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PWHL The ‘no escape’ rule is one of several changes the league has made to try to improve play in its second year. In this case, it’s aimed at increasing scoring in a league where goals were hard to come by last season. League is also cracking down on hits toContinue Reading

PWHL Edmonton will be the site of a Professional Women’s Hockey League neutral site game between the Toronto Sceptres and the Ottawa Charge in February. Vancouver and Quebec City the other Canadian stops on 9-city North American tourThe Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 20, 2024 11:55 AM EST | LastContinue Reading

All six Professional Women’s Hockey League teams will hit the ice for pre-season action this week in either Toronto or Montreal, as the league prepares to open its second season at the end of the month. Each team will play two scrimmages this week, which won’t be broadcast to theContinue Reading

PWHL The Professional Women’s Hockey League will play nine games outside its markets across North America this season, as it examines future expansion sites. 9-city trek outside league markets coincides with expansion talk for next season Karissa Donkin · CBC Sports · Posted: Nov 18, 2024 12:35 PM EST |Continue Reading

PWHL Defending PWHL champions Minnesota Frost have a big challenge when the second season begins Nov. 30. Winning breeds fiercer competition, particularly in a six-team league with so much familiarity between players from their college and international careers. ‘Everyone’s going to look at us a specific way,’ says top forwardContinue Reading

PWHL All 90 games of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s second season will be televised, including 17 Saturday afternoon games on CBC Sports, while Radio-Canada will televise seven Montréal Victoire contests. Public broadcaster ‘delighted’ to support women’s sport in CanadaCBC Sports · Posted: Nov 14, 2024 2:03 PM EST |Continue Reading

PWHL Electronic Arts has incorporated the Professional Women’s Hockey League into its NHL 25 video game with six teams represented in “play now,” “online versus,” “shootout” and “season” modes, plus a championship Walter Cup. ‘A big milestone for inclusivity within the hockey community,’ says Frost’s Taylor HeiseThe Canadian Press ·Continue Reading

PWHL Reigning Professional Women’s Hockey League MVP and scoring champion Natalie Spooner will miss the start of the regular season for the Toronto Sceptres, GM Gina Kingsbury announced Tuesday on Day 1 of training camp. No timeline for reigning league MVP’s return from knee surgery, GM Kingsbury saysAbdulhamid Ibrahim ·Continue Reading

PWHL The Professional Women’s Hockey League unveiled the home and away uniform designs for its six teams on Thursday, a little over three weeks before opening its second season. Release comes 2 months after the PWHL revealed team nicknames and logos John Wawrow · The Associated Press · Posted: NovContinue Reading