2023–24 PWHL season
2023–24 PWHL season | |
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League | Professional Women's Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | January 1 – May 5 |
Number of teams | 6 |
TV partner(s) | CBC, TSN, Sportsnet |
2023 PWHL Draft | |
Top draft pick | Taylor Heise |
Picked by | PWHL Minnesota |
The 2023–24 PWHL season is the first season of operation of the Professional Women's Hockey League, and began play on January 1, 2024. Six teams compete during the inaugural season, located in Montreal, Toronto, New York, Boston, Ottawa, and Minneapolis–Saint Paul. The season will culminate with a two-round best-of-five playoff including the top four teams to determine the season champion.
League business[edit]
- The PWHL was announced in August 2023 after the Mark Walter Group announced the formation of a new league aligned with the players in the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, and then subsequently purchased and folded the rival Premier Hockey Federation in June 2023.[1] On August 29, the locations of the six charter franchises were announced.[2]
- On September 1, 2023, a 10-day free agency period began, during which each team was eligible to sign up to three players.[3][4] On the same day, the league announced the general managers for each team: Danielle Marmer for Boston, Natalie Darwitz for Minnesota, Pascal Daoust for New York, Gina Kingsbury for Toronto, Daniele Sauvageau for Montreal, and Michael Hirshfeld for Ottawa.[5] On September 5, Emily Clark, Brianne Jenner, and Emerance Maschmeyer became the first players signed to PWHL contracts when they signed with Ottawa.[6]
- On September 18, 2023, the inaugural PWHL Draft took place. It was a 15-round draft, with the initial order determined by a lottery, and subsequent rounds following a "snake format" in which the team who selected last in the previous round selected first in the next round, and the selection order was reversed.[3] The draft order was announced on September 1, with the lottery won by Minnesota, followed by Toronto, Boston, New York, Ottawa, and Montreal.[7] The league allowed players to apply for "compassionate circumstances" in order to stay in their home markets, with those approved eligible to be drafted only by their home market teams; the list of approved players will not be publicly released.[8] Taylor Heise was picked first overall by Minnesota.[9]
- On October 25, 2023, PWHL Holdings, LLC filed potential names for the six teams with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. According to The Athletic, the potential names were Boston Wicked, Minnesota Superior, Montreal Echo, New York Sound, Ottawa Alert, and Toronto Torch. PWHL Holdings had previously filed trademarks for the league name and logos.[10] However, the league ultimately opted against naming the teams ahead of the season; for the 2024 season, the teams will be known by their city names, and each wear jerseys featuring a diagonal wordmark of their home city.[11]
- Training camps opened on November 15, with final rosters confirmed on December 11. Final rosters include 23 roster players and 3 reserve players.[12]
- From December 3 to 7, all six teams congregated for a pre-season evaluation camp in Utica, New York, which included scrimmages at the Utica University Nexus Center.[13] PWHL executive Jayna Hefford stated that the unified camp enabled the league to experiment and provided an opportunity for team and player education around issues like safety and doping.[13]
- On January 15, it was announced that 24 PWHL players would participate in the 2024 NHL All-Star weekend in Toronto, playing a 3-on-3 showcase game on February 1.[14]
Coaching changes[edit]
Off–season | |||
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Team | Previous coach | New coach | Notes |
Minnesota | Charlie Burggraf | Ken Klee | On December 27, 2023, one week before Minnesota's inaugural game, the team announced that Burggraf had decided to step away from the team, citing family reasons.[15] Burggraf had been named the team's first head coach on September 15, 2023,[16] and coached the team to a perfect 3–0 record in the preseason. Klee, most recently the head coach of the U-16 Colorado Thunderbirds of the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League, was immediately named head coach.[17] Klee was previously assistant coach for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, as well as head coach for Team USA, where they won gold at the 2015 and 2016 Women's World Championship and the 2015 and 2016 4 Nations Cup. |
Regular season[edit]
Standings[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Montreal | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 24 |
2 | Minnesota | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 21 |
3 | Toronto | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 19 |
4 | Boston | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 18 |
5 | New York | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 16 |
6 | Ottawa | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 13 |
Statistics[edit]
Scoring leaders[edit]
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on February 25, 2024.
