2022-23 PHF season

The 2022–23 PHF season is the eighth ice hockey season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) – known as the National Women's Hockey League during its first six seasons (2015–2021).
== League business ==
The PHF decided not to hold a draft this year.
On June 30, 2023 the assets of the Premier Hockey Federation were acquired by a group of busines and philantropic leaders including tennis legend Billie Jean King, with the intent of working with the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association to form a new women's league to begin play in January of 2024. The new organization did not announce a new name for the league to be formed.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/new-womens-pro-hockey-league-to-launch-in-2024/n-5982788
=== Montreal expansion ===
The long-expected Montreal Force expansion franchise was announced in July and the team name, colors and logo were revealed in August. The team will not have an official home arena during the 2022–23 season but will instead play home games across the province of Quebec, with expected stops in Montreal, Gatineau, Quebec City, Rimouski, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Jérôme, and Sept-Îles, Quebec, among others.
=== International players ===
A record twenty international players signed as roster players in the PHF for the 2022–23 season. Of the international players, six are from Finland, five are from Czechia, four are from Sweden, two are from Austria, two are from Hungary, and one is from Switzerland. Signed as a practice player rather than to the main roster, Iveta Klimášová of the Buffalo Beauts is from Slovakia.
An additional four players are North American-born but hold multiple citizenship and have represented nations outside of North America in international competition (listed with nations of citizenship): Taylor Baker (Canada/Hungary). Janka Hlinka (Slovakia/United States), Leah Lum (Canada/China), and Lenka Serdar (Czechia/United States).
Player nationalities
* Austria: Antonia Matzka, Janine Weber
* China: Leah Lum
* Czechia: Denisa Křížová, Dominika Lásková, Kateřina Mrázová, Lenka Serdar, Aneta Tejralová, Tereza Vanišová 
* Finland: Anna Kilponen, Eveliina Mäkinen, Emma Nuutinen, Meeri Räisänen, Jenna Suokko, Minttu Tuominen
* Hungary: Taylor Baker, Réka Dabasi, Fanni Garát-Gasparics
* Slovakia: Janka Hlinka, Iveta Klimášová
* Sweden: Lovisa Berndtsson, Ebba Berglund, Ronja Mogren, Lovisa Selander
* Switzerland: Sarah Forster
=== Front office changes ===
On May 17, 2022, the Minnesota Whitecaps announced that Jack Brodt, who co-founded the team in 2004, would take a position with NLTT Hockey, the company who bought the Whitecaps in the 2021–22 season.
On August 21, 2022, Chi-Yin Tse was named as the new general manager for the Whitecaps.
=== Coaching changes ===
On May 9, 2022, Venla Hovi succeeded Ivo Mocek as head coach of the Metropolitan Riveters. Mocek remains with the team as associate head coach.
On May 17, 2022, Ronda Engelhardt took over as sole head coach of the Whitecaps.
== Regular season ==
=== Standings ===
===Schedule===
The 2022–23 season schedule was published on September 19, 2022.
All times in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00); exception of November 5–6, 2022, which are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).
Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Date 	Time 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Notes 	Gamesheet 	 	 	
November 5 	2:00 	Minnesota 	2–3 	Toronto 	OT 	 	 	 	 	
November 5 	7:00 	Montreal 	5–4 	Buffalo 	SO 	 	 	 	 	
November 5 	7:00 	Connecticut 	0–4 	Boston 	 	Shutout recorded by Corinne Schroeder (1) 	 	 	 	
November 6 	11:00 	Minnesota 	2–3 	Toronto 	 	 	 	 	 	
November 6 	1:00 	Montreal 	2–3 	Buffalo 	 	 	 	 	 	
November 6 	2:00 	Metropolitan 	0–2 	Boston 	 	Shutout recorded by Corinne Schroeder (2) 	 	 	 	
