier responded mid-way through the period to put the Sirens ahead once again. Following a major penalty assessed to Fillier five minutes into the third period, Kati Tabin converted on the power play for the Victoire to tie the game at two. Nearly two minutes into extra time, New York found the back of the net on the power play to secure the win in front of a home crowd. Between the pipes for the Sirens, Corinne Schroeder earned her seventh win of the season – and first since Jan. 15 – stopping 28 of 30 shots. At the other end of the ice, Ann-Renée Desbiens turned aside 23 of 26 shots for the Victoire in her 17th start of the season. With the win, New York now sits at 24 points on the season and pulls within six points of fifth-place Ottawa. Meanwhile, Montréal picked up a single point in the overtime loss and remains in the league’s top spot with 44 points, eight points ahead of second-place Toronto.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/12/new-york-snaps-losing-streak-with-3-2-overtime-win-over-montr-al

OTTAWA, ON (March 11, 2025) – Alexa Vasko scored her first two goals as a member of the Ottawa Charge, boosting her team to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday night at TD Place. The victory extended Ottawa’s season-high home winning streak to three and moved them within five points of Minnesota and Boston in the league standings. Late in the first, Charge captain Brianne Jenner opened the scoring with her second power play goal of the season. Ottawa went ahead 2-0 at 13:41 in the second frame when Vasko scored her first goal of the night, and of the season, adding to the Charge’s momentum. The Frost battled back in the final frame with two goals in a span of 2:13 midway through the period. Following the first by Taylor Heise, Charge goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer left the game due to injury and was replaced by Gwyneth Philips. Claire Thompson capitalized on the first shot on the rookie to knot the score 2-2 at 13:18. Shorthanded with just over four minutes left in regulation, Charge defender Ronja Savolainen made a diving play inside the offensive zone to get the puck to Vasko who was all alone and buried a shot past Maddie Rooney for the ‘jailbreak’ winner. Philips was credited with her third win of the season, making just one save on two shots faced. Maschmeyer had recorded 19 saves, including the 1,000th of her career. Rooney turned away 16 of 19 shots in defeat.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/11/vasko-s-two-goals-leads-ottawa-to-a-3-2-victory-over-minnesota

BOSTON, MA (March 8, 2025) – Cayla Barnes scored just 21 seconds into overtime to give the Montréal Victoire a 3-2 win over the Boston Fleet before a sold-out crowd of 5,968 at Agganis Arena on Saturday afternoon. The result comes just one week after the Victoire defeated the Fleet 3-2 in overtime at the Bell Centre and gives Boston their first loss in their last seven games in their home state. Despite defeat, the Fleet extended their point streak to a team record seven games. Scoring began early in the first period with a goal from Victoire captain and former Boston University Terrier Marie-Philip Poulin at 3:41, followed quickly by a tally from Catherine Dubois at 7:39 to give Montréal an early two-goal lead. At 14:25, Jamie Lee Rattray put Boston on the board, giving the Fleet momentum going into the second period. Halfway through the middle frame, Amanda Pelkey capitalized on a rebound from a Lexie Adzija shot off the post, tying the game at two and ending regulation scoring. In extra time, Laura Stacey, who extended her point-streak to six games with a pair of assists, fired a stretch pass to Barnes who scored on a backhand shot on the rush to secure the victory. Ann-Renée Desbiens earned her thirteenth win of the season, the league leader in the category, with 19 saves on 21 shots. Aerin Frankel recorded 26 saves on 29 shots in the loss. Montréal has extended their lead atop the PWHL standings with 43 points – eight points ahead of Boston and Toronto who are tied for second-place with 35 points.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/08/montr-al-spoils-boston-s-agganis-arena-debut-with-3-2-overtime-win

RALEIGH, NC (March 7, 2025) – Maddie Rooney backstopped the Minnesota Frost to a 5-0 shutout victory over the Ottawa Charge on Friday night Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC. The game saw 10,782 fans attend PWHL Takeover Tour ™ Raleigh Presented By Ally, the seventh of nine games of the tour. The Frost’s offensive spark ignited early, as captain Kendall Coyne Schofield found the twine just under six minutes into the game to open the scoring. Brooke McQuigge doubled the lead with a gritty effort, tapping in her own rebound while lying on her stomach. Shortly after, Denisa Křížová got on the scoresheet, finishing a two-on-one rush with Coyne Schofield to give Minnesota a commanding three-goal cushion heading into the first intermission.

Rookie goaltender Gwyneth Philips came into the game in relief for Emerance Maschmeyer to start the second period, and an ensuing scoreless middle frame saw teams battling back and forth for momentum. Minnesota continued their offensive dominance just 47 seconds into the third period with a goal from Sophie Jaques. Michela Cava added an empty-net tally in the game’s final minutes to cap the win for Minnesota, marking the end of Ottawa’s five-game point streak.

