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Swiss National Team Comes Into View For Olympics After Next Roster For Second Stage Of Euro Hockey Tour Announced

Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 14h

Switzerland has named their roster for the next leg of the Women's Euro Hockey Tour. It's without most of their top players, giving a final chance to another set of players to earn their way to the 2026 Olympics:

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Switzerland was the first nation to name their roster for the Lidl Hockey Games, a stop on the Women's Euro Hockey Tour. Their roster features plenty of newcomers, as Switzerland chose to leave behind...

Ahead Of Official Announcements, Here's The List Of Probable PWHL Camp Invites We Know

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 1d

Ahead of tomorrow's official camp roster announcements, here's a list of all the players @thehockeynewsw.bsky.social confirmed received invites this offseason. There could be some changes, but here's a look: thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL

PWHL training camp rosters are due out Thursday, October 16. In general, it's a list that varies from 3-5 players per team. With teams having only 10 days from their first practices to first regular s...

Milani To Fast Track, Will Join Minnesota A Year Early Next Season

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 2d

Like Chloe Primerano did last season, another elite Canadian prospect Adrianna Milani is fast tracking to the NCAA and will join Minnesota a year early next season.

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Adrianna Milani is following a path blazed by one of Canada’s top young talents, because she herself is one of Canada’s top young talents.

Opinion: International Collegiate Series For Women Could Be Bridge To World Juniors

Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 2d

Opinion: Collegiate tournament could be the missing link for women’s hockey filling the “World Junior” void thehockeynews.com/womens/inter...

In April 2023, the IIHF was clear that a women's <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/womens/international/iihf-discussing-womens-world-junior-championship-tournament">World Junior championship was in t...

Czechia's First Ever U-16 League For Girls In Full Swing

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 3d

Another major step forward for women’s hockey in Czechia. The nation is now running a U-16 league for girls. Prior to this season, all girls had to play in a boys league or an adult women’s league

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For years, Czech girls hockey players had two options, play exclusively on a boys' team, or jump immediately to the women's league. Now, there's another level of development open to girls hockey playe...

Five Burning Questions for the Ottawa Charge in 2025–26

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 3d

Five burning questions for the Ottawa Charge ahead of the 2025-26 PWHL season from @chrissinclairrr.bsky.social

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After a run to the Walter Cup Final that ended just short against the defending champion Minnesota Frost, the Ottawa Charge enter the 2025-26 season with plenty of questions. Key players departed thro...

Team Canada Keeps Focus Forward After Toronto Training Block

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 3d

Team Canada keeps focus forward after Toronto training block for the women’s hockey Olympic pool

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<i>Notes from the wrap-up of Canada's training block this week in Toronto:<br><br></i>

Yale University's Olivia Muhn Leads On and Off the Ice

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 4d

Olivia Muhn has become a leader both on and off the ice

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Throughout her hockey career, Olivia Muhn has earned recognition not only for her skills on the ice, but also for the character and leadership that she brings off it.

Five Unforgettable Olympic Women's Hockey Moments

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 4d

Five unforgettable moments from women’s hockey at the Olympic Games thehockeynews.com/womens/inter... #olympicgames

The 2026 Olympics in Milano Cortina marks only the eighth time in history that women's hockey will compete at the Winter Olympics. Beginning in 1998, women's hockey was introduced as an official sport...

The Kids Of Hockey Playing Moms Are Coming

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 4d

The kids of hockey playing moms are coming. thehockeynews.com/womens/other...

For years, girls and women who came from hockey playing families were often reduced to or referred to by referencing their fathers and brothers.  Soon however, there will be a wave of hockey play...

Rachel McQuigge: Life After Hockey and the Lessons That Shape Her

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 4d

Rachel McQuigge: Life after hockey and the lessons that shaped her.

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Rachel McQuigge built her life around hockey, first as a standout goaltender in junior and university, then as a professional in the PHF and the PWHL's inaugural season in Ottawa. Today, she is bringi...

SDHL Notebook: Pedersen and Toko Return, Tulus Player of the Month, and More

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 5d

SDHL notebook from Laura Rollins. Pedersen and Toko return, Tulus honoured and a look at the hottest (and coldest) teams in Europe’s top league thehockeynews.com/womens/inter...

SDHL Notebook looking at Noora Tulus, Sydney Pedersen, SDE, Haruka Toko, and Frolunda.

