2023–24 PWHL season

2023–24 PWHL season
LeagueProfessional Women's Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationJanuary 1 – May 5
Number of games24
Number of teams6
Total attendance392,259
TV partner(s)CBC, TSN, Sportsnet
Draft
Top draft pickUnited States Taylor Heise
Picked byPWHL Minnesota
Regular season
Season championsPWHL Toronto
Season MVPNatalie Spooner (PWHL Toronto)
Top scorerNatalie Spooner (PWHL Toronto) (27)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPTaylor Heise (Minnesota)
Walter Cup
ChampionsPWHL Minnesota
  Runners-upPWHL Boston
Seasons

The 2023–24 PWHL season was the first season of operation of the Professional Women's Hockey League, and began play on January 1, 2024. Six teams competed during the inaugural season, located in Montreal, Toronto, Newark, Boston, Ottawa, and Saint Paul. The season culminated in a two-round best-of-five playoff including the top four teams to determine the season champion. PWHL Toronto topped the regular season standings with 17 wins and 47 points. In the playoffs, PWHL Minnesota won the inaugural Walter Cup, defeating PWHL Boston in a 5-game series for the title.

League business

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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]

The PWHL season paused for the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship, which ran from April 3–14, and featured 39 PWHL players.[15]

On May 22, 2024, the PWHL was announced as the winner of the Sports Business Journal's 2024 Breakthrough of the Year award.[16]

On May 24, 2024, the league announced that the 2024 PWHL Awards ceremony would be held June 10–11 at the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota.[17]

Coaching changes

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On December 27, 2023, one week before PWHL Minnesota's inaugural game, the team announced that head coach Charlie Burggraf had decided to step away from the team, citing family reasons.[18] Burggraf had been named the team's first coach on September 15, 2023, and coached the team to a perfect 3–0 record in the preseason.[19] Ken Klee was then named Burggraf's replacement.[20]

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto (Y) 24 13 4 0 7 69 50 +19 47
2 Montreal (X) 24 10 3 5 6 60 57 +3 41
3 Boston (X) 24 8 4 3 9 50 57 −7 35[a]
4 Minnesota (X) 24 8 4 3 9 54 54 0 35[a]
5 Ottawa (E) 24 8 1 6 9 62 63 −1 32
6 New York (E) 24 5 4 3 12 53 67 −14 26
Updated to match(es) played on May 5, 2024. Source: PWHL
(E) Eliminated; (X) Clinched playoff berth; (Y) Clinched first place
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Greater number of games won, excluding games won by Shootout: Boston 11 wins, Minnesota 10 wins

Schedule

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The regular season schedule was announced on November 30, 2023. The season began on January 1 and ended on May 5, 2024, with each team playing 24 games. The schedule paused in February for an IIHF National Team Break, and in April for the 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships. The playoffs began the week of May 6.[21][22][23][24]

All times in Eastern Time.[25]

