# 2024–25 PWHL season

The 2024–25 PWHL season is the second season of operation of the Professional Women's Hockey League. Six teams will compete during the season, located in Boston, Saint Paul, Montreal, Newark, Ottawa, and Toronto.

## League business

The 2024 PWHL Draft was held on June 10 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
On September 9, 2024, the PWHL revealed new names and logos for all six teams: Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, Montreal Victoire, New York Sirens, Ottawa Charge, and Toronto Sceptres.

### Front office changes

Front office changes :
| Off–season ||||
| Team | Previous general manager | New general manager | Notes |
| Minnesota Frost | Natalie Darwitz | Ken Klee* Melissa Caruso | On June 7, 2024, one week after winning the league's inaugural championship and with only days before the draft, it was reported the general manager Natalie Darwitz would not return as general manager for the 2024–25 season. Darwitz was instead offered alternative options within the league. Head coach Ken Klee served as acting general manager at the 2024 PWHL Draft with support from assistant coach Mira Jalosuo and team captain Kendall Coyne Schofield. Caruso, most recently Vice President of Hockey Operations and Governance of the American Hockey League, was named general manager on September 3, 2024. |
(*) Indicates interim

### Coaching changes

Coaching changes :
| Off–season ||||
| Team | Previous coach | New coach | Notes |
| New York Sirens | Howie Draper | Greg Fargo | On May 11, 2024, one week after their final game of the season, last-place New York announced that coach Howie Draper would not return as coach for the 2024–25 season. Howie would remain with the team as a Special Advisor to the scouting department, while also returning to his previous job as head coach of the Alberta Pandas. Greg Fargo, most recently the head coach of the Colgate Raiders, was named as his replacement on June 7, 2024. |

### Arena changes

* The Montreal Victoire will play the majority of their home games at Place Bell. Montreal played four games at Place Bell the previous season, while Verdun Auditorium hosted the majority of their games; Verdun will continue to serve as the team's training facility.
* The New York Sirens will play home games at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, outside of their home state. The team previously played at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
* The Toronto Sceptres will play home games at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Toronto previously played their playoff home games at Coca-Cola Coliseum, while their regular season was primarily hosted at Mattamy Athletic Centre.

## Preseason
### Preseason Schedule

The PWHL preseason schedule was announced on October 1, 2024. Preseason was held in two camps in Toronto and Montreal, began on November 19, and concluded on November 22. Each camp hosted three teams. The Montreal camp was held at Verdun Auditorium and featured the Montreal Victoire, Boston Fleet, and Ottawa Charge. Meanwhile, the Toronto camp was held at the Ford Performance Centre and showcased the Toronto Sceptres, Minnesota Frost, and New York Sirens.
All times in Eastern Time.
Game log :
Pre-season camp
DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeOTNotesBox Score/Recap
November 2014:00Montreal1–3Boston@ Verdun Auditorium
November 2014:15Toronto1–3Minnesota@ Ford Performance Centre
November 2114:00Boston1–6Ottawa@ Verdun Auditorium
November 2114:30Minnesota4–3New YorkOT@ Ford Performance Centre
November 2214:00Ottawa3–6Montreal@ Verdun Auditorium
November 2214:30New York5–2Toronto@ Ford Performance Centre :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Montreal Victoire | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 44 |
| 2 | Boston Fleet | 23 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 38 |
| 3 | Toronto Sceptres | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 36 |
| 4 | Minnesota Frost | 25 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 35 |
| 5 | Ottawa Charge | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 30 |
| 6 | New York Sirens | 23 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 27 |