Minnesota Making Major Gains In Recruiting

Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 5d

Wisconsin and Ohio State may be the top teams for the moment, but the Minnesota Golden Gophers have been winning some major competitions in recruiting and look like a powerhouse soon to take over thehockeynews.com/womens/colle...

NCAA recruiting continues to revolve around an septet of programs nationally. In the WCHA, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth grab a lions share of talent globally, with programs in...

Minnesota Making Major Gains In Recruiting

Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 5d

Wisconsin and Ohio State may be the top teams for the moment, but the Minnesota Golden Gophers have been winning some major competitions in recruiting and look like a powerhouse soon to take over thehockeynews.com/womens/colle...

NCAA recruiting continues to revolve around an septet of programs nationally. In the WCHA, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth grab a lions share of talent globally, with programs in...

Early Noise Makers From The 2026 PWHL Draft Class

Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s a look at some early risers and noise makers this season from the 2026 PWHL Draft class

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The PWHL season is still in the distance, but the NCAA and SDHL seasons are well underway with players already making their case for the 2026 PWHL Draft. Here's a look at seven players who have made a...

Scamurra A Perfect Fit And Potential Breakout Player In Montreal

Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 6d

Hayley Scamurra is a perfect fit for Montreal, and a perfect candidate for a breakout season.

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One of the newest members of the Montreal Victoire is in a prime position to have a breakout season.

Montreal Victoire Inks First-Round Pick Nicole Gosling To Three-Year Contract

Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 6d

Montreal signs 2025 first round pick Nicole Gosling thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL

It’s been a tough offseason for the Montreal Victoire. The arrival of teams in Seattle and Vancouver has resulted in Daniele Sauvageau’s team losing essential players, including two blueliners: 2024 f...

Etobicoke Dolphins See All 18 Team Members Commit To NCAA Division 1 Programs

Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 6d

18 for 18, the Etobicoke Dolphins are a dominant program with all 18 players committed to NCAA Division 1 programs thehockeynews.com/womens/other...

The Etobicoke Dolphins, a junior women's program in Ontario, Canada who plays out of the same facility where the PWHL's Toronto Sceptres and NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs practice, would beat many NCAA Di...

Troy Ryan’s Player-First Philosophy Connects Team Canada and the PWHL

Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 7d

Troy Ryan’s player-first approach connects Team Canada and the PWHL.

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At Team Canada’s training block this month in Toronto, Troy Ryan is surrounded by players who wear jerseys during for eight different PWHL (and two NCAA) teams. Some are his own Toronto athl...

USA Hockey Invites 31 Players To U-18 National Team Selection Camp

Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 7d

Here's a look at the 31 players vying for 25 roster spots on USA's U-18 women's national team ahead of the 2026 IIHF U-18 World Championships.

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The U-18 World Championships are headed to Canada in 2026, and USA Hockey is set to bring together their final group of prospects to form a team they hope can take down Canada for gold.

From NCAA Perspective, Shifted World Championship “Doesn’t Make Any Sense At All”

Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 8d

Legendary NCAA coach Mark Johnson, the bench boss at Wisconsin, addressed media this week saying the IIHF and PWHL shifting the World Championship to November "doesn't make any sense at all" for college players

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Mark Johnson is the head coach of college hockey’s top women’s program at the Univwrsiry of Wisconsin. His current roster features several national team members from the United States, as well as one ...

IIHF and PWHL Make International Shift, Redrawing The Competition Calendar

Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 9d

A new collaborative plan between the PWHL and IIHF is redrawing the annual women’s hockey calendar to provide more opportunities and ensure fans continue to see best-on-best international hockey thehockeynews.com/womens/inter... #IIHF #PWHL

The past model of the PWHL taking a month break in their schedule every year for the World Championship was unsustainable. At the same time, running the women's World Championships without the world's...

PWHL Vancouver Signs First-Round Draft Pick Michelle Karvinen

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 10d

PWHL Vancouver has signed Finnish legend Michelle Karvinen.

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PWHL Vancouver has officially signed 2025 first-round draft pick, Michelle Karvinen, to a one-year standard player agreement for the upcoming season. Karvinen, who has been to the Olympics four times ...

Minnesota Frost Sign Britta Curl-Salemme To Two Year Extension

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 10d

The Minnesota Frost have signed Britta Curl-Salemme to a two-year contract extension through the 2027-28 PWHL season.

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The Minnesota Frost are keeping 2024 PWHL Draft pick Britta Curl-Salemme around through the 2027-28 season after announcing a contract extension for the sophomore forward. Curl originally signed a two...