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Alex Carpenter | New York | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | +5 | 0 |
Marie-Philip Poulin | Montreal | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +6 | 6 |
Natalie Spooner | Toronto | 12 | 10 | 1 | 11 | +1 | 0 |
Ella Shelton | New York | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
Megan Keller | Boston | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 8 |
Maureen Murphy | Montreal | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +5 | 4 |
Tereza Vanišová | Montreal | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +3 | 10 |
Alina Müller | Boston | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +1 | 4 |
Grace Zumwinkle | Minnesota | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +3 | 2 |
Laura Stacey | Montreal | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +4 | 0 |
Leading goaltenders[edit]
The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average at the completion of games played on February 25, 2024.
Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | OTL | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Elaine Chuli | Montreal | 4 | 241:58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .961 | 1.24 |
Corinne Schroeder | New York | 8 | 490:46 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .949 | 1.71 |
Aerin Frankel | Boston | 9 | 522:50 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .940 | 1.72 |
Nicole Hensley | Minnesota | 8 | 482:04 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .940 | 1.74 |
Maddie Rooney | Minnesota | 5 | 302:38 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .911 | 1.98 |
Schedule[edit]
The regular season schedule was announced on November 30, 2023. The season began on January 1 and will end on May 5, 2024 with each team playing 24 games. The schedule will pause in February for an IIHF National Team Break, and in April for the 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships. The playoffs will begin the week of May 6.[18][19]
All times in Eastern Time.[20]
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Attendance[edit]
Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance[26] |
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Minnesota | 6 | 7,906 | 47,437 |
Ottawa | 6 | 6,987 | 41,920 |
Montreal | 6 | 5,810 | 34,861 |
Toronto | 7 | 4,886 | 34,199 |
Boston | 8 | 3,352 | 26,819 |
New York | 4 | 2,219 | 8,874 |
League | 37 | 5,246 | 194,110 |
On February 16, 2024, Toronto hosted its first game at the Scotiabank Arena against Montreal dubbed by the league as "The Battle on Bay Street."[27] The game set a league and women’s hockey attendance record with a sellout crowd of 19,285, beating the previous record of 18,013 at the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship.[28]
Supplemental discipline[edit]
Date of incident | Offender | Team | Offense | Length |
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January 24, 2024 | Taylor Wenczkowski | Boston | Roughing Amanda Boulier.[29] | 1 game |
Total: | 1 game |
All-Star Showcase[edit]
On January 15, 2024, the PWHL along with the National Hockey League (NHL) announced the Canadian Tire PWHL 3-on-3 Showcase, which was hosted by the NHL on February 1, 2024 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto as part of the NHL's All-Star Game.[30][31]
24 players from all six PWHL teams competed in one 20-minute game. PWHL Special Advisor Cassie Campbell-Pascall and New Jersey Devils Director of Player Development, Meghan Duggan served as coaches. The two teams were named in honor of former tennis players and current PWHL advisory board members Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss.[32] Each team was also accompanied by celebrity coaches with former figure skater Tessa Virtue joining Team King and basketball player Jonquel Jones joining Team Kloss.[33]
New York’s Micah Zandee-Hart was also selected to play but was unable to participate due to injury.[32]
Head coaches: Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Tessa Virtue | ||||
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Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
Kendall Coyne Schofield (C) | Minnesota | F | 26 | |
Hilary Knight | Boston | F | 21 | |
Alina Müller | Boston | F | 11 | |
Kelly Pannek | Minnesota | F | 12 | |
Marie-Philip Poulin | Montreal | F | 29 | |
Blayre Turnbull | Toronto | F | 40 | |
Savannah Harmon | Ottawa | D | 15 | |
Megan Keller | Boston | D | 5 | |
Ella Shelton | New York | D | 17 | |
Lee Stecklein | Minnesota | D | 2 | |
Ann-Renée Desbiens | Montreal | G | 35 | |
Aerin Frankel | Boston | G | 31 |
Head coaches: Meghan Duggan, Jonquel Jones | ||||
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Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
Alex Carpenter | New York | F | 25 | |
Emily Clark | Ottawa | F | 26 | |
Taylor Heise | Minnesota | F | 27 | |
Brianne Jenner (C) | Ottawa | F | 19 | |
Sarah Nurse | Toronto | F | 20 | |
Abby Roque | New York | F | 11 | |
Laura Stacey | Montreal | F | 7 | |
Erin Ambrose | Montreal | D | 23 | |
Renata Fast | Toronto | D | 14 | |
Jocelyne Larocque | Toronto | D | 3 | |
Nicole Hensley | Minnesota | G | 29 | |
Emerance Maschmeyer | Ottawa | G | 38 |
Game summary[edit]
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m. ET. | Team King | 5–3 (2–2, 3–1) | Team Kloss | Scotiabank Arena |
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Awards and honors[edit]
Three Stars of the Week
- January 1–7: 1. Grace Zumwinkle (MIN), 2. Alex Carpenter (NYC), 3. Corinne Schroeder (NYC)[34]
- January 8–14: 1. Marie-Philip Poulin (MTL), 2. Ella Shelton (NYC), 3. Taylor Heise (MIN)[35]
- January 15–21: 1. Marie-Philip Poulin (MTL), 2. Jade Downie-Landry (NYC), 3. Alina Müller (BOS)[36]
- January 22–28: 1. Alina Müller (BOS), 2. Brianne Jenner (OTT), 3. Natalie Spooner (TOR)[37]
- January 29–February 4: 1. Natalie Spooner (TOR), 2. Alex Carpenter (NYC), 3. Abby Roque, (NYC)[38]
- February 5–February 11: No games, IIHF National Team break.
