Women's·
Detroit Clutch leads the PWHL's new names, and Vegas missed
The PWHL named its four expansion teams Tuesday; the Toni Stone nod in San Jose is the best detail of the launch.
Meg Halloran · 2 min read
PWHL
Professional Women's Hockey League
The best women's hockey league on the planet. Eight teams after expansion to Vancouver and Seattle, a Walter Cup on the line, and crowds that keep breaking records.
This week
No games this week — it's the off-season. The schedule shows up here as soon as games are on the calendar.
Standings
2025-26 final| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | L10 | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Montréal Victoire | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | – | 62 | 0.689 | 78 | 41 | – | – |
2 Boston Fleet | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | – | 62 | 0.689 | 74 | 45 | – | – |
3 Minnesota Frost | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | – | 50 | 0.556 | 91 | 73 | – | – |
4 Ottawa Charge | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | – | 44 | 0.489 | 71 | 73 | – | – |
5 Toronto Sceptres | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | – | 38 | 0.422 | 51 | 72 | – | – |
6 Vancouver Goldeneyes | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4 | – | 37 | 0.411 | 68 | 81 | – | – |
7 New York Sirens | 30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | – | 36 | 0.400 | 63 | 83 | – | – |
8 Seattle Torrent | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | – | 31 | 0.344 | 64 | 92 | – | – |
Leaders
2025-26 finalPoints
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Pannek | 30 | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| Taylor Fox | 30 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| Britta Curl-Salemme | 30 | 11 | 18 | 29 |
| Brianne Jenner | 30 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| Jessie Eldridge | 30 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| Rebecca Leslie | 30 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| Grace Zumwinkle | 29 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Kendall Coyne Schofield | 23 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Sarah Fillier | 29 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Abby Roque | 29 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
Goalies
| Player | GP | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann-Renée Desbiens | 25 | 1.11 | 0.955 |
| Aerin Frankel | 26 | 1.17 | 0.953 |
| Raygan Kirk | 23 | 1.87 | 0.934 |
| Maddie Rooney | 16 | 2.04 | 0.921 |
| Gwyneth Philips | 28 | 2.12 | 0.931 |
Teams
Coverage
Women's·
Peschel scores in her debut as the U.S. blanks Germany at worlds
Two games, two shutouts and 21 shots against for the Americans, while Sweden's win over Finland opened up the bronze race in Herning.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
Canada lost the Maple Leaf and two stars, and won by four anyway
Jessie Eldridge scored twice on the top line as Canada beat Sweden 5-1 in plain IIHF sweaters, and the U.S. blanked Switzerland 7-0.
Meg Halloran · 2 min read
Women's·
The PWHL's best new rule lets you bat the puck out of the air
Mandatory neck guards, legal high sticks, a defined checking rule and a penalty-shot overtime test headline the 2026-27 rulebook.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
The Sirens made the safe pick official, and Emma Peschel is worth it
New York's seventh overall pick signs through 2028-29, joining Webster and Nylén Persson on the same timeline as camp opens Nov. 18.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
Detroit loses its best signing before it plays a game
Britta Curl-Salemme, third in PWHL scoring last season, will miss Detroit's first season after announcing she is expecting her first child.
Meg Halloran · 2 min read
Women's·
Around the W: the Worlds field shows up missing pieces
Fillier's shoulder scare, Finland's new crease, Czechia's missing pros and Japan's teenagers: five notes before the Women's Worlds open Friday in Denmark.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
Team USA ran back its Olympic room, and left college home
USA Hockey's 25 for Denmark has 20 Olympic champions, 24 PWHL players and one college kid, Ohio State forward Joy Dunne.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
The Women's Room: USA has won eight straight. The rivalry is fine
Canada leads the all-time series 106-88-1 and has lost eight straight, both medal games in overtime. Denmark tells us whether that's a cycle or a changing of the guard.
Meg Halloran · 7 min read
Women's·
Mark Walter is selling teams. The PWHL deserves one sentence
The Sparks are on the market after the Lakers and Chelsea sales, and Walter's group still hasn't said a word about the league he owns outright.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
Sweden's Worlds roster bets on Ohio State and the PWHL
New coach Erika Holst left Olympic assistant captain Hanna Olsson home and brought five first-timers to Denmark, where Canada comes first.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
The W: The Ivies arrived 10-0, and Hockey East gets them first
Princeton and Cornell swept ranked teams in their openers; now Cornell visits BC, Yale opens at BU, and the PWHL waits on the Worlds.
Meg Halloran · 5 min read
Women's·
Canada gets younger for the Worlds, and Denmark will test it
Six Worlds debutants, no Poulin, and an average age down to 25.8 from 29.2 at the Olympics, with Team USA waiting.
Meg Halloran · 2 min read
Women's·
Team USA brings its gold-medal group to the last Worlds camp
Callie Shanahan is in as a fourth goalie, Grace Dwyer is out, and the real fight is for a couple of forward spots.
Meg Halloran · 2 min read
Women's·
Around the W: Brendan Shanahan's real job is minding the money
A Hall of Famer joins the PWHL's Canadian investor, Toronto locks up Kirsten Simms, and San Jose sweats out a goalie injury.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
The W: Colgate crashed the top 10 the hard way
Two goalies and three first career goals swept No. 8 St. Cloud State, Providence answered in overtime at BC, and Ohio State visits Minnesota.