Game log
Pre-season camp
Date Time Visitor Score Home OT Notes Box Score/Recap
December 4 1:00 Toronto 5–2 Boston @ Utica University Nexus Center [Recap 1]
December 4 4:15 Ottawa 4–8 Minnesota @ Utica University Nexus Center [Recap 2]
December 4 7:30 Montreal 0–4 New York @ Utica University Nexus Center [Recap 3]
December 5 12:00 Minnesota 5–4 Toronto @ Utica University Nexus Center [Recap 4]
December 5 3:15 Boston 1–3 Montreal @ Utica University Nexus Center [Recap 5]
December 5 7:30 Ottawa 1–2 New York SO @ Utica University Nexus Center [Recap 6]
December 7 9:00 am Montreal 3–4 Minnesota @ Utica University Nexus Center [Recap 7]
December 7 12:15 New York 6–4 Toronto @ Utica University Nexus Center [Recap 8]
December 7 3:30 Ottawa 1–3 Boston @ Utica University Nexus Center [Recap 9]
Regular season
January
Date Time Visitor Score Home OT Notes Box Score/Recap
January 1 12:30 New York 4–0 Toronto Corinne Schroeder recorded shutout (1) [Recap 10]
January 2 7:00 Montreal 3–2 Ottawa OT New attendance record: 8,318 [Recap 11]
January 3 7:00 Minnesota 3–2 Boston [Recap 12]
January 5 7:00 Toronto 3–2 New York [Recap 13]
January 6 3:30 Montreal 0–3 Minnesota Maddie Rooney recorded shutout (1)
Grace Zumwinkle recorded hat-trick (1)
New attendance record: 13,316 		[Recap 14]
January 8 6:00 Ottawa – Boston Game postponed to February 19 due to inclement weather[26][27]
January 10 7:00 Montreal 5–2 New York Played @ UBS Arena
Marie-Philip Poulin recorded hat-trick (1) 		[Recap 15]
8:00 Toronto 1–3 Minnesota [Recap 16]
January 13 1:00 Ottawa 5–1 Toronto [Recap 17]
3:30 Boston 3–2 Montreal OT [Recap 18]
January 14 4:00 New York 3–2 Minnesota OT [Recap 19]
January 16 7:00 New York 2–3 Montreal Played @ Place Bell [Recap 20]
January 17 7:00 Minnesota 3–2 Ottawa OT [Recap 21]
7:00 Boston 3–2 Toronto [Recap 22]
January 20 12:30 New York 4–1 Boston Jade Downie-Landry recorded hat-trick (1) [Recap 23]
8:00 Toronto 4–3 Montreal SO First regular season shootout.[28] [Recap 24]
January 23 7:00 Toronto 1–3 Ottawa [Recap 25]
January 24 7:00 Boston 3–2 Ottawa [Recap 26]
8:00 Montreal 2–1 Minnesota [Recap 27]
January 26 7:00 New York 0–2 Toronto Kristen Campbell recorded shutout (1) [Recap 28]
January 27 3:30 Ottawa 1–2 Montreal OT Played @ Place Bell [Recap 29]
4:00 Minnesota 3–4 Boston OT [Recap 30]
January 28 1:00 Minnesota 2–1 New York OT [Recap 31]
February
Date Time Visitor Score Home OT Notes Box Score/Recap
February 3 12:00 Minnesota 1–4 Toronto [Recap 32]
February 4 1:00 New York 4–3 Ottawa OT [Recap 33]
3:30 Montreal 2–1 Boston OT [Recap 34]
February 14 7:00 Toronto 5–3 Boston Natalie Spooner recorded hat-trick (1) [Recap 35]
8:00 Ottawa 1–2 Minnesota [Recap 36]
February 16 7:00 Montreal 0–3 Toronto Played at Scotiabank Arena[29]
New attendance record: 19,285
Kristin Campbell recorded shutout (2) 		[Recap 37]
February 17 2:00 Minnesota 2–1 Ottawa [Recap 38]
4:00 New York 2–1 Boston OT [Recap 39]
February 18 1:00 Minnesota 1–2 Montreal Played @ Place Bell [Recap 40]
February 19 4:30 Ottawa 4–2 Boston Rescheduled from January 8[26][27] [Recap 41]
February 21 7:00 Ottawa 1–3 Boston [Recap 42]
7:00 Montreal 2–3 New York SO Played @ UBS Arena [Recap 43]
February 23 7:00 New York 1–2 Toronto SO [Recap 44]
February 24 2:30 Ottawa 3–6 Montreal Claire Dalton recorded hat-trick (1) [Recap 45]
February 25 4:00 Boston 2–0 Minnesota Aerin Frankel recorded shutout (1) [Recap 46]
February 27 8:00 Toronto 4–3 Minnesota OT Played @ 3M Arena at Mariucci[30] [Recap 47]
February 28 7:00 New York 2–4 Ottawa [Recap 48]
March
Date Time Visitor Score Home OT Notes Box Score/Recap
March 2 3:30 Toronto 5–2 Ottawa [Recap 49]
4:00 Boston 1–3 Montreal [Recap 50]
March 3 12:30 Minnesota 2–0 New York Played @ UBS Arena
Maddie Rooney recorded shutout (2) 		[Recap 51]
March 5 8:00 Ottawa 3–4 Minnesota SO [Recap 52]
March 6 7:00 Montreal 4–3 New York [Recap 53]
7:00 Boston 1–3 Toronto [Recap 54]
March 8 7:00 Montreal 0–3 Toronto Kristen Campbell recorded shutout (3) [Recap 55]
March 10 3:00 New York 2–3 Boston OT [Recap 56]
4:00 Ottawa 4–2 Montreal Played @ Place Bell [Recap 57]
March 13 8:00 Boston 0–4 Minnesota Nicole Hensley recorded shutout (1) [Recap 58]
March 16 3:30 New York 1–5 Minnesota [Recap 59]
6:00 Ottawa 1–2 Boston SO Played @ Little Caesars Arena, Detroit [Recap 60]
March 17 12:30 Toronto 2–1 Montreal Played @ PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh [Recap 61]
March 20 7:00 Ottawa 3–0 New York Emerance Maschmeyer recorded shutout (1) [Recap 62]
7:00 Boston 1–2 Toronto [Recap 63]
March 23 1:00 Toronto 3–5 Ottawa Daryl Watts recorded hat-trick (1) [Recap 64]
March 24 4:00 Montreal 2–3 Minnesota SO [Recap 65]
March 25 7:00 Boston 2–3 New York Played @ UBS Arena [Recap 66]
April
Date Time Visitor Score Home OT Notes Box Score/Recap
April 18 7:00 Toronto 1–2 Boston [Recap 67]
7:00 Minnesota 3–4 Montreal [Recap 68]
April 20 1:00 Toronto 3–2 Montreal OT New attendance record: 21,105
Played @ Bell Centre 		[Recap 69]
3:30 Boston 2–1 New York Played @ Prudential Center [Recap 70]
7:00 Minnesota 0–4 Ottawa Emerance Maschmeyer recorded shutout (2)
Brianne Jenner recorded hat-trick (1) 		[Recap 71]
April 24 7:00 Boston 2–3 Ottawa SO [Recap 72]
7:00 New York 2–5 Montreal [Recap 73]
April 27 12:30 Montreal 2–0 Ottawa Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded shutout (1) [Recap 74]
2:00 Boston 2–1 Minnesota [Recap 75]
April 28 1:00 Toronto 6–2 New York Sarah Nurse recorded hat-trick (1)
Played @ UBS Arena 		[Recap 76]
April 30 7:00 Ottawa 3–4 New York New York clinched first pick in the 2024 PWHL draft
Played @ Prudential Center 		[Recap 77]
May
Date Time Visitor Score Home OT Notes Box Score/Recap
May 1 7:00 Minnesota 1–4 Toronto Toronto clinched first place [Recap 78]
May 4 1:00 Minnesota 2–5 New York Played @ UBS Arena [Recap 79]
3:30 Montreal 3–4 Boston Boston clinched playoff spot [Recap 80]
May 5 7:00 Ottawa 2–5 Toronto Ottawa eliminated from playoffs
Minnesota clinched playoff spot 		[Recap 81]

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of the season.