### Schedule

The regular season schedule was announced on October 15, 2024. The season began on November 30, 2024 and will end on May 3, 2025 with each team playing 30 games; six games against every opponent. The season will also feature nine neutral site games across North America, dubbed the "PWHL Takeover Tour".
All times in Eastern Time.
Game log :
November
DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeOTNotesBox Score/Recap
November 302:00Boston1–3Toronto
5:00Ottawa3–4MontrealSO :
December
DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeOTNotesBox Score/Recap
December 16:00New York4–3MinnesotaOT
December 37:00Toronto2–3Ottawa
December 47:00Minnesota2–1Boston
7:00New York4–1Montreal
December 67:00Montreal2–1Ottawa@ Canadian Tire Centre
December 72:00Minnesota6–3Toronto
December 84:00New York2–4Boston
December 177:00Ottawa2–3Boston
December 187:00Toronto2–4New York
December 198:00Ottawa2–5Minnesota
December 212:00Montreal4–3TorontoOT
December 2212:00Minnesota4–3New YorkSO
December 277:00Boston2–4Toronto
December 282:00Montreal3–2Minnesota
December 291:00Ottawa3–1New York
December 307:00Boston1–3Montreal
December 317:00Ottawa2–1Toronto :
January
DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeOTNotesBox Score/Recap
January 27:30Boston3–4MinnesotaOT
January 42:00New York5–0MinnesotaCorinne Schroeder recorded shutout (1)
January 54:00Montreal2–3BostonSO@ Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
January 77:00Ottawa3–2New York
January 810:00Montreal4–2Toronto@ Rogers Arena, Vancouver
7:30Boston1–2MinnesotaOT
January 112:00Boston2–1OttawaOT
January 1212:00Toronto0–1New YorkOTCorinne Schroeder recorded shutout (2)
3:00Montreal2–4Minnesota@ Ball Arena, Denver New US attendance record: 14,018
January 147:00Toronto4–2Ottawa
January 157:00Minnesota2–3New YorkSO
January 177:00Minnesota2–4Montreal
January 191:00Ottawa1–2Montreal@ Videotron Centre, Quebec City
January 217:00Ottawa1–0MinnesotaGwyneth Philips recorded shutout (1)
January 227:00Toronto1–4Boston
January 252:00New York2–4Toronto@ Scotiabank Arena
January 263:00Boston2–5Minnesota
January 277:00New York3–0OttawaKayle Osborne recorded shutout (1)
January 287:00Toronto3–4MinnesotaSO
January 297:00Ottawa1–4MontrealMarie-Philip Poulin recorded hat-trick (1)
January 307:00Toronto3–4MontrealSO
January 317:00New York2–3BostonSO :
February
DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeOTNotesBox Score/Recap
February 12:00Ottawa2–4Toronto
February 21:00Montreal2–1New York
February 117:00Minnesota2–3TorontoOT
February 127:00Boston4–0New YorkAerin Frankel recorded shutout (1)
February 137:00Minnesota3–8OttawaTereza Vanišová recorded hat-trick (1)
February 147:00Boston1–3Toronto
February 152:00New York2–6Montreal
February 161:00Minnesota2–4Boston
4:00Toronto3–2OttawaOT@ Rogers Place, Edmonton
February 174:00Boston4–1New York
February 187:00Minnesota4–0MontrealMaddie Rooney recorded shutout (1)
February 197:00Toronto4–1New York
February 207:00Boston3–2OttawaOT
February 222:00Montreal1–3Ottawa
February 234:00Boston3–2New YorkSO@ KeyBank Center, Buffalo
1:30Toronto2–1Minnesota
February 257:00Toronto1–3Montreal
February 267:00New York4–5OttawaOT :
March
DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeOTNotesBox Score/Recap
March 12:00Boston2–3MontrealOT@ Bell Centre
March 47:00Minnesota1–2MontrealSO
March 57:00New York2–5BostonHilary Knight recorded hat-trick (1)
March 67:00Montreal1–4Toronto
March 77:00Ottawa0–5Minnesota@ Lenovo Center, Raleigh Maddie Rooney recorded shutout (2)
March 82:00Montreal3–2BostonOT@ Agganis Arena, Boston
March 91:00Minnesota2–1TorontoOT
March 117:00Minnesota2–3Ottawa
March 127:00Montreal2–3New YorkOT
March 152:00Boston5–2Ottawa
March 167:30Minnesota1–4New York@ Little Caesars Arena, Detroit New US attendance record: 14,288
March 187:00Montreal2–3BostonSO
March 197:00New York–Toronto
March 2212:00Ottawa–New York
March 2312:00Toronto–Montreal
March 257:00New York–Ottawa
March 267:00Toronto–Boston@ Agganis Arena, Boston
8:00Montreal–Minnesota
March 292:00Ottawa–Boston@ Enterprise Center, St. Louis
March 301:00Toronto–Minnesota :
April
DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeOTNotesBox Score/Recap
April 17:00New York–Montreal
April 27:00Ottawa–Boston
April 26TBDToronto–Boston
TBDMontreal–Ottawa
TBDNew York–Minnesota
April 28TBDBoston–Montreal
April 297:00New York–Toronto :
May
DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeOTNotesBox Score/Recap
May 2TBDMontreal–New York
May 3TBDMinnesota–Boston
TBDOttawa–Toronto :

