Sports/Hockey/PWHL (Page 17)

PWHL·New PWHL New York is changing coaches after reaching a mutual agreement with Howie Draper, who decided to step down and return to his former job coaching the University of Alberta women’s hockey program, the league announced Saturday. Team finished last in 6-team standings with a 9-12-3 recordThe Associated PressContinue Reading

PWHL·Opinion PWHL Toronto star Natalie Spooner, 33, and her outstanding performance push the narrative that being a mom is a form of strength and potential not something to hinder or stop a career. League’s top scorer proves being a mom is a form of strength and potential Shireen Ahmed ·Continue Reading

PWHL Jesse Compher scored the go-ahead goal with 1:25 left in the third period to give Toronto a 2-0 win and 2-0 lead in its best-of-five semifinal series against Minnesota in Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff action on Friday. Eventual winner comes with 1:25 left in final frame; Toronto takesContinue Reading

PWHL Aerin Frankel made 53 saves and Susanna Tapani scored in overtime to lead Boston to a 2-1 win in Game 1 of their Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal series on Thursday. Tapani scores Game 1 winner in front of 9,135 fans at Place Bell in Montreal Daniel Rainbird ·Continue Reading

It took until the last period of the last game of the season for the PWHL’s playoff picture to come into focus. On Saturday, one goal and less than two minutes is all that separated Boston from playoff hockey and an early off-season. Then, on Sunday, Minnesota had to waitContinue Reading

PWHL Natalie Spooner scored twice in leading Toronto to clinching first place in the Professional Women’s Hockey League with a 4-1 win over Minnesota on Wednesday. Toronto able to choose between 3rd- or 4th-place team as opening playoff opponent Abdulhamid Ibrahim · The Canadian Press · Posted: May 01, 2024Continue Reading

PWHL Kayla Vespa scored a go-ahead goal in the second period and New York rallied to beat Ottawa 4-3 on Tuesday night to secure the first overall pick in the 2024 PWHL draft. New York scores 3 goals in 5 minutes to erase early Ottawa leadThe Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

PWHL·New Sarah Nurse notched her first Professional Women’s Hockey League hat trick as visiting Toronto clinched a top-two seed and home-ice advantage in the first round of playoffs with a 6-2 victory over New York at UBS Arena on Sunday. Spooner pads league-leading goal total and passes Poulin for topContinue Reading

PWHL Hannah Brandt scored with three seconds remaining in the third period and Boston kept its playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over host Minnesota in Professional Women’s Hockey League action on Saturday. Win pulls Boston even with Ottawa in standings for final playoff spotThe Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading