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Catherine Dubois is excited for new faces and a new season of PWHL hockey in Montreal, including whatever role she’s handed this year thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/...
Catherine Dubois Excited For New Faces And New Season In Montreal
Catherine Dubois has established herself as a core member of the Montreal Victoire on and off the ice, and she's excited for what stands to be a different season with new challenges, and many new face...
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As we prepare to celebrate another Canadian women’s national team, we should first acknowledge the FIRST Canadian women’s national team, the Hamilton Golden Hawks thehockeynews.com/womens/other...
The Hamilton Golden Hawks Took "One Giant Step For Womankind"
The Hamilton Golden Hawks were Canada's first ever national team captained by Marian Coveny, and backstopped by legendary goalie Cathy Philips. They've also been one of the most overlooked women's hoc...
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Canada’s Olympic women’s hockey hopefuls will gather in Montreal this week for their final training block together ahead of the PWHL season, Rivalry Series, and 2026 Olympic Games.

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Canada Entering Final Training Block Ahead Of PWHL Season And Rivalry Series
Team Canada will meet for their final two week training block ahead of the 2026 Olympics, PWHL season, and start of the Rivalry Series beginning this week in Montreal.
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Key extensions to a handful of women’s hockey stars can allow fans to breathe a sigh of relief as they now know they’ll have at least three more seasons with some legends of the game thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/...
Extensions Guarantee Fans Get More Time With Women's Hockey Legends
With Marie-Philip Poulin signing through the 2027 season, fans can breathe a sigh of relief that they'll get to witness one of the games best for at least three more years as Poulin and others near th...
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Lansdowne 2.0 is what most Ottawa hockey fans already knew, "not viable" and "a huge step back" that could cost the city the PWHL's Ottawa Charge according to a new report.

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Report: PWHL Calls Lansdowne Arena Plans "Not Viable" And "A Huge Step Back" That Could Force Team Out Of Ottawa
Lansdowne 2.0 is what most Ottawa hockey fans already knew, "not viable" and "a huge step back" that could cost the city the PWHL's Ottawa Charge according to a new report.
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Ann-Renee Desbiens and Laura Stacey both took pay cuts this offseason to help the Montreal Victoire attract more talent

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Desbiens and Stacey Also Took Pay Cuts To Help The Montreal Victoire Alongside Captain Marie-Philip Poulin
While it was previously reported that Marie-Philip Poulin took a pay cut to help the Montreal Victoire attract more talent, it's now known that Laura Stacey and Ann-Renee Desbiens also took less in th...
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“I'm excited for the home opener. It’s going to be cool. I heard that with that the arena is sick, and lots of people already got tickets.” - PWHL Vancouver forward Denisa Krizova

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"I think it's going to be super fun" – Denisa Křížová Shares Her Excitement To Join PWHL Vancouver In Their Inaugural Season
Denisa Křížová is heading west to join PWHL Vancouver this season. Before she left Minnesota, where the Czech forward has spent the past three seasons, The Hockey News' Sophia Blew caught up with the ...
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“From day one we’ve felt the excitement from our fans, and they’re continuing to show it with their response to the jersey drop" - Seattle GM Meghan Turner
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PWHL's Expansion Teams Smash Jersey Sale Marks Before The Puck Ever Drops
The PWHL broke new marks for single day jersey sales when they unveiled jerseys for expansion teams in Seattle and Vancouver, yet another sign of the league's growing success.
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“From day one we’ve felt the excitement from our fans, and they’re continuing to show it with their response to the jersey drop" - Seattle GM Meghan Turner
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PWHL's Expansion Teams Smash Jersey Sale Marks Before The Puck Ever Drops
The PWHL broke new marks for single day jersey sales when they unveiled jerseys for expansion teams in Seattle and Vancouver, yet another sign of the league's growing success.
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Fun, competitive, bold"

Seattle's jerseys match the identity of the PWHL's newest American franchise. From Heather Moonka
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“Fun, Competitive, Bold” – Seattle's Jerseys Match The Future Identity Of The PWHL's Newest American Franchise
“We want everyone in Seattle to have one of these jerseys. Wearing them to our games- little kids wearing them to our games,” Cayla Barnes said.
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NCAA Women's Hockey Power Rankings: There's competition at the top in our WCHA dominated power rankings.

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NCAA Power Rankings: There's Competition At The Top
NCAA women's hockey is a month into their season with the usual suspects sitting atop our power rankings. Can anyone knock off Wisconsin? Here's a look.
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The Montreal Victoire have agreed to two-year contract extensions with Marie-Philip Poulin, Ann-Renee Desbiens, and Laura Stacey through the 2027-28 season thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
Victoire Sign Foundational Players Poulin, Desbiens, And Stacey To Extensions
The Montreal Victoire signed Marie-Philip Poulin, Ann-Renee Desbiens, and Laura Stacey to two-year extensions through the 2027-28 PWHL season.
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There will be new challenges, and new opportunities ahead this season for New York Sirens and Team Canada star Sarah Fillier.

One thing hasn't changed however, which is Fillier's intent to win gold.

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Sarah Fillier Readies For Unique Season With Golden Hopes Ahead
Sarah Fillier knows this will be a unique hockey season. What isn't unique is her expectation for excellence in the PWHL and gold at the 2026 Olympics with Canada.
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PWHL Vancouver jersey launch brings franchise one step closer to establishing inaugural identity writes @izzycheung.bsky.social

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Jersey Reveal Brings PWHL Vancouver One Step Closer To Establishing Inaugural Identity
"We don’t want to look like every other team, we want to find our own niche, and while we want to be part of the Vancouver sports ecosystem we also want to carve out a name and a brand for ourselves a...
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Ottawa mayor Mark Sutcliffe downplayed the attendance of the Ottawa Charge and dodged a question on consulting with the Charge on plans to greatly reduce capacity in plans for a new arena for the PWHL team thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/...
Ottawa Mayor Downplays Charge Attendance As Arena Debate Hits Crucial Stage
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe excluded Ottawa Charge playoff games in his attendance claims supporting a reduction in capacity for a future arena and future home for the Charge at Lansdowne Place in Ott...
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Names and logos for PWHL Vancouver and Seattle will be known before the start of the 2025-26 season.

But none of that will be on their jerseys before the 2026-27 season 🤦‍♂️

Here’s my take on this.

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With Names And Logos Imminent, The PWHL Still Rolled Out Generic Jerseys
The PWHL says Vancouver and Seattle will have names and logos in time for the 2025-26 season that opens in only a month. Yet the league still rolled out generic jerseys. As Pat Laprade writes, the hop...
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The New York Sirens have signed goaltender Callie Shanahan to a one-year contract after selecting her in the fourth round of the 2025 PWHL Draft.

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Sirens Sign Netminder Callie Shanahan For One-Year Ahead Of Camp
The New York Sirens have agree to terms on a one-year contract with goaltender Callie Shanahan ahead of the start of training camps in November.
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BREAKING:

Per @iankennedyck.bsky.social, New York Sirens third round pick Makenna Webster won't play in the PWHL this season.

She has stepped away from ice hockey to pursue her field hockey dreams.

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Makenna Webster Won't Play For PWHL's New York Sirens This Season
New York Sirens third round draft pick Makenna Webster won't play in the PWHL this season as she instead looks to pursue her dream of representing Team USA in field hockey.
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Hockey Canada and Planet Fitness have inked a three-year partnership, focusing on inclusion and creating a safe workout environment.

I had the chance to speak with Natalie Spooner and Emma Maltais about what this partnership means in my latest for The Hockey News:

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Hockey Canada Announces Three-Year Partnership with Planet Fitness
Planet Fitness has become the official fitness partner of Hockey Canada, starting a three-year collaboration to support the national program and communities across Canada with a shared commitment to i...
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PWHL Seattle has officially unveiled their home and away jerseys ahead of their inaugural season with team name and logo coming soon.

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Seattle Unveils Inaugural Jersey With Name And Logo Coming
PWHL Seattle unveiled their inaugural jerseys ahead of the 2025-26 PWHL season with the promise of name and logo coming soon.
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PWHL Vancouver's jerseys are here...and the league will also unveil their name and logo prior to the season starting.

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PWHL Vancouver Unveils Inaugural Jerseys, Name And Logo Coming Before Season
PWHL Vancouver unveiled their inaugural jerseys with promises of a name and logo coming in time for the 2025-26 season.
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There's no indication this announcement will include names and logos.
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The New York Sirens face tough roster decisions ahead with tight competition brewing at training camp.

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Tough Decisions Ahead With Tight Competition For New York Sirens' Final Roster Spots
With PWHL camps opening soon, the New York Sirens will have some difficult roster decisions to make as they build a roster based on young talent.
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PWHL Vancouver and PWHL Seattle set to unveil inaugural jerseys tomorrow.

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PWHL Seattle And Vancouver To Unveil Inaugural Jerseys Tuesday
The PWHL's newest teams PWHL Vancouver and PWHL Seattle will unveil their new jerseys ahead of their inaugural season on Tuesday in their markets.
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Following a post-game brawl between Ohio State and Minnesota, two players, Minnesota's Chloe Primerano and Ohio State's Jordyn Petrie have received supplemental discipline from the WCHA.

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Primerano, Petrie Suspended Following End Of Game Brawl Between Ohio State And Minnesota
Chloe Primerano and Jordyn Petrie were each suspended for a game for an end of game fight involving Ohio State and Minnesota's women's hockey teams.
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