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Natalie Spooner Toronto 24 20 7 27 +11 4
Sarah Nurse Toronto 24 11 12 23 +6 14
Marie-Philip Poulin Montreal 21 10 13 23 +8 14
Alex Carpenter New York 24 8 15 23 −8 0
Ella Shelton New York 24 7 14 21 −6 12
Brianne Jenner Ottawa 24 9 11 20 +1 4
Grace Zumwinkle Minnesota 24 11 8 19 +6 4
Emma Maltais Toronto 24 4 15 19 +6 16
Laura Stacey Montreal 23 10 8 18 +4 2
Kateřina Mrázová Ottawa 23 6 12 18 −2 16

Leading goaltenders

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The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average at the conclusion of the season.

Player Team GP TOI W L OTL GA SO SV% GAA
Elaine Chuli Montreal 8 483:41 6 1 0 13 0 .949 1.61
Kristen Campbell Toronto 22 1293:59 16 6 0 43 3 .927 1.99
Aerin Frankel Boston 18 1050:52 8 6 2 35 1 .929 2.00
Maddie Rooney Minnesota 10 605:34 5 3 2 21 2 .915 2.08
Nicole Hensley Minnesota 14 849:22 7 6 1 31 1 .919 2.19

Attendance

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Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[31]
Ottawa 12 7,496 89,952
Minnesota 12 7,138 85,660
Montreal 11 6,881 75,686
Toronto 12 3,912 46,948
Boston 11 3,770 41,474
New York 12 2,496 29,952
Neutral sites 2 11,293 22,586
League 70 5,448 392,259

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."[32] 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.[33] On April 20, 2024 Montreal hosted Toronto at the Bell Centre dubbed as the "Duel at the Top" breaking the previously set record with an attendance of 21,105.[34]

Supplemental discipline

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Suspensions

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† - suspension covered at least one 2024 postseason game

Date of incident Offender Team Offense Length
January 24, 2024 Taylor Wenczkowski Boston Roughing Amanda Boulier.[35] 1 game
March 8, 2024 Brittany Howard Toronto Cross-check to the back of the head of Catherine Daoust.[36] 1 game
March 20, 2024 Jocelyne Larocque Toronto Cross-check to the back of the head of Alina Müller.[37] 1 game
May 4, 2024 Sarah Lefort Montreal Open-ice check against Jamie Lee Rattray.[38] 1 game†
Total: 4 games

Fines

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Date of incident Offender Team Offense Amount
March 8, 2024 Brittany Howard Toronto Grabbing the facemask of Sarah Lefort.[36] $250.00
March 8, 2024 Rebecca Leslie Toronto Grabbing the facemask of Sarah Bujold.[36] $250.00
March 20, 2024 Tereza Vanišová Ottawa Hitting Abby Roque from behind.[37] $250.00
April 20, 2024 Amanda Pelkey Boston Unsportsmanlike conduct at the end of the April 18 game against Toronto.[39] $500.00
May 4, 2024 Liz Schepers Minnesota Hit on Jaime Bourbonnais.[38] $500.00
May 4, 2024 Mélodie Daoust Montreal Grabbing the facemask of Emily Brown.[38] $250.00
Total: $2,000.00

PWHL Playoffs

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By virtue of finishing first overall, Toronto was able to choose its first-round opponent between fourth-place Minnesota and third-place Boston. On May 6, Toronto announced their choice to play Minnesota, leaving Montreal to play Boston in the other semi-final.[40]

 
Semi-finalsPWHL Finals
 
              
 
 May 8–17, Coca-Cola Coliseum and Xcel Energy Center
 
 
 PWHL Toronto 4 2 0 0** 1
 
 May 19–29, Tsongas Center and Xcel Energy Center
 
 PWHL Minnesota 0 0 2 1** 4
 
 PWHL Minnesota 3 3 4 0** 3
 
 May 9–18, Place Bell and Tsongas Center
 
 PWHL Boston 4 0 1 1** 0
 
 PWHL Montreal 1* 1*** 2* — —
 
 
 PWHL Boston 2* 2*** 3* — —
 
* – Denotes overtime period(s)

Semi-finals

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Toronto (1) vs. Minnesota (4)

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Toronto finished first overall in the league, earning 47 points. Minnesota finished in 4th place with 35 points. Toronto won three of four regular season meetings against Minnesota, including both meetings in Toronto and with one win coming in overtime.