November 18 	8:00 	Boston 	2–0 	Minnesota 	 	Shutout recorded by Corinne Schroeder (3) 	 	 	 	
November 19 	1:00 	Toronto 	3–6 	Metropolitan 	 	 	 	 	 	
November 19 	6:00 	Buffalo 	 	Connecticut 	 	Postponed due to inclement weather; rescheduled for January 17 	 	 	 	
November 19 	7:00 	Boston 	5–4 	Minnesota 	OT 	 	 	 	 	
November 20 	12:00 	Toronto 	5–2 	Metropolitan 	 	 	 	 	 	
November 20 	12:00 	Buffalo 	 	Connecticut 	 	Postponed due to inclement weather; rescheduled for January 18 	 	 	 	
November 26 	2:00 	Metropolitan 	3–5 	Montreal 	 	Hat-trick recorded by Jade Downie-Landry 	 	 	 	
November 26 	7:00 	Toronto 	2–3 	Boston 	OT 	 	 	 	 	
November 27 	2:00 	Metropolitan 	3–2 	Montreal 	 	 	 	 	 	
November 27 	2:00 	Toronto 	7–3 	Boston 	 	 	 	 	 	
December 3 	1:00 	Connecticut 	3–4 	Montreal 	SO 	 	 	 	 	
December 3 	7:00 	Metropolitan 	3–4 	Minnesota 	 	 	 	 	 	
December 4 	1:00 	Connecticut 	3–2 	Montreal 	 	 	 	 	 	
December 4 	2:00 	Metropolitan 	1–4 	Minnesota 	 	 	 	 	 	
December 9 	7:00 	Minnesota 	0–2 	Connecticut 	 	Shutout recorded by Abbie Ives (1) 	 	 	 	
December 10 	2:00 	Metropolitan 	3–2 	Toronto 	SO 	 	 	 	 	
December 10 	2:00 	Minnesota 	4–3 	Connecticut 	 	 	 	 	 	
December 10 	7:00 	Boston 	3–0 	Buffalo 	 	Shutout recorded by Corinne Schroeder (4) 	 	 	 	
December 11 	1:00 	Boston 	7–5 	Buffalo 	 	Hat-trick recorded by Jillian Dempsey (1) 	 	 	 	
December 11 	2:00 	Metropolitan 	2–5 	Toronto 	 	Hat-trick recorded by Brittany Howard (1) 	 	 	 	
December 16 	7:00 	Toronto 	2–1 	Buffalo 	 	Played outdoors at Riverworks in Buffalo 	 	 	 	
December 17 	2:00 	Metropolitan 	5–2 	Connecticut 	 	 	 	 	 	
December 17 	7:00 	Toronto 	6–4 	Buffalo 	 	 	 	 	 	
December 17 	7:00 	Montreal 	2–5 	Minnesota 	 	Hat-trick recorded by Natalie Snodgrass(1) 	 	 	 	
December 18 	2:00 	Boston 	4–6 	Connecticut 	 	 	 	 	 	
December 18 	2:00 	Montreal 	4–1 	Minnesota 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 6 	7:00 	Boston 	5–2 	Connecticut 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 7 	3:00 	Toronto 	3–2 	Montreal 	SO 	 	 	 	 	
January 7 	7:00 	Boston 	4–1 	Metropolitan 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 7 	7:00 	Minnesota 	4–1 	Buffalo 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 8 	1:00 	Connecticut 	6–0 	Metropolitan 	 	Shutout recorded by Meeri Räisänen (1) 	 	 	 	
January 8 	1:00 	Minnesota 	5–3 	Buffalo 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 8 	2:00 	Toronto 	3–2 	Montreal 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 14 	3:00 	Montreal 	5–4 	Connecticut 	 	Played at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Pittsburgh 	 	 	 	
January 14 	3:00 	Minnesota 	3–2 	Metropolitan 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 14 	7:00 	Buffalo 	0–8 	Boston 	 	Shutout recorded by Corinne Schroeder (5) 	 	 	 	
January 15 	2:00 	Buffalo 	1–2 	Boston 	OT 	 	 	 	 	
January 15 	2:00 	Minnesota 	4–1 	Metropolitan 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 17 	7:00 	Buffalo 	0–3 	Connecticut 	 	Rescheduled from November 19Shutout recorded by Abbie Ives (2) 	 	 	 	
January 18 	7:30 	Buffalo 	3–7 	Connecticut 	 	Rescheduled from November 20Hat-trick recorded by Kennedy Marchment (1) 	 	 	 	
January 21 	2:00 	Connecticut 	4–7 	Toronto 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 21 	3:00 	Boston 	5–0 	Montreal 	 	Hat-trick recorded by Loren Gabel (1)Shutout recorded by Corinne Schroeder (6)	 	 	 	
January 21 	7:00 	Metropolitan 	1–4 	Buffalo 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 22 	1:00 	Metropolitan 	8–2 	Buffalo 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 22 	1:00 	Boston 	1–2 	Montreal 	OT 	 	 	 	 	
January 22 	2:00 	Connecticut 	4–1 	Toronto 	 	 	 	 	 	
January 27 	7:00 	Montreal 	1–4 	Connecticut 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 3 	7:00 	Connecticut 	1–2 	Metropolitan 	SO 	 	 	 	 	
