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Toronto, Montreal to open PWHL playoffs next week; opponents to be determined

The Toronto Sceptres and Montreal Victoire will host the opening games of the PWHL semifinals next week, though opponents have yet to be determined.

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Frost win to keep PWHL playoff hopes alive, put Charge's chances in jeopardy

Lee Stecklein scored twice as the Minnesota Frost staved off elimination and put the Ottawa Charge’s playoff hopes on ice with a 3-0 win Wednesday night in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

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Charge eye regular-season finale for last chance at clinching PWHL playoff berth

Needing just a single point to clinch a spot in the Professional Women’s Hockey League playoffs, the Ottawa Charge were shut out 3-0 by the Minnesota Frost on home ice Wednesday night.

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Seattle joins Vancouver into PWHL as second expansion franchise revealed

Seattle joins Vancouver as Professional Women's Hockey League expansion teams next season. The PWHL announced last week that Vancouver would join the league.

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Hefford details PWHL's quick growth and what we can expect out of the expansion draft

Jayna Hefford, Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations for the PWHL, joins SportsCentre to discuss why the league settled on Seattle as the eighth franchise, how important it was for the PWHL to expand out west, the quick growth of the league, and what we can expect to see in the expansion draft.

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Kellar: PWHL expansion a great indication of how well things have gone

Just like that, the Professional Women's Hockey League goes from six teams to eight with Vancouver and Seattle becoming the first two expansion franchises in the league's history. Becky Kellar joins Kenzie Lalonde to discuss the PWHL's expansion and what it says about the state of women's hockey.

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Spooner's shootout winner lifts Sceptres to victory over Sirens

Natalie Spooner scored the shootout winner to help the Toronto Sceptres snap a two-game skid with a 2-1 victory over the New York Sirens on Tuesday in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

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Sceptres' Jackson takes advantage of first PWHL start

The 27-year-old third-string goaltender from Amherst, N.S., made 25 saves in her first-ever start — and first time entering a PWHL game — in the Toronto Sceptres' 2-1 shootout victory on Tuesday night over the New York Sirens.

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Stacey scores in OT as Victoire recover to beat Fleet

Laura Stacey scored with 42.7 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Montreal Victoire a 3-2 victory over the Boston Fleet in front of 8,812 at Place Bell on Monday night.

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Adzija, Brandt score early to back Peslarova in first career start as Fleet blank Sceptres

Lexie Adzija and Hannah Brandt scored first-period goals and Klara Peslarova finished with 29 saves in her first career start to lead the Boston Fleet to a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Sceptres on Saturday as the Professional Women's Hockey League returned to action after a nearly month-long international break.

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PWHL expands to Vancouver, will play out of Pacific Coliseum next season

The Professional Women's Hockey League is growing its footprint by expanding two time zones west with a new team in Vancouver.

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Did the Takeover Tour play a role in the PWHL selecting Vancouver as its 7th team?

The PWHL expansion is officially here with Vancouver being selected as the 7th team to join the league. PWHL's Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Jayna Hefford joins Cheryl Pounder to discuss the process behind the PWHL selecting Vancouver, how the expansion could impact the upcoming draft, if a second west coast team could be added, and more.

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PWHL's third draft to be held in Ottawa, prominent players opt in

The Professional Women's Hockey League draft will be held in Ottawa in June. The league says players have until May 8 to declare their eligibility for the draft June 24 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

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Erica Howe on cancer recovery progress, how PWHL is impacting women's hockey globally

Former Team Canada and Toronto Sceptres goaltender Erica Howe joined the Women's World Championship panel to reflect on her memories of playing in the PWHL in Toronto, discuss how the league is impacting the game globally and share some good news with her cancer recovery.

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Bell helps Charge ring up Victoire as Ottawa closes in on PWHL playoff spot

Ashton Bell scored twice, including once shorthanded, to give the Ottawa Charge a 3-1 win over the Montreal Victoire in Professional Women’s Hockey League action Saturday.