Minnesota defeated Toronto in five games, winning three straight after losing the first two. In game one, Blayre Turnbull scored twice, Natalie Spooner recorded a goal and an assist, and Kristen Campbell made 26 saves to earn her first career playoff shutout—the first playoff shutout in league history—as Toronto defeated Minnesota 4–0.[41] Game two remained scoreless until Jesse Compher scored with 1:25 left in regulation to give Toronto a 1–0 lead; Hannah Miller added an empty-net goal with 10 seconds remaining to put the game out of reach, with Campbell turning aside 21 Minnesota shots to give Toronto a 2–0 victory.[42] In game three, with Minnesota facing elimination, Maddie Rooney made 18 saves for Minnesota in a 2–0 victory, with Maggie Flaherty scoring Minnesota's first goal of the series at 2:12 of the second period.[43] Toronto also lost league leading-scorer Spooner to an injury, and she would not return for the rest of the series.[44] In game four, neither team scored in regulation; Claire Butorac scored 4:27 into the second overtime period for Minnesota as Rooney made 19 saves in the win, sending the series to a fifth and deciding game.[45] In game five, Taylor Heise scored twice, including the game winner in the third period, while Rooney stopped 27 shots to secure a 4–1 victory and a spot in the Walter Cup Finals.[46]


May 8 PWHL Minnesota 0–4 PWHL Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 09:47 – Natalie Spooner (1)
No scoring Second period 00:55 – Emma Maltais (1)
15:05 – Blayre Turnbull (1)
No scoring Third period 19:22 – Blayre Turnbull (2)
Nicole Hensley 15 saves / 19 shots Goalie stats Kristen Campbell 26 saves / 26 shots
May 10 PWHL Minnesota 0–2 PWHL Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 18:35 – Jesse Compher (1)
19:50 – en – Hannah Miller (1)
Maddie Rooney 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Kristen Campbell 21 saves / 21 shots
May 13 PWHL Toronto 0–2 PWHL Minnesota Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 2:12 – Maggie Flaherty (1)
8:39 – Denisa Křížová (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Kristen Campbell 24 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Maddie Rooney 18 saves / 18 shots
May 15 PWHL Toronto 0–1 2OT PWHL Minnesota Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 4:27 – Claire Butorac (1)
Kristen Campbell 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Maddie Rooney 19 saves / 19 shots
May 17 PWHL Minnesota 4–1 PWHL Toronto Coca-Cola Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Denisa Křížová (2) – pp – 7:29 Second period 8:07 – Rebecca Leslie (1)
Taylor Heise (1) – pp – 8:30
Sophia Kunin (1) – en – 18:48
Taylor Heise (2) – en – 19:45 		Third period No scoring
Maddie Rooney 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Kristen Campbell 27 saves / 29 shots
Minnesota won series 3–2


Montreal (2) vs. Boston (3)

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Boston finished 3rd place in the league earning 35 points. Montreal finished in 2nd place earning 41 points. Montreal and Boston split their regular season series with two wins each, including one regulation and one overtime win each.

Boston defeated Montreal in a three-game sweep, with all three games decided in overtime. In game one, Aerin Frankel made 53 saves, and Susanna Tapani scored the game-winning goal in overtime—the first overtime goal in PWHL playoff history—and Boston won the game 2–1.[47] Game two was decided at 8:16 of the third overtime period, with Taylor Wenczkowski netting her first career PWHL goal, securing a 2–1 victory for Boston; Frankel made 56 saves in the contest, breaking her previous save record from Game 1.[48] In game three, with Montreal leading 2–0 lead after two periods, Boston scored twice in the third to send the game into overtime for the third consecutive time. Boston won the game 3–2, with Tapani scoring the game-winning goal, her second of the series, just 62 seconds into overtime, clinching the series for Boston.[49]


May 9 PWHL Boston 2–1 OT PWHL Montreal Place Bell Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 01:07 – pp – Kristin O'Neill (1)
Lexie Adzija (1) – 01:48 Third period No scoring
Susanna Tapani (1) – 14:25 First overtime period No scoring
Aerin Frankel 53 saves / 54 shots Goalie stats Ann-Renée Desbiens 24 saves / 26 shots
May 11 PWHL Boston 2–1 3OT PWHL Montreal Place Bell Recap  
Amanda Pelkey (1) – 06:48 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 01:58 – pp – Kristin O'Neill (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Taylor Wenczkowski (1) – 11:44 Third overtime period No scoring
Aerin Frankel 56 saves / 57 shots Goalie stats Ann-Renée Desbiens 50 saves / 52 shots
May 14 PWHL Montreal 2–3 OT PWHL Boston Tsongas Center Recap  
Marie-Philip Poulin (1) – 15:39 First period No scoring
Maureen Murphy (1) – pp – 13:35 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 7:06 – Sophie Shirley (1)
16:17 – sh – Amanda Pelkey (2)
No scoring First overtime period 1:02 – Susanna Tapani (2)
Ann-Renée Desbiens 21 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Aerin Frankel 32 saves / 34 shots
Boston won series 3–0


PWHL Finals

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Boston (3) vs. Minnesota (4)

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Boston won three out of five meetings against Minnesota during the regular season, including one overtime win and two wins on the road at Xcel Energy Center.

