6 d. ago Ottawa Charge’s expansion setbacks are the cost of PWHL’s parity promise

Parity may be one of the PWHL’s proudest achievements, but it’s come at a steep price for the Ottawa Charge as the league continues its expansion process to Seattle and Vancouver this month. Even though all six of the league’s original franchises coughed up four players each during the exclusive free-agent window and expansion draft, […]

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7 d. ago Vancouver takes defender Ashton Bell first overall in PWHL expansion draft

The 25-year-old blue liner from Deloraine, Man., spent the last two seasons playing in Ottawa.

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7 d. ago PWHL expansion takes a huge bite out of Sceptres’ collection of young talent

The Toronto Sceptres’ youth movement took a real hit during the league’s expansion draft that helped stock two new teams. Already having lost a true veteran presence and builder in Sarah Nurse during the exclusive signing window, the Sceptres lost all three of their initial selections during last year’s draft. Joining PWHL Seattle as the […]

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7 d. ago Vancouver takes Charge defender Bell 1st overall in PWHL expansion draft

Vancouver’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League team has selected defender Ashton Bell first overall in the league’s first expansion draft. The 25-year-old blue-liner from Deloraine, Man., spent the last two seasons playing in Ottawa. Bell contributed three goals and three assists over 27 regular-season games with the Charge last season, and added one more of […]

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8 d. ago Losing Sarah Nurse hurt the Toronto Sceptres, but the hurting is far from over

As tough as that first week of the PWHL expansion process was here in Toronto, it’s tonight’s expansion draft that is really going to determine the Toronto Sceptres’ future. Losing a foundational and instrumental piece in Sarah Nurse during the five-day exclusive signing window for the league’s two new teams was devastating on its own. […]

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1 week ago Fleet’s Hilary Knight, Sceptres’ Natalie Spooner highlight list of unprotected PWHL players

Here are some of the top players up for grabs for Vancouver and Seattle to sign this week or select in Monday's expansion draft

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2 w. ago The Ottawa Charge players have never been closer. Now, they're about to break up

The Ottawa Charge had a stunning run to the PWHL finals, but the expansion draft will bring change to the roster

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4 w. ago Fans don’t like it, but PWHL parity is the league’s primary concern

It’s not like you weren’t warned. The outrage at the PWHL expansion draft plans is coming through at the highest of decibels right now. On the one hand, it’s expected. Teams that have spent the better part of two seasons building up their teams to compete for a Walter Cup are now being told everyone […]

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4 w. ago Expansion draft rules and bumped up ticket prices aside, Ottawa Charge set for PWHL final

'Obviously, what we're doing is our priority and our only focus.'

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4 w. ago PWHL expansion is going to take big bite out of existing teams

The PWHL expansion draft rules are out, and they are as costly to the existing teams as most had predicted. Each team will lose four players from its 2024-25 roster with the ability to protect just three initially and then one more after a team has lost two of its roster members. The  incoming expansion […]

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