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Watts discusses her return to Czechia and journey with Team Canada

Brit Dort catches up with Women's Worlds rookie Daryl Watts and her return to Czechia after playing there at the U18s. She also touches on her journey with the National team, winning the Patty Kazmaier Award win in her rookie NCAA season, playing with Sarah Nurse and Sarah Fillier and more.

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Stacey details journey from healthy scratch to key contributor at Women’s Worlds

Laura Stacey’s journey to being one of the premier power forwards in women’s hockey has been filled with epic highs and lows.

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PWHL continues to change world championship landscape

The Professional Women's Hockey League was just a few months old when it paused for the 2024 women's world hockey championship.

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On-ice growth has Watts primed to star for Canada at Women’s Worlds

With the amount of success and fun Daryl Watts is having in the PWHL playing for her hometown team, it's hard to believe there was a time in the 25-year-old's life where she had given up on the dream of playing professional hockey.

- Brianne Spiker

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Sceptres place Kirk (LBI) on LTIR, sign Sauvé

The Toronto Sceptres placed Raygan Kirk on long-term injured reserve on Monday with a lower-body injury. To replace the rookie goaltender on the roster, the team announced the signing of Kassidy Sauvé to a standard player agreement.

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PWHL suspends Victoire's Tabin two games, Charge's Boyd gets one-game ban

The Professional Women's Hockey League has suspended Montreal Victoire defender Kati Tabin and Ottawa Charge defender Zoe Boyd following separate incidents last week.

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Charge F Darkangelo named PWHL's first star of the week

Ottawa Charge forward Shiann Darkangelo is the Professional Women's Hockey League's first star of the week.

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Bump from Canadian women's hockey team bittersweet for Miller

Hannah Miller chose to reflect more on her selection to Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship than the International Ice Hockey Federation rule that knocked her off it.

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PWHL players talk awkward timing of women's worlds: 'It's a long three weeks'

As the season heats up with playoffs looming, the PWHL is taking an almost month-long international break for the upcoming women’s world hockey championships. The awkward timing has prompted questions about whether future tournaments should be scheduled outside the PWHL calendar to avoid disrupting the league’s momentum.

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Darkangelo's hat trick leads Charge past Fleet in last game before break

Shiann Darkangelo secured her first PWHL hat trick against her former team and the Ottawa Charge beat the Boston Fleet 4-0 on Wednesday night in the league's last game before a three-week break for the IIHF Women’s World Championship.

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Victoire focus on positives after loss to lowly Sirens

Montreal Victoire head coach Kori Cheverie sat in front of a microphone at her post-game press conference and used it to send a message to her team after a 1-0 loss to the New York Sirens on Tuesday night. Only it wasn’t the message you would expect.

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Sirens star Fillier playing her 'best hockey' in first pro season

Sarah Fillier has long stood out as one of the best players in hockey. The list of accolades includes an Olympic gold medal and three world championship crowns. Despite all that international success, the New York Sirens rookie forward believes her game has reached new heights in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

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IIHF rules Miller ineligible to play for Canada at worlds

Hannah Miller's play earned her a spot on Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship, but it couldn't overcome International Ice Hockey Federation transfer rules.

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Victoire place Desbiens on LTIR, status for worlds to be determined

Ann-Renée Desbiens' status for the upcoming women’s world hockey championships remains uncertain after the Montreal Victoire placed the goaltender on long-term injured reserve.

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Stacey, Vanisova, Watts named PWHL's three stars of the week

Montreal Victoire forward Laura Stacey, Ottawa Charge forward Tereza Vanisova and Toronto Sceptres forward Daryl Watts have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League's three stars of the week.

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Vanisova's two late goals send Charge past Fleet

Tereza Vanišová scored a pair of goals in a 32-second span with just 3 1/2 minutes left and the Ottawa Charge stunned the Boston Fleet 2-1 on Saturday.

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Victoire first into PWHL playoffs with win over Frost

Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey each scored two goals to help the Montreal Victoire secure the first PWHL playoff spot this season after a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Frost on Wednesday night.

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Sceptres score four goals in third period to top Fleet

Daryl Watts scored two of Toronto's four goals in the third period to increase her total to 10 on the season, and the Sceptres beat the Boston Fleet 4-2 on Wednesday in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

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Charge stunned with costly collapse to Sirens, need to 'dig in' to make playoffs

No matter the outcome Carla MacLeod could usually find a silver lining, but an epic collapse had the Ottawa Charge coach at a loss for words.