- February 12–February 18: 1. Natalie Spooner (TOR), 2. Kristen Campbell (TOR), 3. Kendall Coyne Schofield (MIN)[39]
Transactions[edit]
Draft[edit]
The 2023 PWHL Draft was held on September 18, 2023. Draft picks are not allowed to be traded until the conclusion of the 2024 season.[40] Players not drafted became free agents able to sign with any team. Players were drafted from a pool of 268 players who declared their eligibility.[41] Overall, 90 players were selected over 15 rounds. Minnesota made Taylor Heise the first player ever drafted into the PWHL.[42]
Free agency[edit]
Contract Terminations[edit]
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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January 31, 2024 | Tori Howran | Ottawa | [86] |
February 1, 2024 | Jess Jones | Toronto | [86] |
February 14, 2024 | Nicole Kosta | Boston | [87] |
February 18, 2024 | Mikyla Grant-Mentis | Ottawa | [88] |
Trades[edit]
February 11, 2024 | To Boston Abby Cook Susanna Tapani |
To Minnesota Sophie Jaques |
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- ^ PWHL Boston [@PWHL_Boston] (November 10, 2023). "Welcome to town, Nicole Kosta! We're psyched to announce the signing of veteran forward and former CWHL champion @KostieBear7 on a one-year contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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- ^ PWHL Montréal [@PWHL_Montreal] (November 15, 2023). "Bienvenue à Montreal Sarah!👋 Avant de rejoindre la PHF en 2022-2023, Sarah a joué dans la SDHL pendant 3 ans.Maintenant que Sarah a signé un contrat d'un an, nous sommes heureux de l'avoir dans notre équipe. Prior to joining the PHF, Sarah played in the SDHL for 3 years. Let's welcome her to Montreal as she signs a one-year contract!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Montréal [@PWHL_Montreal] (November 21, 2023). "Nous avons signé la défenseure Mariah Keopple pour un contrat d'un an 🙌 Venant de Princeton University, Mariah fera son début professionnel en janvier! We have signed Mariah Keopple to a one-year contract 🙌 Coming from Princeton University, Mariah will make her professional debut in January!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Minnesota [@PWHL_Minnesota] (November 29, 2023). "The excitement is real! Fresh from her career at Minnesota State University, we've signed Brooke Bryant to a one-year contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Minnesota [@PWHL_Minnesota] (November 30, 2023). "Minnesota native Claire Butorac @buotrac7 is here to stay! We are proud to sign the Minnesota State University Captain to a one-year contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Minnesota [@PWHL_Minnesota] (December 1, 2023). "🌟 Welcome to the team, Brittyn Fleming! We are excited to announce the signing of the former Minnesota State University hockey standout to a one-year contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL New York [@PWHL_NewYork] (December 5, 2023). "Sneaking in a signing before puck drop at Fan Fest! 😎 Forward Savannah Norcross has officially penned a one-year deal, making her our first New York training camp invitee signing! Welcome to the squad! 👊" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Boston [@PWHL_Boston] (December 11, 2023). "Locked up between the pipes! We're thrilled to announce the signing of 2023 NCAA National Champion goaltender Cami Kronish on a one year deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL New York [@PWHL_NewYork] (December 19, 2023). "It's New York or nowhere. 🗽Former captain of the Metropolitan Riveters Madison Packer has officially signed a one-year contract!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Boston [@PWHL_Boston] (December 19, 2023). "Wencz isn't going anywhere, Boston! 2X Isobel Cup champion and 2022 PHF Playoff MVP Taylor Wenczkowski has signed with us on a one-year deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Minnesota [@PWHL_Minnesota] (December 19, 2023). "Gold medalist Maddie Rooney strengthens our lineup! The starting goaltender of the 2018 Winter Olympics-winning U.S. team has signed a 2-year contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Boston [@PWHL_Boston] (December 19, 2023). "Added a touch of gold to the roster. 