### Statistics
#### Scoring leaders

As of games played on March 16
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
| Sarah Fillier | New York | 23 | 10 | 15 | 25 | +7 | 27 |
| Hilary Knight | Boston | 23 | 12 | 12 | 24 | +5 | 8 |
| Hannah Miller | Toronto | 22 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +9 | 4 |
| Kendall Coyne Schofield | Minnesota | 25 | 10 | 11 | 21 | +9 | 4 |
| Daryl Watts | Toronto | 23 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 12 |
| Jessie Eldridge | New York | 23 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +1 | 18 |
| Renata Fast | Toronto | 23 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 26 |
| Marie-Philip Poulin | Montreal | 23 | 14 | 5 | 19 | +14 | 19 |
| Taylor Heise | Minnesota | 24 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| Sophie Jaques | Minnesota | 20 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +5 | 8 |

#### Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average as of games played on March 15.
Minimum 420 minutes played
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | OTL | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Ann-Renée Desbiens | Montreal | 18 | 1071:05 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | .933 | 1.79 |
| Aerin Frankel | Boston | 19 | 1165:34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 1 | .930 | 2.01 |
| Maddie Rooney | Minnesota | 17 | 1009:12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 2 | .911 | 2.02 |
| Raygan Kirk | Toronto | 9 | 510:15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .911 | 2.23 |
| Kristen Campbell | Toronto | 15 | 884:58 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 0 | .910 | 2.24 |

### Attendance

| Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance |
| Toronto | 11 | 9,214 | 101,354 |
| Montreal | 11 | 8,945 | 98,400 |
| Ottawa | 11 | 6,969 | 76,654 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 6,248 | 62,475 |
| Boston | 8 | 4,473 | 35,783 |
| New York | 11 | 2,584 | 28,429 |
| Neutral sites | 8 | 14,378 | 115,023 |
| League | 70 | 7,430 | 505,260 |

### Supplemental discipline
#### Suspensions

| Date of incident | Offender | Team | Offense | Length |
| December 4, 2024 | Maggie Flaherty | Minnesota Frost | Illegal check to the head of Alina Müller. | 2 games |
| December 21, 2024 | Rylind MacKinnon | Toronto Sceptres | Illegal check to the head of Amanda Boulier. | 1 game |
| January 3, 2025 | Catherine Dubois | Montreal Victoire | Illegal check to the head of Megan Keller. | 1 game |
| January 4, 2025 | Britta Curl-Salemme | Minnesota Frost | Roughing against Theresa Schafzahl. | 1 game |
| January 4, 2025 | Kelly Babstock | Boston Fleet | Cross-checking against Britta Curl-Salemme. | 1 game |
| March 11, 2025 | Britta Curl-Salemme | Minnesota Frost | Elbowing to the head of Megan Carter. | 1 game |
| Total: | Total: | Total: | Total: | 7 games |

#### Fines

| Date of incident | Offender | Team | Offense | Amount |
| January 29, 2025 | Tereza Vanišová | Ottawa Charge | Boarding against Taylor Girard. | $500.00 |
| February 6, 2025 | Marie-Philip Poulin | Montreal Victoire | Charging against Jade Downie-Landry. | $250.00 |
| February 15, 2025 | Marie-Philip Poulin | Montreal Victoire | Roughing against Emmy Fecteau. | $500.00 |
| February 15, 2025 | Dara Greig | Montreal Victoire | Boarding against Allyson Simpson. | $250.00 |
| February 25, 2025 | Hannah Brandt | Boston Fleet | Cross-check to the head against Brooke Hobson. | $250.00 |
| March 4, 2025 | Kristin O'Neill | Montreal Victoire | High-sticking against Emily Brown. | $250.00 |
| March 11, 2025 | Renata Fast | Toronto Sceptres | Cross-check to the head against Kendall Coyne Schofield. | $250.00 |
| Total: | Total: | Total: | Total: | $2,250.00 |