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Sirens score six times in third period to upset Charge

The Ottawa Charge’s playoff hopes took a beating Tuesday night following a 6-3 loss to the New York Sirens. The Charge blew a 3-0 third-period lead and allowed the last-place Sirens to score six unanswered goals.

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Charge's Vanisova, Sceptres' Campbell, Fleet's Tapani named PWHL's three stars of the week

Ottawa Charge forward Tereza Vanisova, Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell and Boston Fleet forward Susanna Tapani have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League's three stars of the week. 

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Sceptres edge Victoire to prevent Montreal from clinching PWHL playoff berth

Natalie Spooner's second-period goal proved to be the winner as the Toronto Sceptres edged the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Place Bell.

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Victoire remain positive despite season-worst losing streak

A season-worst losing streak hasn't dampened the spirits of Montreal Victoire head coach Kori Cheverie. The Toronto Sceptres defeated Montreal 2-1 on Sunday, handing the Victoire their season-high third straight loss. But Cheverie found solace in her team’s effort.

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Sceptres activate Nurse from LTIR, will play Sunday

The Toronto Sceptres are getting star forward Sarah Nurse back in their lineup for Sunday afternoon's game against the Montréal Victoire.

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Toronto, Montreal to open PWHL playoffs next week; opponents to be determined

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Frost win to keep PWHL playoff hopes alive, put Charge's chances in jeopardy

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Charge eye regular-season finale for last chance at clinching PWHL playoff berth

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Seattle joins Vancouver into PWHL as second expansion franchise revealed

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Hefford details PWHL's quick growth and what we can expect out of the expansion draft

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Kellar: PWHL expansion a great indication of how well things have gone

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Spooner's shootout winner lifts Sceptres to victory over Sirens

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Sceptres' Jackson takes advantage of first PWHL start

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Stacey scores in OT as Victoire recover to beat Fleet

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Adzija, Brandt score early to back Peslarova in first career start as Fleet blank Sceptres

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PWHL expands to Vancouver, will play out of Pacific Coliseum next season

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Did the Takeover Tour play a role in the PWHL selecting Vancouver as its 7th team?

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PWHL's third draft to be held in Ottawa, prominent players opt in

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Erica Howe on cancer recovery progress, how PWHL is impacting women's hockey globally

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Bell helps Charge ring up Victoire as Ottawa closes in on PWHL playoff spot

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Watts discusses her return to Czechia and journey with Team Canada

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Stacey details journey from healthy scratch to key contributor at Women’s Worlds

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PWHL continues to change world championship landscape

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On-ice growth has Watts primed to star for Canada at Women’s Worlds

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Sceptres place Kirk (LBI) on LTIR, sign Sauvé

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PWHL suspends Victoire's Tabin two games, Charge's Boyd gets one-game ban

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Charge F Darkangelo named PWHL's first star of the week

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Bump from Canadian women's hockey team bittersweet for Miller

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PWHL players talk awkward timing of women's worlds: 'It's a long three weeks'

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Darkangelo's hat trick leads Charge past Fleet in last game before break

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Victoire focus on positives after loss to lowly Sirens

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Sirens star Fillier playing her 'best hockey' in first pro season

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IIHF rules Miller ineligible to play for Canada at worlds

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Victoire place Desbiens on LTIR, status for worlds to be determined

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Stacey, Vanisova, Watts named PWHL's three stars of the week

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Vanisova's two late goals send Charge past Fleet

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Victoire first into PWHL playoffs with win over Frost

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Sceptres score four goals in third period to top Fleet

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Charge stunned with costly collapse to Sirens, need to 'dig in' to make playoffs

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Sirens score six times in third period to upset Charge

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Charge's Vanisova, Sceptres' Campbell, Fleet's Tapani named PWHL's three stars of the week

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Sceptres edge Victoire to prevent Montreal from clinching PWHL playoff berth

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Victoire remain positive despite season-worst losing streak

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