Minnesota defeated Boston in five games to capture the inaugural Walter Cup championship. Although Michela Cava opened the scoring for Minnesota in game one, Aerin Frankel stopped 30 out of 33 shots as Boston secured a 4–3 victory.[50] Minnesota responded in game two with a 3–0 victory that saw Nicole Hensley post a shutout and Sophie Jaques score two goals.[51] Minnesota secured another 3-goal win in game three, with Taylor Heise scoring her league-leading fifth playoff goal to open the scoring en route to a 4–1 win.[52] Game four was scoreless into a second overtime period. Minnesota appeared to capture the victory and the series when Jaques shot the puck past Frankel with 2:34 remaining; however, the goal was reviewed and disallowed due to goaltender interference, and 70 seconds after play resumed, Alina Müller scored for Boston to send the series to a fifth and deciding game.[53] In game five, Hensley secured her second shutout of the series and Liz Schepers' second period goal stood as the winner as Minnesota secured a 3–0 victory and the Walter Cup title.[54] Heise, who led the playoffs in scoring, was voted the most valuable player of the playoffs.[55]

May 19 PWHL Minnesota 3–4 PWHL Boston Tsongas Center Recap  
Michela Cava (1) – 4:38 First period 7:08 – Susanna Tapani (3)
Taylor Heise (3) – 8:04
Taylor Heise (4) – 17:10 		Second period 12:50 – Taylor Wenczkowski (2)
15:11 – Hannah Brandt (1)
17:25 – Jess Healey (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Maddie Rooney 18 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Aerin Frankel 30 saves / 33 shots
May 21 PWHL Minnesota 3–0 PWHL Boston Tsongas Center Recap  
Michela Cava (2) – 14:25
Sophie Jaques (1) – 16:21 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Sophie Jaques (2) – en – 17:31 Third period No scoring
Nicole Hensley 20 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Aerin Frankel 20 saves / 22 shots
May 24 PWHL Boston 1–4 PWHL Minnesota Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No scoring First period 0:59 – Taylor Heise (5)
17:38 – Sydney Brodt (1)
Alina Müller (1) – 19:58 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 3:29 – Michela Cava (3)
16:10 – sh – en – Grace Zumwinkle (1)
Aerin Frankel 21 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Nicole Hensley 18 saves / 19 shots
May 26 PWHL Boston 1–0 2OT PWHL Minnesota Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Alina Müller (2) – 18:36 Second overtime period No scoring
Aerin Frankel 33 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Nicole Hensley 32 saves / 33 shots
May 29 PWHL Minnesota 3–0 PWHL Boston Tsongas Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Liz Schepers (1) – 6:14 Second period No scoring
Michela Cava (4) – 8:08
Kendall Coyne Schofield (1) – en – 17:54 		Third period No scoring
Nicole Hensley 17 saves / 17 shots Goalie stats Aerin Frankel 41 saves / 43 shots
Minnesota won series 3–2


Statistics

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Scoring leaders

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The following players led the league in playoff points at the conclusion of the Walter Cup.

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Taylor Heise Minnesota 10 5 3 8 +6 2
Michela Cava Minnesota 10 4 4 8 +6 4
Sophie Jaques Minnesota 10 2 3 5 +6 2
Liz Schepers Minnesota 10 1 4 5 +2 2
Mellissa Channell Minnesota 10 0 5 5 +6 2
Susanna Tapani Boston 8 3 1 4 +0 2
Kendall Coyne Schofield Minnesota 10 1 3 4 +6 0
Megan Keller Boston 8 0 4 4 +2 10
Alina Müller Boston 8 2 1 3 +1 0
Amanda Pelkey Boston 8 2 1 3 +0 0

Leading goaltenders

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The following goaltenders led the league in playoffs goals against average at the conclusion of the Walter Cup.

Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA
Kristen Campbell Toronto 5 321:03 2 3 5 2 .962 0.93
Nicole Hensley Minnesota 5 338:29 3 1 6 2 .945 1.06
Maddie Rooney Minnesota 5 322:12 3 2 6 2 .948 1.12
Aerin Frankel Boston 8 580:80 5 3 14 1 .953 1.45
Ann-Renée Desbiens Montreal 3 247:11 0 3 7 0 .931 1.70

Attendance

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Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance
Montreal 2 9,654 19,307
Toronto 3 8,518 25,555
Minnesota 4 7,067 28,268
Boston 4 4,535 18,141
League 13 7,021 91,271

All-Star Showcase

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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 Scotiabank Arena in Toronto as part of the NHL's All-Star Game.[56][57]

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.[58] 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.[59]

New York’s Micah Zandee-Hart was also selected to play but was unable to participate due to injury.[58]

Team King[58]
Head coaches: Canada Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Canada Tessa Virtue
Nat. Player Team Pos. #
United States Kendall Coyne Schofield (C) Minnesota F 26
United States Hilary Knight Boston F 21
Switzerland Alina Müller Boston F 11
United States Kelly Pannek Minnesota F 12
Canada Marie-Philip Poulin Montreal F 29
Canada Blayre Turnbull Toronto F 40
United States Savannah Harmon Ottawa D 15
United States Megan Keller Boston D 5
Canada Ella Shelton New York D 17
United States Lee Stecklein Minnesota D 2
Canada Ann-Renée Desbiens Montreal G 35
United States Aerin Frankel Boston G 31
Team Kloss[58]
Head coaches: United States Meghan Duggan, The Bahamas Jonquel Jones
Nat. Player Team Pos. #
United States Alex Carpenter New York F 25
Canada Emily Clark Ottawa F 26
United States Taylor Heise Minnesota F 27
Canada Brianne Jenner (C) Ottawa F 19
Canada Sarah Nurse Toronto F 20
United States Abby Roque New York F 11
Canada Laura Stacey Montreal F 7
Canada Erin Ambrose Montreal D 23
Canada Renata Fast Toronto D 14
Canada Jocelyne Larocque Toronto D 3
United States Nicole Hensley Minnesota G 29
Canada Emerance Maschmeyer Ottawa G 38