Rooney recorded her second shutout of the season, stopping all 19 shots she faced. On the other end, Maschmeyer made four saves in the first period before Philips took over, turning aside 17 of 18 shots to close out the game for Ottawa. Minnesota remains in fourth place in the league standings and sits at 33 points with the win, now only one point behind third-place Boston while extending their lead over fifth-place Ottawa to six points.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/07/minnesota-earns-5-0-shutout-victory-over-ottawa-at-takeover-tour-in-raleigh

Laval, QC (March 4, 2025) – Ann-Renée Desbiens delivered a standout performance, stopping all five shootout attempts and making a season-high 40 saves to backstop the Montréal Victoire to a 2-1 shootout win over the Minnesota Frost at Place Bell on Tuesday night.

Following a deadlocked first period, Laura Stacey opened the scoring just 17 seconds into the second frame to give the Victoire the lead in front of a roaring home crowd. The Frost responded late in the period when Taylor Heise converted on the power play, tying the game with under four minutes remaining in the second. After a scoreless third period and overtime, Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin netted the only goal of the shootout – complemented by Desbiens’ five-save performance for her 12th win of the season – to seal the win for Montréal. In net for the Frost, Maddie Rooney turned aside 20 of 21 – as well as four of five shootout attempts – in her 14th start of the season.

With the win, Montréal now sits at 41 points through 20 games, matching their inaugural season point total in four fewer games, and extending their stronghold on first place to a dominating nine points above second-place Toronto with one game in hand. The Frost remain in fourth place with 30 points but now sit just one point below third-place Boston after picking up a point in the shootout loss.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/04/desbiens-dominates-in-victoire-s-2-1-shootout-win-over-frost

Montréal, QC (March 1, 2025) – The Montréal Victoire secured a thrilling 3-2 overtime win against the Boston Fleet on Saturday afternoon at the Bell Centre in the second annual Duel at the Top, presented by Air Canada. Laura Stacey ended a suspenseful overtime backed by a roaring home crowd of 17,324 fans. On the winning goal, Stacey dove across the front of the net to tap the puck in after a wild sequence that saw Marie-Philip Poulin fire a shot wide, then Cayla Barnes ring her shot off the post, leaving the puck sitting out of Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel’s sight.

The Victoire took an early lead with a goal from Kati Tabin just 36 seconds into the game, but Boston’s Amanda Pelkey knotted the score just seven minutes later. The Fleet took their first lead of the game in the second period with a marker from Sidney Morin, then Tabin netted her second of the day with under seven minutes in the final frame to force extra time. Ann-Renée Desbiens earned her league-leading 11th win of the season for the Victoire stopping 15 of 17 shots, while Frankel turned aside 27 of 30 shots for Boston.

With the win, Montréal extends their stronghold on first place with 39 total points, seven points ahead of second-place Toronto with two games in hand, while Boston remains in third place with 31 points after picking up a single point in the overtime loss.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/01/victoire-secure-3-2-overtime-win-over-fleet-in-dramatic-duel-at-the-top

**PWHL’s Series of Unity Games Celebrates Women Who Are Shaping the Future

NEW YORK AND TORONTO (February 28, 2025) -** The PWHL announced today its plans to celebrate Women’s Empowerment Month, featuring activations across all six teams and the unveiling of new logo T-shirts designed by illustrator Fiorella Granda. The logo represents a powerful story of celebration, community, and inclusivity. Additionally, the PWHL is partnering with Jenna M. Prestidge, author of the bestselling Rosie the Hockey Player books, for the launch of her seventh installment in the series.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/28/pwhl-celebrates-womens-empowerment-month-with-league-wide-initiatives-and-new-logo-t-shirts-created-by-toronto-based-artist-fiorella-granda

OTTAWA, ON (February 26, 2025) – Gabbie Hughes capped a three-point performance with overtime heroics to lift Ottawa to a 5-4 victory over New York at TD Place on Wednesday night. The high-scoring outcome gives the Charge 10 points in their last five games, and a five-point lead on the Sirens, who dropped their eighth straight decision. Hughes was one of four players with multiple points in the nine-goal game by opening the scoring and picking up an assist on a goal by the red-hot Emily Clark who has points in six straight games. Charge rookie defender Stephanie Markowski had two assists, including a shot that was re-directed by Taylor House for her first career goal. The Sirens offense was led by veteran Alex Carpenter and rookie Sarah Fillier with a goal and an assist each, as the team battled back from three different one-goal deficits to force overtime. Ella Shelton and Abby Roque added single goals for New York, and Shiann Darkangelo also found the back of the net for Ottawa. Emerance Maschmeyer picked up her third win of the season and now leads the league with 430 saves, earning 27 on the night. Corinne Schroeder recorded 28 saves on 33 shots in defeat.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/26/hughes-heroics-leads-ottawa-to-a-thrilling-5-4-ot-win-over-new-york

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Boston's Hannah Brandt fined $250

NEW YORK AND TORONTO (February 25, 2025) – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) today announced that, after a review by the PWHL Player Safety Committee, Boston Fleet forward Hannah Brandt has been fined $250.

The incident reviewed occurred at 1:43 of the first period in the Fleet's game against the New York Sirens on Sunday afternoon in Buffalo. The Player Safety Committee determined that Brandt delivered a dangerous cross check to the head of opponent Brooke Hobson that went unpenalized during play. This is the first fine that Brandt has been assessed in her PWHL career.

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