## Awards and honors
### Three Stars of the Week

In addition to each weekly award, points for each star earned are awarded and tallied throughout the regular season and postseason to create a cumulative score. First star of the week earns 30 points, second star gets 20 points, and third star receives 10 points.
| Week | First Star | Second Star | Third Star |
| December 2, 2024 | Alex Carpenter (NY) | Marie-Philip Poulin (MTL) | Abby Boreen (MTL) |
| December 9, 2024 | Sarah Fillier (NY) | Michela Cava (MIN) | Alex Carpenter (NY) |
| December 16, 2024 | No games, IIHF National Team break | No games, IIHF National Team break | No games, IIHF National Team break |
| December 23, 2024 | Claire Thompson (MIN) | Abby Boreen (MTL) | Kendall Coyne Schofield (MIN) |
| December 30, 2024 | Emerance Maschmeyer (OTT) | Kateřina Mrázová (OTT) | Marie-Philip Poulin (MTL) |
| January 6, 2025 | Susanna Tapani (BOS) | Megan Keller (BOS) | Hilary Knight (BOS) |
| January 13, 2025 | Marie-Philip Poulin (MTL) | Corinne Schroeder (NY) | Sidney Morin (BOS) |
| January 20, 2025 | Erin Ambrose (NY) | Abby Boreen (MTL) | Kendall Coyne Schofield (MIN) |
| January 27, 2025 | Alina Müller (BOS) | Hannah Miller (TOR) | Taylor Heise (MIN) |
| February 3, 2025 | Marie-Philip Poulin (MTL) | Renata Fast (TOR) | Ann-Renée Desbiens (MTL) |
| February 10, 2025 | No games, IIHF National Team break | No games, IIHF National Team break | No games, IIHF National Team break |
| February 17, 2025 | Gabbie Hughes (OTT) | Hannah Miller (TOR) | Sophie Jaques (MIN) |
| February 24, 2025 | Emily Clark (OTT) | Kristen Campbell (TOR) | Hannah Miller (TOR) |

### SupraStars of the Month

| Month | Position | Player | Team |
| December | F | Alex Carpenter | New York Sirens |
| December | F | Sarah Fillier | New York Sirens |
| December | F | Sarah Nurse | Toronto Sceptres |
| December | D | Jincy Roese | Ottawa Charge |
| December | D | Claire Thompson | Minnesota Frost |
| December | G | Emerance Maschmeyer | Ottawa Charge |
| January | F | Kendall Coyne Schofield | Minnesota Frost |
| January | F | Hannah Miller | Toronto Sceptres |
| January | F | Marie-Philip Poulin | Montreal Victoire |
| January | D | Erin Ambrose | Montreal Victoire |
| January | D | Claire Thompson | Minnesota Frost |
| January | G | Corinne Schroeder | New York Sirens |
| February | F | Emily Clark | Ottawa Charge |
| February | F | Gabbie Hughes | Ottawa Charge |
| February | F | Hannah Miller | Toronto Sceptres |
| February | D | Renata Fast | Toronto Sceptres |
| February | D | Sophie Jaques | Minnesota Frost |
| February | G | Aerin Frankel | Boston Fleet |

## Transactions
### Draft

The 2024 PWHL Draft was held on June 10, 2024.

### Free agency

Free agents who switched teams :
| Date | Player | New team | Previous team |
| June 21, 2024 | Daryl Watts | Toronto | Ottawa |
| June 21, 2024 | Emma Woods | Toronto | New York |
| June 24, 2024 | Rebecca Leslie | Ottawa | Toronto |
| June 25, 2024 | Alexa Vasko | Ottawa | Toronto |
| July 9, 2024 | Emma Greco | Boston | Minnesota |