Game summary

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February 1, 2024 Team King 5–3 Team Kloss Scotiabank Arena Recap  
0:59 – Ella Shelton (1)
9:39 – Savannah Harmon (1) 		First period Alex Carpenter (1) – 2:07
Jocelyne Larocque (1) – 4:26
3:05 – Savannah Harmon (2)
3:40 – Savannah Harmon (3)
6:45 – Kendall Coyne Schofield (1) 		Second period Brianne Jenner (1) – 8:54
No period Third period No period
Ann-Renée Desbiens 8 saves / 10 shots
Aerin Frankel 5 saves / 6 shots 		Goalie stats Emerance Maschmeyer 6 saves / 9 shots
Nicole Hensley 6 saves / 8 shots


Awards and honors

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Three Stars of the Week

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Additional to each weekly award, points for each star earned were awarded and tallied throughout the regular season and postseason to create a cumulative score.

Week First Star Second Star Third Star Ref
January 1–7 Grace Zumwinkle (MIN) Alex Carpenter (NYC) Corinne Schroeder (NYC) [60]
January 8–14 Marie-Philip Poulin (MTL) Ella Shelton (NYC) Taylor Heise (MIN) [61]
January 15–21 Marie-Philip Poulin (MTL) Jade Downie-Landry (NYC) Alina Müller (BOS) [62]
January 22–28 Alina Müller (BOS) Brianne Jenner (OTT) Natalie Spooner (TOR) [63]
January 29 – February 4 Natalie Spooner (TOR) Alex Carpenter (NYC) Abby Roque (NYC) [64]
February 5–11 No games, IIHF National Team break
February 12–18 Natalie Spooner (TOR) Kristen Campbell (TOR) Kendall Coyne Schofield (MIN) [65]
February 19–25 Claire Dalton (MTL) Daryl Watts (OTT) Aerin Frankel (BOS) [66]
February 26 – March 3 Sarah Nurse (TOR) Sophie Jaques (MIN) Renata Fast (TOR) [67]
March 4–10 Kateřina Mrázová (OTT) Kristen Campbell (TOR) Brianne Jenner (OTT) [68]
March 11–17 Kendall Coyne Schofield (MIN) Michela Cava (MIN) Kali Flanagan (TOR) [69]
March 18–25 Daryl Watts (OTT) Brianne Jenner (OTT) Natalie Spooner (TOR) [70]
March 26 – April 14 No games, IIHF National Team break
April 15–21 Erin Ambrose (MTL) Brianne Jenner (OTT) Aerin Frankel (BOS) [71]
April 22–28 Sarah Nurse (TOR) Ann-Renée Desbiens (MTL) Hannah Brandt (BOS) [72]
April 29–May 5 Ella Shelton (NYC) Natalie Spooner (TOR) Hilary Knight (BOS) [73]
May 6–May 12 Kristen Campbell (TOR) Aerin Frankel (BOS) Blayre Turnbull (TOR) [74]
May 13–May 19 Maddie Rooney (MIN) Taylor Heise (MIN) Susanna Tapani (BOS) [75]
May 20–May 29 Nicole Hensley (MIN) Michela Cava (MIN) Taylor Heise (MIN) [76]

SupraStars of the Month

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On March 8, 2024, the PWHL announced the introduction of the SupraStars of the Month award to recognize three forwards, two defenders, and one goaltender at the conclusion of each month, determined as the players who most excelled on ice throughout the PWHL, and sponsored by AIRSUPRA.[77]

Month Position Player Team Ref
February F Alex Carpenter New York [77]
Emma Maltais Toronto
Natalie Spooner Toronto
D Megan Keller Boston
Aneta Tejralová Ottawa
G Kristen Campbell Toronto
March F Brianne Jenner Ottawa [78]
Kateřina Mrázová Ottawa
Natalie Spooner Toronto
D Natalie Buchbinder Minnesota
Sophie Jaques Minnesota
G Kristen Campbell Toronto
April F Brianne Jenner Ottawa [79]
Sarah Nurse Toronto
Laura Stacey Montreal
D Erin Ambrose Montreal
Ella Shelton New York
G Aerin Frankel Boston
May F Michela Cava Minnesota [80]
Taylor Heise Minnesota
Alina Müller Boston
D Sophie Jaques Minnesota
Megan Keller Boston
G Aerin Frankel Boston

2023–24 PWHL Awards

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On April 4, 2024, the PWHL announced that the league's championship trophy would be named the Walter Cup.[81] Further, on April 25, 2024, the league announced the remainder of the awards that would be handed out this year, including the Billie Jean King MVP Award and the Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP Award.[82]

