On Aug. 5, forward Jillian Dempsey announced she will retire from playing professional hockey. She spent the last two seasons playing in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL). She announced her retirement on her personal Instagram. Dempsey has had a long, storied career in hockey. She began her career playing at the collegiate level for … Read more
Courtney Kessel has previous experience behind the Princeton bench (photo: Beverly Schaefer). Courtney Kessel has been named the sixth head coach of the Princeton women’s hockey team. Kessel, who spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Princeton from 2019 to 2023, most recently was behind the bench in the PWHL as head coach of … Read more
The Ottawa Hard Rock Hotel and Casino was the site for the 2025 PWHL Draft (photo: PWHL). The 2025 PWHL Draft was held June 24 in Ottawa, Ont., at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The draft consisted of six rounds and allowed all eight teams to select eligible women’s hockey players from a pool … Read more
Brian Idalski helped push St. Cloud State back to national prominence (photo: St. Cloud State Athletics). St. Cloud State women’s hockey head coach Brian Idalski has been named the first-ever head coach of PWHL Vancouver. “We are excited for Brian and his future in the PWHL,” said St. Cloud State director of athletics Holly Schreiner … Read more
Ahead of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Expansion Draft on June 9, each of the original six teams was allowed to select three players for protection. On June 3, each team’s protection list was revealed, including nine forwards, six defenders, and three goaltenders from the six teams. Boston Fleet Aerin Frankel – Goaltender Megan … Read more
Cara Gardner Morey spent 14 seasons at Princeton (photo: Princeton Athletics). Cara Gardner Morey has resigned her position as head coach of Princeton’s women’s hockey team to accept a new role as general manager of PWHL Vancouver, an expansion franchise set to begin play in the 2025-26 season. Gardner Morey has spent the last 14 … Read more
With the announcement that the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) will expand to the West Coast with teams in Vancouver and Seattle, several questions have been raised regarding how the league will proceed with an expansion draft. On May 19, the PWHL announced how it will proceed with an Expansion Draft. Each of the inaugural … Read more
On Friday, May 16, the Montreal Victoire and the Ottawa Charge faced off at TD Place for Game 4 of their playoff series. The Charge won 2-1 and move on to the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Final. Game Recap Two minutes into the first period, Ottawa was making their presence known. Two minutes into … Read more
The Minnesota Frost and the Toronto Sceptres faced off in Game 3 of Round 1 on Mother’s Day Sunday, May 11, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The series was tied 1-1, and both teams had full rosters. Britta Curl-Salemme was back in the lineup after being suspended in Game 2 for a check to the head … Read more
The New York Sirens hosted the Ottawa Charge on Saturday, March 22 for their fifth game of the 2024-25 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) season. The Charge took the victory here, 5-2. They now also win the season series, taking the victory in four of the six games. Game Recap While Sarah Fillier took a … Read more