#### Imports

| Date | Player | New team | Previous team | League |
| June 10, 2024 | Lina Ljungblom | Montreal | MoDo Hockey | SDHL |
| June 25, 2024 | Logan Angers | Ottawa | Quinnipiac Bobcats | ECAC |
| November 29, 2024 | Klára Peslarová | Boston Fleet | Brynas IF | SDHL |
| November 29, 2024 | Rylind MacKinnon | Toronto Sceptres | UBC Thunderbirds | CWUAA |
| December 22, 2024 | Charlotte Akervik | Minnesota Frost | Minnesota State Mavericks | WCHA |

### Trades

| June 10, 2024 | To Boston2nd-rd pick - 2024 PWHL Draft (# 7 - Daniela Pejšová) 7th-rd pick - 2024 PWHL Draft (# 37 - Ilona Markova) | To New York2nd-rd pick - 2024 PWHL Draft (# 10 - Maja Nylén Persson) 3rd-rd pick - 2024 PWHL Draft (# 16 - Allyson Simpson) 5th-rd pick - 2024 PWHL Draft (# 28 - Kayle Osborne) |
| December 30, 2024 | To Ottawa ChargeVictoria Bach Jocelyne Larocque | To Toronto SceptresHayley Scamurra Savannah Harmon |
| January 21, 2025 | To BostonJill Saulnier | To New YorkTaylor Girard |
| March 13, 2025 | To Montreal VictoireKaitlin Willoughby | To Toronto SceptresAnna Kjellbin |

### Retirement

| Date | Player | Team |
| June 16, 2024 | Becca Gilmore | Ottawa |
| June 17, 2024 | Sophia Kunin | Minnesota |
| June 20, 2024 | Erica Howe | Toronto |
| July 24, 2024 | Brigitte Laganière | Montreal |
| July 25, 2024 | Amanda Leveille | Minnesota |
| August 11, 2024 | Taylor Wenczkowski | Boston |
| October 7, 2024 | Gigi Marvin | Boston |
| October 8, 2024 | Jess Jones | Toronto |
| October 9, 2024 | Lauriane Rougeau | Toronto |
| October 11, 2024 | Ann-Sophie Bettez | Montreal |
| October 11, 2024 | Emma Buckles | Ottawa |
| October 11, 2024 | Abby Cook | Boston |
| October 11, 2024 | Sammy Davis | Ottawa |
| October 11, 2024 | Rosalie Demers | Ottawa |
| October 11, 2024 | Kaleigh Fratkin | Montreal |
| October 11, 2024 | Fanni Garát-Gasparics | Ottawa |
| October 11, 2024 | Victoria Howran | Ottawa |
| October 11, 2024 | Emma Keenan | Toronto |
| October 11, 2024 | Sarah Lefort | Montreal |
| October 11, 2024 | Leah Lum | Montreal |
| October 11, 2024 | Lauren MacInnis | Ottawa |
| October 11, 2024 | Nikki Nightengale | Minnesota |
| October 11, 2024 | Carley Olivier | New York |
| October 11, 2024 | Lindsey Post | New York |
| October 11, 2024 | Alex Poznikoff | Montreal |
| October 11, 2024 | Brooke Stacey | Montreal |
| November 23, 2024 | Madison Packer | New York |

## Broadcast rights
### Canada
#### English

Beginning with the 2024-25 season, 57 of the 90 games in the regular season, as well as one of the two semi-final series and the PWHL Finals, will be broadcast in Canada by TSN. In addition, 17 Saturday afternoon games will be broadcast by the CBC. All Tuesday Night games will be streamed on Prime Video, as well as one of the two semi-final series.

#### French

During the regular-season, only Montreal Victoire games will be broadcast in French. TSN's sister network RDS will broadcast 18 of the Victoire's 30 regular-season games, with most Saturday games broadcast on CBC's sister network Radio-Canada and Tuesday games on Prime Video. Playoff coverage will match that of English Canada, with one semi-final series broadcast on Prime Video and the other, as well as the final series, on RDS.

### United States
#### National

All games will be streamed on YouTube and the league's own website.

#### Local

In New England, Boston Fleet games are broadcast on NESN. In the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, Minnesota Frost games are broadcast on FanDuel Sports Network North. In the New York metropolitan area, New York Sirens games are broadcast on MSG Network.

### International

Outside of Canada, all games are streamed on YouTube and the league's own website. Viewers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia can watch via Nova Sport.