Sports/Hockey/PWHL (Page 20)

Professional Women’s Hockey League Grace Zumwinkle and Sophia Kunin had the goals to lead PWHL Minnesota past host Ottawa 2-1 on Saturday afternoon. It was not only Ottawa’s fifth straight loss but the seventh time this season it has finished on the wrong end of a one-goal game. Zumwinkle, KuninContinue Reading

Professional Women’s Hockey League·New Friday night’s Professional Women’s Hockey League game between Toronto and Montreal at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto set the attendance record for women’s hockey with 19,285 fans. Sold-out crowd of 19,285 fans in Toronto surpasses previous mark of 18,013 Zack Smart · CBC Sports · Posted: Feb 16,Continue Reading

PWHL Toronto forward Alexa Vasko walked into the dressing room at Scotiabank Arena, typically home to the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, and took in her surroundings. She and her Toronto teammates took part in an optional pre-game skate at the arena on Friday morning. When the players looked up, they sawContinue Reading

It may feel like the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team won gold in Beijing only yesterday. But only two years remain before Canada goes for gold again, this time in Milan-Cortina, Italy. Halfway through the Olympic cycle, one major thing has changed: the creation of the Professional Women’s Hockey LeagueContinue Reading

Natalie Darwitz had a front-row seat to watch Sophie Jaques’s talent with the puck over the last two seasons. Darwitz, who was an associate head coach at the University of Minnesota before becoming PWHL Minnesota’s GM this season, saw Jaques put up 48 points in 41 games with rival OhioContinue Reading

Laura Stacey scored one of the biggest goals in her career almost six years ago on the ice at Ricoh Coliseum (now Coca-Cola Coliseum) in Toronto. Stacey, who’d just returned from the Olympics with Team Canada, put a puck over goaltender Noora Raty to secure a Clarkson Cup title forContinue Reading

Professional Women’s Hockey League Bell is poised to be a leader on Ottawa’s blue line to years to come, after her coaches had a hunch that defending would suit her strong skating and vision. Coaches felt the Manitoban’s skating, vision would benefit her more as a defender Karissa Donkin ·Continue Reading

Professional Women’s Hockey League·New Alex Carpenter scored her second goal of the game in overtime as visiting New York rallied past Ottawa 4-3 on Sunday in Professional Women’s Hockey League action. New York scores 4 unanswered to erase 3-goal deficit on the road Lisa Wallace · The Canadian Press ·Continue Reading

Professional Women’s Hockey League·New Natalie Spooner scored twice and set up another goal to spearhead Toronto to a 4-1 home win against Minnesota on Saturday. Her two-goal outing catapulted the Canadian national team member to the top of the heap of the fledgling PWHL’s goal-scoring list with seven in nineContinue Reading