Claire Thompson isn’t your typical rookie preparing for her PWHL debut. After spending last year pursuing her medical degree at NYU, the 26-year-old Princeton graduate traded her stethoscope for a hockey stick to resume an already successful playing career. CBC | Sports News
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Sirens’ new home, addition of Sarah Fillier has PWHL club’s trajectory pointing up
Sarah Fillier of the New York Sirens, who was drafted first overall to the PWHL in June, is up for helping a team that won five regulation games last season. ‘They might have finished last [last season] but I … think they have a really great foundation,’ she says. CBC | Sports News
Read More »With new season on the horizon, PWHL evaluating more than 25 expansion proposals
Youth hockey and economic opportunity are among the factors the Professional Women’s Hockey League is considering when evaluating potential sites for expansion. The league could add two teams as soon as next season. CBC | Sports News
Read More »A burning question for each PWHL team ahead of the league’s sophomore campaign
All six Professional Women’s Hockey League teams will hit the ice for pre-season action this week in either Toronto or Montreal, as the league prepares to open its second season at the end of the month. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Vancouver, Quebec City among PWHL stops on North American tour
The Professional Women’s Hockey League will play nine games outside its markets across North America this season, as it examines future expansion sites. CBC | Sports News
Read More »CBC Sports to broadcast 17 Saturday PWHL games
All 90 games of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s second season will be televised, including 17 Saturday afternoon games on CBC Sports, while Radio-Canada will televise seven Montréal Victoire contests. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sceptres’ top forward Natalie Spooner to miss PWHL season opener
Reigning Professional Women’s Hockey League MVP and scoring champion Natalie Spooner will miss the start of the regular season for the Toronto Sceptres, GM Gina Kingsbury announced Tuesday on Day 1 of training camp. CBC | Sports News
Read More »PWHL unveils jersey designs for upcoming 2nd season
The Professional Women’s Hockey League unveiled the home and away uniform designs for its six teams on Thursday, a little over three weeks before opening its second season. CBC | Sports News
Read More »New York Sirens sign top PWHL draft pick Sarah Fillier to 1-year contract
New York Sirens have signed No. 1 pick Sarah Fillier to a one-year contract nearly four months after taking the Canadian national team and Princeton University forward with the first choice in the PWHL draft. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sceptres’ Natalie Spooner targets Nov. 30 PWHL season opener to return from knee injury
Toronto Sceptres forward and reigning PWHL MVP Natalie Spooner wants to prove to herself by the league’s opening day on Nov. 30 she has come all the way back from a catastrophic knee injury sustained in last season’s playoffs. CBC | Sports News
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