Award Recipient(s) Runner(s)-up/Finalists Ref
Walter Cup PWHL Minnesota PWHL Boston [83]
Billie Jean King MVP Award
Most valuable player, regular season		 Natalie Spooner (Toronto) Alex Carpenter (New York)
Marie-Philip Poulin (Montreal)		 [84][85]
Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP Award
Most valuable player, playoffs		 Taylor Heise (Minnesota) N/A [86]
Forward of the Year Natalie Spooner (Toronto) Alex Carpenter (New York)
Marie-Philip Poulin (Montreal)		 [87][88]
Defender of the Year Erin Ambrose (Montreal) Megan Keller (Boston)
Ella Shelton (New York)		 [89][90]
Goaltender of the Year Kristen Campbell (Toronto) Aerin Frankel (Boston)
Corinne Schroeder (New York)		 [91][92]
Rookie of the Year Grace Zumwinkle (Minnesota) Emma Maltais (Toronto)
Alina Müller (Boston)		 [93][94]
Coach of the Year Troy Ryan (Toronto) Kori Cheverie (Montreal)
Courtney Kessel (Boston)		 [95][96]
Points Leader
Regular season		 Natalie Spooner (Toronto) – 27 Alex Carpenter (New York) – 23
Sarah Nurse (Toronto) – 23
Marie-Philip Poulin (Montreal) – 23		 [97]
Goals Leader
Regular season		 Natalie Spooner (Toronto) – 20 Sarah Nurse (Toronto) – 11
Grace Zumwinkle (Minnesota) – 11		 [98]
Hockey for All Award
Leadership and positive change in the community		 Maureen Murphy (Montreal) N/A [99]
3 Stars of the Week Leader Natalie Spooner (Toronto) – 100 Kristen Campbell (Toronto) – 70
Brianne Jenner (Ottawa) – 70		 [76]

All-Star teams

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Position First Team[100] Second Team[101] All-Rookie[102]
F Alex Carpenter (New York) Brianne Jenner (Ottawa) Emma Maltais (Toronto)
Marie-Philip Poulin (Montreal) Sarah Nurse (Toronto) Alina Müller (Boston)
Natalie Spooner (Toronto) Grace Zumwinkle (Minnesota) Grace Zumwinkle (Minnesota)
D Erin Ambrose (Montreal) Renata Fast (Toronto) Ashton Bell (Ottawa)
Ella Shelton (New York) Megan Keller (Boston) Sophie Jaques (Minnesota)
G Kristen Campbell (Toronto) Aerin Frankel (Boston) Emma Söderberg (Boston)

Transactions

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Draft

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Main article: 2023 PWHL draft

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.[103] 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.[104] Overall, 90 players were selected over 15 rounds. Minnesota made Taylor Heise the first player ever drafted into the PWHL.[105]

