Sophie Jaques and Susanna Tapani are both shining on new teams after the PWHL’s first trade in February. Minnesota and Boston are tied 1-1 in the best-of-five Walter Cup final. Game 3 is set for Friday at 7 p.m. ET. CBC | Sports News
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Berube welcomes challenge of building talent-laden Leafs to push over hump in playoffs
Craig Berube says the opportunity to help a team with a wealth of talent get over the hump in the playoffs was a driving force in becoming head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. CBC | Sports News
Read More »PWHL playoffs: Toronto’s inability to score leads to Minnesota-Boston final
Over three playoff games against Minnesota, Toronto couldn’t solve goaltender Maddie Rooney when it mattered most. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘It’s a big loss’: PWHL Toronto lose Natalie Spooner for rest of the playoffs with knee injury
PWHL Toronto will have another chance to move on to the Walter Cup final on Wednesday night (8 p.m. ET) after it was announced the league’s leading regular-scorer Natalie Spooner will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The PWHL this week: Goals remain in short supply as Walter Cup playoffs heat up
Montreal is looking to avoid elimination when the team takes on Boston for Game 3 on the road on Tuesday. Boston leads the best-of-five semifinal series 2-0. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Montreal’s PWHL coach says team is ready for league’s 1st playoffs
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Read More »Canucks prepared for McDavid, Oilers in all-Canadian Stanley Cup playoffs 2nd round matchup
Rick Tocchet doesn’t mind the fact that his Vancouver Canucks aren’t favoured to win against their next playoff opponent. “I love being doubted,” the head coach said. Analysts have been skeptical of the Canucks all season, Tocchet added. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Women’s hockey in spotlight as inaugural PWHL playoffs take centre stage
With the inaugural PWHL playoff matchups set, top-seeded Toronto will take on a winless-in-five Minnesota team, while Montreal expects a physical series from 3rd-place Boston. CBC | Sports News
Read More »PWHL Ottawa misses shot to clinch playoffs as New York sews up top pick in draft
Kayla Vespa scored a go-ahead goal in the second period and New York rallied to beat Ottawa 4-3 on Tuesday night to secure the first overall pick in the 2024 PWHL draft. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sarah Nurse hat trick against N.Y. helps Toronto secure home ice to open PWHL playoffs
Sarah Nurse notched her first Professional Women’s Hockey League hat trick as visiting Toronto clinched a top-two seed and home-ice advantage in the first round of playoffs with a 6-2 victory over New York on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
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