PWHL Updates

BREAKING: PWHL to announce partnership Friday with Sprague Cannery. The Ontario-based Sprague Cannery will be creating a custom PWHL baked bean flavor with a collectible can, while PWHL will be adding Sprague's logo to the back of every jersey, and featuring baked bean stands at every game.

BREAKING: PWHL goalie rankings have been released. Upon investigation, it appears that the writer's methodology was to add up the jersey numbers of the top two goalies for each team and use that to rank the teams.

BREAKING: PWHL has announced a second expansion draft for Seattle and Vancouver. The draft will be two rounds, and teams will be able to initially protect a single player, followed by a second player after losing one. Teams will not be allowed to protect their 2025 first or second round draft picks.

BREAKING: According to a PWHL source, a secret CBA provision requires that free agents sign any offer sheet that PWHL Vancouver puts in front of them. This will allow PWHL Vancouver to acquire a huge amount of talent without going over the salary cap.

BREAKING: According to PWHL Insider Ian Kennedy, "An older player, own rights 2 years, looking past the future, where the draft pick until contract is difficult."

BREAKING: A PWHL source has revealed that Vancouver and Seattle will each be getting 4 first round draft picks in the upcoming 2025 new player draft to ensure that no other teams have any chance whatsoever to have a first round draft pick from any year on their roster in 2025-2026.

BREAKING: In a surprise move, @pwhl--vancouver.bsky.social
has made a trade with @pwhl--seattle.bsky.social. Vancouver receives defender Jessica Adolfsson from Seattle for future considerations. Adolfsson delivered 1 hit in 45 seconds of ice time in one game for Ottawa in 2024-2025.

BREAKING @pwhl--seattle.bsky.social have made the first exclusive free agent period addition of the 2025 expansion by signing Ottawa defender Jessica Adolfsson to a 2 year contract. Adolfsson appeared in 1 game for Ottawa and logged 1 hit in 45 seconds of ice time.

BREAKING: According to Ian Kennedy, in addition to Boston planning to draft Ottawa's assistant coach Haley Irwin, Montreal intends to draft Courtney Kessel to play with her sister-in-law Amanda Kessel

BREAKING: A PWHL source has confirmed that the lack of specific information on the expansion draft is the result of "[having] no plan whatsoever, we're literally just winging this. This is actually really complicated, who knew?"

BOSTON FLEET Emily Brown (D) Hadley Harmetz (D) Daniela Pejšová (D) MINNESOTA FROST Coach Ken Klee neglected to submit his player protection list in time MONTREAL VICTOIRE Laura Stacey (F) Ann-Renée Desbiens (D) Amanda Kessel (F) NEW YORK SIRENS Micah Zandee-Hart (D) Corinne Schroeder (G) Kayle Osborne (G) OTTAWA CHARGE Kateřina Mrázová (F) Aneta Tejralová (D) "If you even think of signing Vanišová, I will fuck you up" (FU) TORONTO SCEPTRES Daryl Watts (F) Blayre Turnbull (F) Renata Fast (D)

BREAKING: A PWHL source has leaked the player protection lists ahead of tomorrow's official announcement. Is anyone really surprised with these picks?

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BREAKING: Contrary to rumors surrounding Cara Gardner being appointed to the position, a PWHL source has confirmed that the Moderator Team of the Unofficial PWHL Discord Server (discord.gg/pwhl) will GM PWHL Vancouver by committee. PWHL is hoping to drive fan engagement with this controversial move.

BREAKING: Just look at this cake! From www.instagram.com/p/DJ4uJmCybU...

BREAKING: Expansion draft protection lists released. A PWHL source says, "We spent weeks determining the best way to make existing fans miserable by making it impossible to protect all of their favorite players. We want new hockey fans to learn early the cruel realities of professional sports."

BREAKING: Toronto Sceptres and New York Sirens to remove the plural "s" from their team name for the 2025-2026 season to align with 21st century hockey team naming conventions. "Plural names are dated and we want the legitimacy of singular nouns." The Sceptre and Siren look forward to the change.

BREAKING: Minnesota Frost to change primary color to light blue for 2025-2026 season to better fit the PWHL's green/red/blue branding. A PWHL source states, "We want fans to have trouble telling our teams apart" #PWHL #PWHLSeattle

BREAKING: A league source is reporting that PWHL Vancouver will be signing John Tortorella as the head coach, with Peter Laviolette and Rick Tocchet having other roles in the organization. "We expect him to bring great energy to the locker room and foster a positive environment" #PWHL #PWHLVancouver

BREAKING: Wednesday's "Special Event" at Climate Pledge Arena confirmed to be "spring cleaning" event, open to the public, where arena fans can get firsthand experience cleaning an arena. #PWHL #Seattle #PWHLSeattle

BREAKING: A League-adjacent source who wishes to remain anonymous is reporting that an unspecified team coach is "a huge dick" and has "ruined [her] team."

BREAKING: An insider source at PWHL has hinted that they are considering Vancouver for an expansion team in the next year or two. No official word yet, but rumors are swirling that PWHL may finally make an announcement in early May.

BREAKING: According to an insider source, the current rumors of a Vancouver expansion team are false, and the PWHL remains committed to adding two more PWHL teams to the New York City metropolitan area for the 2025-2026 season.

BREAKING: According to Ian Kennedy, 20 separate universities have declared for the PWHL draft. The PWHL has remained conspicuously silent as to whether or not a university would be permitted to be drafted, although one unnamed GM stated that a university would have terrific on-ice presence.

BREAKING: Following a report from extremely reputable source VIRAL BB, Ottawa goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer is "devastated" upon learning that her spouse, Geneviève Lacasse, has been secretly married to fellow Team Canada goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens. We see no need to fact check this ourselves.

BREAKING: After spending time in Prague with Ottawa teammate Tereza Vanišová, Charge and Team USA goalie Gwyneth Philips has announced her intention to forgo the remainder of her PWHL contract and remain in Czechia. Sources claim a "particularly delicious Svíčková" was a key factor in her decision.

BREAKING: Congrats Cammie!!!!!!!!

BREAKING: A PWHL source has confirmed that there is currently no breaking news to report. A second league source who did not want to be named confirmed, "We have no breaking news on expansion, or any other topic, at this time."

BREAKING: According to a PWHL insider source, PWHL has hired Maryna Viazovska to determine playoff clinching scenarios for each team for the remainder of the season. The Fields Medal winning Ukrainian mathematician stated that she "looks forward to the challenge that has eluded so many."

BREAKING: League sources report that a press conference announcing anticipated new expansion teams will be held later today. The press conference will be held in the parking lot of Curbz Landscaping in East York.

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EXPANSION CORRECTION: Due to a miscommunication, we erroneously reported that there would be two New York expansion teams. There will be one NYC expansion team, and the other will be based in Manhattan, Kansas, and play in Kansas City. PWHL has filed for trademark on "Manhattan Skyscrapers".