Free agency

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Date Player New team Previous team League Ref
September 5, 2023 Emily Clark Ottawa Team Harvey's PWHPA [106][107]
September 5, 2023 Brianne Jenner Ottawa Team Sonnet PWHPA [106][107]
September 5, 2023 Emerance Maschmeyer Ottawa Team Scotiabank PWHPA [106][107]
September 6, 2023 Renata Fast Toronto Team Adidas PWHPA [106][108]
September 6, 2023 Sarah Nurse Toronto Team Adidas PWHPA [106][108]
September 6, 2023 Blayre Turnbull Toronto Team Scotiabank PWHPA [106][108]
September 6, 2023 Kendall Coyne Schofield Minnesota Team Adidas PWHPA [106][109]
September 6, 2023 Kelly Pannek Minnesota Team Scotiabank PWHPA [106][109]
September 6, 2023 Lee Stecklein Minnesota Team Harvey's PWHPA [106][109]
September 7, 2023 Aerin Frankel Boston Team Adidas PWHPA [106][110]
September 7, 2023 Megan Keller Boston Team Scotiabank PWHPA [106][110]
September 7, 2023 Hilary Knight Boston Team Sonnet PWHPA [106][110]
September 7, 2023 Ann-Renee Desbiens Montreal Team Harvey's PWHPA [106][111]
September 7, 2023 Marie-Philip Poulin Montreal Team Harvey's PWHPA [106][111]
September 7, 2023 Laura Stacey Montreal Team Adidas PWHPA [106][111]
September 8, 2023 Alex Carpenter New York Team Scotiabank PWHPA [106][112]
September 8, 2023 Abby Roque New York Team Sonnet PWHPA [106][112]
September 8, 2023 Micah Zandee-Hart New York Team Sonnet PWHPA [106][112]
November 6, 2023 Becca Gilmore Ottawa Boston Pride PHF [113][114]
November 7, 2023 Kaleigh Fratkin Boston Boston Pride PHF [115][116]
November 10, 2023 Erica Howe Toronto Team Sonnet PWHPA [117][118]
November 10, 2023 Nicole Kosta Boston Team Scotiabank PWHPA [115][119]
November 15, 2023 Sarah Bujold Montreal Metropolitan Riveters PHF [120][121]
November 21, 2023 Mariah Keopple Montreal Princeton Tigers NCAA [120][122]
November 29, 2023 Brooke Bryant Minnesota Minnesota State Mavericks NCAA [117][123]
November 30, 2023 Claire Butorac Minnesota Minnesota State Mavericks NCAA [117][124]
December 1, 2023 Brittyn Fleming Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps PHF [117][125]
December 5, 2023 Savannah Norcross New York Minnesota Golden Gophers NCAA [117][126]
December 11, 2023 Cami Kronish Boston AIK Hockey SDHL [115][127]
December 12, 2023 Marlène Boissonnault Montreal Team Harvey's PWHPA [117][128]
December 12, 2023 Catherine Daoust Montreal Montreal Force PHF [117][129]
December 12, 2023 Sarah Lefort Montreal Montreal Force PHF [117][130]
December 12, 2023 Leah Lum Montreal Montreal Force PHF [117]
December 12, 2023 Samantha Cogan Toronto Team Sonnet PWHPA [117]
December 12, 2023 Carly Jackson Toronto Toronto Six PHF [117]
December 12, 2023 Jess Jones Toronto Team Adidas PWHPA [117][131]
December 12, 2023 Lauriane Rougeau Toronto Team Harvey's PWHPA [117]
December 12, 2023 Kaitlin Willoughby Toronto Team Adidas PWHPA [117][132]
December 19, 2023 Madison Packer New York Metropolitan Riveters PHF [117][133]
December 19, 2023 Taylor Wenczkowski Boston Boston Pride PHF [115][134]
December 19, 2023 Maddie Rooney Minnesota Team Adidas PWHPA [117][135]
December 19, 2023 Sidney Morin Boston Minnesota Whitecaps PHF [115][136]
December 20, 2023 Gigi Marvin Boston Team Adidas PWHPA [115][137]
December 20, 2023 Dominique Kremer Minnesota Buffalo Beauts PHF [117][138]
December 20, 2023 Tori Howran Ottawa Connecticut Whale PHF [139][140]
December 20, 2023 Taylor Baker New York Montreal Force PHF [117][141]
December 20, 2023 Amanda Pelkey Boston Metropolitan Riveters PHF [115][142]
December 20, 2023 Abby Cook Minnesota HC Ladies Lugano SWHL A [117][143]
December 20, 2023 Mikyla Grant-Mentis Ottawa Buffalo Beauts PHF [139][144]
December 21, 2023 Lindsey Post New York SDE Hockey SDHL [117][145]
December 21, 2023 Emma Greco Minnesota Toronto Six PHF [117][146]
December 21, 2023 Natalie Snodgrass Ottawa Minnesota Whitecaps PHF [139][147]
December 21, 2023 Rachel McQuigge Ottawa Metropolitan Riveters PHF [139][148]
December 21, 2023 Mellissa Channell Minnesota Team Harvey's PWHPA [117][149]
December 22, 2023 Fanni Garát-Gasparics Ottawa Brynas IF SDHL [139][150]
December 22, 2023 Johanna Fällman New York Lulea HF SDHL [117][151]
December 22, 2023 Akane Shiga Ottawa Japan IIHF [139][152]
December 27, 2023 Brigitte Laganière Montreal Montreal Force PHF [120][153]
January 14, 2024 Alexa Gruschow New York Team Harvey's PWHPA [154]
January 31, 2024 Emma Buckles Ottawa Team Sonnet PWHPA [154]
February 14, 2024 Lauren Bench Minnesota MoDo Hockey SDHL [155]
February 18, 2024 Catherine Dubois Montreal Montreal Force PHF [156]
March 2, 2024 Alex Poznikoff Montreal Team Harvey's PWHPA [157]
March 5, 2024 Sammy Davis Ottawa Boston Pride PHF [158]
March 10, 2024 Samantha Isbell Ottawa Montreal Force PHF [159]
March 17, 2024 Mikyla Grant-Mentis Montreal Ottawa PWHL [160]
April 1, 2024 Malia Schneider Ottawa Brynas IF SDHL [160]
April 30, 2024 Kelly Babstock Boston HC Ladies Lugano SWHL A [161]
May 15, 2024 Jess Jones Toronto Toronto PWHL [162]

Trades

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February 11, 2024 To Boston
Abby Cook
Susanna Tapani 		To Minnesota
Sophie Jaques 		[163]
March 18, 2024 To Montreal
Amanda Boulier 		To Ottawa
Tereza Vanisova 		[164]
March 18, 2024 Boston
Lexie Adzija
Caitrin Lonergan 		Ottawa
Shiann Darkangelo 		[165]

Contract Terminations

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Date Player Team Ref
January 31, 2024 Tori Howran Ottawa [154]
February 1, 2024 Jess Jones Toronto [154]
February 14, 2024 Nicole Kosta Boston [155]
February 18, 2024 Mikyla Grant-Mentis Ottawa [156]

Retirement

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Date Player Team Ref
May 17, 2024 Brittany Howard Toronto [166]
June 3, 2024 Jess Healey Montreal [167][168]
June 4, 2024 Mélodie Daoust Montreal [169]
June 7, 2024 Brittyn Fleming Minnesota [170]

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Recaps

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  1. ^ "Toronto – Boston – December 4, 2023". ThePWHL.com. December 4, 2023. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ottawa – Minnesota – December 4, 2023". ThePWHL.com. December 4, 2023. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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  4. ^ "Minnesota – Toronto – December 5, 2023". ThePWHL.com. December 5, 2023. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Boston – Montreal – December 5, 2023". ThePWHL.com. December 5, 2023. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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