Meg Halloran · 5 min read
Women's·
San Jose wins PWHL jersey day, and Vegas walked into Boston's green
The four expansion clubs unveiled their first sweaters with city names stitched across the chest; names and logos don't hit the ice until 2027-28.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
The W: Hockey East's real season starts Friday in Providence
Hockey East went 3-4 against top-10 teams before playing a league game, and PWHL camp lists show which expansion team is still holding auditions.
Meg Halloran · 4 min read
Women's·
Around the W: Vegas signs Eden, Hamilton builds from the back
Five PWHL signings in two days, from Lacey Eden's two years in Vegas to Nelli Laitinen's three in Hamilton, and what each term says.
Meg Halloran · 4 min read
Women's·
The NCAA's fifth year just sent the PWHL shopping in Europe
A new eligibility rule keeps top college seniors in school, and Brynäs, Frölunda and Linköping are ready to fill the 2027 draft board.
Meg Halloran · 2 min read
Women's·
The PWHL's new West hands a first-year team a playoff spot
Twelve teams, two conferences, 180 games and an eight-team bracket: the league got the map right and the playoff math too generous.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
Claire Thompson trades the blue line for med school, and Vancouver feels it
The Olympic points record-holder among defenders retires at 28 for NYU's medical school, leaving the Goldeneyes short a puck-mover.
Meg Halloran · 2 min read
Women's
PWHL Las Vegas builds a staff that reads like a scouting department
Women's·
PWHL Las Vegas builds a staff that reads like a scouting department
Four hires in one release, and the goaltending and video jobs are the ones that say what kind of franchise this is trying to be.
Meg Halloran · 2 min read
Women's·
The Women's Room: The PWHL doubled in two summers. Now pay the players
Twelve teams, 1.1 million fans and new national TV deals say year four is a major league. Last season's $37,131.50 minimum salary says otherwise.
Meg Halloran · 7 min read
Women's·
Vancouver locks up Caroline Harvey, and the Goldeneyes run through her now
The first-overall pick and Olympic MVP signs a three-year deal through 2028-29, bringing Vancouver to 19 players before the Dec. 5 opener.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
PWHL Detroit adds a Hall of Famer and a Cup winner to the bench
Danielle Goyette and Jimmy Howard join Josh Sciba's staff, giving Detroit real coaching pedigree behind a talented, uneven team.
Meg Halloran · 4 min read
Women's·
Canada's camp opens without Poulin, and the kids get the audition
Hockey Canada invited 48 players to Quebec City, and with the captain and six others out, Cheverie's first cuts will shape the next cycle.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
Hockey Night in Canada picks the PWHL, and eight games is the audition
CBC puts the women's game under its most famous brand on Dec. 5, with the champion Montréal Victoire hosting expansion Hamilton in the first broadcast.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
Vancouver's new GM is built for the fight nobody sees
Alison Izzi replaces Cara Gardner Morey in Vancouver's front office, and her background says the Goldeneyes are bracing for the fights ahead.
Meg Halloran · 2 min read
Women's·
The PWHL's logo on a loan isn't the risk. One owner is
Mark Walter pledged the league's trademarks on a BlackRock-owned lender's loan, and it's the best argument yet for selling teams to local owners.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
Cheverie gets Canada, and the eight-game streak is her problem now
The Walter Cup-winning Victoire coach replaces Troy Ryan for the Women's Worlds in Denmark, with a PWHL staff and no Poulin.
Meg Halloran · 2 min read
Women's·
The PWHL's big reveal is a 3-on-3 All-Star, and the format is right
Canada, USA, International and a Rookies team meet at Scotiabank Arena on March 7 in the league's first All-Star event.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
Around the W: Murphy signs in Seattle, and the HNIC report firms up
Seattle, Ottawa and San Jose sign June draft picks, and a named reporter now says the PWHL is headed to Hockey Night in Canada.
Meg Halloran · 3 min read
Women's·
The W: Izzi takes the last open seat, and Wisconsin is the target
Vancouver hires a contract lawyer to run its rebuild, San Jose locks in three draft picks, and the college polls already disagree about No. 1.
Meg Halloran · 5 min read
Women's·
San Jose locks up Chan and Matthews for three years apiece
The PWHL expansion club signs its 16th and 28th overall picks through 2028-29, and the UConn goalie is the headline.
Ferda Desk · 2 min read
Women's·
Goldeneyes hand the GM job to NHL lawyer Alison Izzi
The PWHL filled its last front-office vacancy Tuesday, pairing a league-office veteran with head coach Cara Gardner Morey and No. 1 pick Caroline Harvey.
Ferda Desk · 3 min read
Women's
Women's hockey returns to the Universiade in Changchun next JanuaryWomen's·
Women's hockey returns to the Universiade in Changchun next January
Six nations, a 2,460-seat rink and a tournament that keeps turning college players into PWHL draft picks.
Ferda Desk · 1 min read
Women's
Euro Hockey Tour rosters are a PWHL preview in LahtiWomen's·
Euro Hockey Tour rosters are a PWHL preview in Lahti
Sweden, Finland, Czechia and Switzerland load up on PWHL names for the tour's second stop, Sept. 28 to Oct. 4.
Ferda Desk · 1 min read