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PWHL lands first national TV deal for Walter Cup Finals
The PWHL announced its first-ever nationwide U.S. television deal for the Walter Cup Finals on Wednesday.,Partnering with Scripps Sports, the best-of-five championship series this May will be carried on ION and accessible to 126 million U.S. households.,"Coming off the electric energy of the Winter ...
Sirens, Victoire to play in PWHL's first game televised nationally in US
The Professional Women's Hockey League will make its debut on national television in the United States on March 28 when the New York Sirens play the Montreal Victoire.,The game will be at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit at 1 p.m., part of the PWHL Takeover Tour that introduces the league to fans in ...
MSG game set to break U.S. women's hockey attendance mark
An April 4 PWHL game at Madison Square Garden is expected to break the U.S. attendance record for a professional women's hockey game.,The contest between the New York Sirens and Seattle Torrent is sold out, and the venerable arena has a capacity of 18,006 fans.,A PWHL spokesperson told ESPN that the...
Seattle game breaks U.S. arena attendance record for women's hockey
A sold-out crowd of 17,335 fans at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena broke the U.S. attendance record for a women's hockey game on Friday night.,In the first game back from the Olympic break for both PWHL teams, the host Seattle Torrent fell 5-2 to the Toronto Sceptres.,The Torrent played without capta...
Report: PWHL eyes rapid expansion to 12 teams
Expansion to Seattle and Vancouver has given the Professional Women's Hockey League eight teams for the 2025-26 season, but don't expect the league to remain at that number for long.,Front Office Sports reported Wednesday that the 3-year-old league is targeting rapid expansion and could have a dozen...
PWHL expands 'Takeover Tour' to 16 neutral-site games
The Professional Women's Hockey League announced Monday that it will play 16 regular-season games at 11 neutral sites across the U.S. and Canada during the 2025-26 season.,It's an expansion from last season when the "PWHL Takeover Tour" drew 123,601 fans for nine games.,The tour will visits seven ne...
PWHL expansion franchises unveil colors, uniforms
The latest teams to enter the Professional Women's Hockey League -- PWHL Seattle and PWHL Vancouver -- unveiled their home and away jerseys, as well as team colors, on Tuesday, a month ahead of the expansion clubs' opening game.,The city names of each team are stitched diagonally across the front of...
Montreal signs first-round pick D Nicole Gosling
The Montreal Victoire announced the signing of first-round pick Nicole Gosling to a three-year contract Friday.,The 23-year-old Ontario-born defender was the No. 4 overall selection in the 2025 PWHL Draft in June.,Gosling tallied 148 points (44 goals, 104 assists) in 170 career games at Clarkson Uni...
PWHL Vancouver signs first-round pick Michelle Karvinen
PWHL Vancouver signed forward Michelle Karvinen to a one-year standard player agreement for the 2025-26 season. The four-time Olympian was selected seventh overall in June's PWHL Entry Draft.,"Michelle is a proven winner and hockey veteran with a wealth of experience, and we are excited to welcome a...
PWHL dropping puck on third season on Nov. 21
The Professional Women's Hockey League will open its third regular season on Nov. 21.,The 2025-26 campaign will feature a total of 120 games, with all eight teams playing a 30-game slate.,Expansion teams PWHL Seattle and host PWHL Vancouver will meet in one of two games on opening night.,The two-tim...
PWHL Seattle sign first-round pick Jenna Buglioni
PWHL Seattle announced Tuesday the team has signed first-round draft pick Jenna Buglioni to a two-year contract.,Buglioni, 23, was the eighth overall pick in the 2025 PWHL Draft after helping lead Ohio State to a pair of national championships.,The Port Moody, B.C., native scored 166 points in 170 g...
Vancouver signs former Toronto F Hannah Miller
PWHL Vancouver announced the signing of forward Hannah Miller late Monday, the first day of free agency.,Miller, 29, tallied 10 goals and 14 assists in 29 games last season with the Toronto Sceptres.,Joining the expansion team is a homecoming for Miller, a native of North Vancouver, British Columbia...
Vancouver signs D Sophie Jaques to three-year contract
PWHL Vancouver signed Sophie Jaques to a three-year contract.,The deal announced Wednesday with the defender runs through 2027-28 and is the second signing for the expansion club.,The 24-year-old Canadian was a finalist for PWHL Defender of the Year honors in 2025 and won the league's first two Walt...
Star F Hilary Knight signs with expansion Seattle franchise
The expansion Seattle franchise of the Professional Women's Hockey League signed legendary forward Hilary Knight to a one-year contract on Wednesday.,Knight was left exposed in the expansion draft by the Boston Fleet. Seattle and fellow expansion franchise Vancouver were given a five-day window from...
PWHL top scorer Hilary Knight, Ottawa captain unprotected for expansion draft
Ottawa captain Brianne Jenner, league co-leading scorer Hilary Knight of the Boston Fleet and Minnesota's Kelly Pannek are among the headliners available to incoming franchises Seattle and Vancouver in the PWHL's expansion draft next week.,Knight shared the PWHL points lead last season with New York...
PWHL schedules expansion draft for June 9
The Professional Women's Hockey League will hold an expansion draft for the Seattle and Vancouver franchises on June 9.,The PWHL also announced the rules and procedures Monday that will guide the roster-building process for the league's seventh and eighth members ahead of the 2025-26 season.,The ori...
PWHL selects Seattle for second expansion team
The Professional Women's Hockey League announced Seattle as its second expansion city on Wednesday.,The PWHL expanded its foothold in the Pacific Northwest after picking Vancouver to join the circuit last week.,They will join current league members Boston, Minnesota, Montreal, New York, Ottawa and T...
Report: PWHL to add Vancouver as first expansion club
The Professional Women's Hockey League is set to add an expansion club in the 2025-26 season, with all signs indicating that team will land in Vancouver, The Athletic reported Friday.,A news conference is scheduled for Thursday of next week, with organizers teasing "a historic announcement in Britis...
New-look PWHL focuses on change heading into 2024-25 season
The puck is about to drop on the second season of the Professional Women's Hockey League.,Following a successful debut season that ended with Minnesota beating Boston in five games to hoist the Walter Cup, the PWHL will return to action Saturday with the beginning of a 30-game regular season (up fro...
PWHL seeks to expand from six to eight teams in 2025
The Professional Women's Hockey League is eyeing an expansion before the 2025-26 season.,PWHL senior vice president of business operations Amy Scheer said at the ESPNW Summit on Tuesday that the league plans to add up to two new franchises next year, which would grow the league from six to eight tea...