2018 Olympic gold medalist and former PHF All-Star Sidney Morin joins us on a one-year deal!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Boston [@PWHL_Boston] (December 20, 2023). "She's accustomed to winning 🏆 Two-time Olympic medalist, seven-time World Championship medalist, & Isobel Cup champion Gigi Marvin has joined the squad on a one-year contract!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Minnesota [@PWHL_Minnesota] (December 20, 2023). "Making an impact from the blue line! Former Buffalo Beauts Captain Dom Kremer has signed a one-year contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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- ^ PWHL Ottawa [@PWHL_Ottawa] (December 20, 2023). "Locked up for the year. 🔏 Former University of New Hampshire captain and PHF All-Star Tori Howran (@howran5) has joined the squad on a one-year deal!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL New York [@PWHL_NewYork] (December 20, 2023). "Locked in another star! 🔒 Hungarian National team member and PHF All-Star Taylor Baker has signed a one-year deal!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Boston [@PWHL_Boston] (December 20, 2023). "Two Olympic gold medalists in one day? Don't mind if we do. 2018 Olympic gold medalist, Isobel Cup champion, and former PHF All-Star Amanda Pelkey will suit up with us for the 2023-24 season!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Minnesota [@PWHL_Minnesota] (December 20, 2023). "Boston University standout Abby Cook has locked in a one-year deal. 🔒 Cook set the program's record for most career points by a defender, notching 99 points in 147 games" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Ottawa [@PWHL_Ottawa] (December 20, 2023). "Buckey's in the Capital City! 🤩 PHF All-Star and 2021 MVP Mikyla Grant-Mentis joins us on a 1-year deal!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL New York [@PWHL_NewYork] (December 21, 2023). "Posted up between the pipes! 😤 SDHL Goaltender of the Year Lindsey Post has officially signed a one-year deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Minnesota [@PWHL_Minnesota] (December 21, 2023). "💪 Locked in and ready to dominate! Former Toronto Six defender Emma Greco has inked a 1-year contract!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Ottawa [@PWHL_Ottawa] (December 21, 2023). "Natalie Snodgrass 🤝 PWHL Ottawa The 2023 PHF All-Star Forward will suit up for our squad for the 2023-24 season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Ottawa [@PWHL_Ottawa] (December 21, 2023). "Our net is in good hands. 🤝 Former Metropolitan Riveters goaltender and Princeton University standout will mind our net for the 2023-24 season!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Minnesota [@PWHL_Minnesota] (December 21, 2023). "Building up our blue line! The PWHPA's Team Harvey's defender and Wisconsin Badger alumni Mellissa Channell joins the team for the 2023-24 season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Ottawa [@PWHL_Ottawa] (December 22, 2023). "From Capital City 🇭🇺 to Capital City 🇨🇦 Hungarian National Team Captain and 2023 PHF All-Star Fanni Garát-Gasparics will join us on a 1-year deal!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL New York [@PWHL_NewYork] (December 22, 2023). "This roster is looking pretty Swede 🇸🇪 Sweden National Team member and seven-time SDHL champion Johanna Fällman has penned a one-year deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Ottawa [@PWHL_Ottawa] (December 22, 2023). "The first Japanese player in PWHL history is all ours! 🇯🇵 Join us in welcoming Akane Shiga to Ottawa for the 2023-24 season! -------- PWHL史上初の日本人選手を一年契約で獲得!🇯🇵 志賀紅音選手をオタワに迎え入れましょう!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ PWHL Montreal [@PWHL_Montreal] (December 27, 2023). "Quoi de mieux que de jouer à la maison! Brigitte Laganière signe un contrat d'un an ✍️ Born and made in Montréal! Brigitte Laganière signs a one-year contract ✍️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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Recaps[edit]
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