February 4 	1:00 	Minnesota 	 	Montreal 	 	Postponed due to inclement weather; rescheduled for February 6 	 	 	 	
February 4 	2:00 	Buffalo 	0–3 	Toronto 	 	Shutout recorded by Elaine Chuli (1) 	 	 	 	
February 4 	7:00 	Metropolitan 	0–5 	Boston 	 	Shutout recorded by Corinne Schroeder (7) 	 	 	 	
February 5 	1:00 	Minnesota 	4–1 	Montreal 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 5 	2:00 	Buffalo 	2–7 	Toronto 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 5 	2:00 	Connecticut 	2–5 	Boston 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 6 	1:00 	Minnesota 	3–2 	Montreal 	 	Rescheduled from February 4 	 	 	 	
February 11 	2:00 	Montreal 	3–0 	Toronto 	 	Shutout recorded by Tricia Deguire (1) 	 	 	 	
February 12 	2:00 	Montreal 	1–2 	Toronto 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 18 	7:00 	Toronto 	5–3 	Connecticut 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 18 	7:00 	Montreal 	1–4 	Boston 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 18 	7:00 	Buffalo 	4–2 	Minnesota 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 19 	2:00 	Toronto 	4–6 	Connecticut 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 19 	2:00 	Buffalo 	1–0 	Minnesota 	 	Shutout recorded by Samantha Ridgewell (1) 	 	 	 	
February 19 	3:00 	Montreal 	1–2 	Boston 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 24 	7:00 	Boston 	2–6 	Metropolitan 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 25 	7:00 	Toronto 	1–0 	Minnesota 	 	Shutout recorded by Elaine Chuli (2) 	 	 	 	
February 25 	7:30 	Buffalo 	3–1 	Montreal 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 26 	1:00 	Buffalo 	2–6 	Montreal 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 26 	1:00 	Toronto 	7–1 	Minnesota 	 	 	 	 	 	
February 26 	3:00 	Metropolitan 	3–6 	Connecticut 	 	Hat-trick recorded by Justine Reyes (1) 	 	 	 	
March 3 	7:00 	Minnesota 	4–5 	Boston 	SO 	 	 	 	 	
March 4 	1:00 	Minnesota 	1–5 	Boston 	 	 	 	 	 	
March 4 	7:00 	Connecticut 	2–1 	Buffalo 	OT 	 	 	 	 	
March 4 	7:00 	Montreal 	1–2 	Metropolitan 	OT 	 	 	 	 	
March 5 	1:00 	Connecticut 	4–2 	Buffalo 	 	 	 	 	 	
March 5 	2:00 	Montreal 	3–4 	Metropolitan 	 	 	 	 	 	
March 10 	7:00 	Buffalo 	2–5 	Metropolitan 	 	 	 	 	 	
March 11 	2:00 	Boston 	3–2 	Toronto 	 	 	 	 	 	
March 11 	2:00 	Buffalo 	2–3 	Metropolitan 	 	 	 	 	 	
March 11 	7:00 	Connecticut 	3–0 	Minnesota 	 	Shutout recorded by Abbie Ives (3) 	 	 	 	
March 12 	2:00 	Boston 	4–5 	Toronto 	 	 	 	 	 	
March 12 	2:00 	Connecticut 	3–1 	Minnesota 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Playoffs==
The top four teams in the standings qualified for the Isobel Cup playoffs, which were held in two rounds. The first round was a best-of-three series, hosted at the Bentley Arena in Waltham, Massachusetts and the Mattamy Athletic Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, starting Friday, March 17, 2023. The two semi-final winners played a one-game championship final on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona.
===Bracket===
===Semifinals===
====(1) Boston Pride vs. (4) Minnesota Whitecaps ====
====(2) Toronto Six vs. (3) Connecticut Whale ====
===Isobel Cup final===
=== News and notes ===
*December 10, 2022: Boston Pride goaltender Corinne Schroeder set a new PHF single season record for shutouts, recording her fourth shutout in just seven starts for the first place Pride.
*December 11, 2022: Boston Pride team captain Jillian Dempsey tied a PHF record with six points on Sunday including her first career hat-trick to lead Boston to a 7–5 win versus Buffalo.
===Player statistics===
====Scoring leaders====
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of games played on March 5, 2023.
Player	Team 	 	 	 	 	
 	Boston Pride 	20	19	19	38	4
 	Connecticut Whale	22	16	17	33	6
 	Boston Pride 	22	14	13	27	4
 	Connecticut Whale	22	10	17	27	14
 	Toronto Six 	18	15	10	25	10
 	Toronto Six 	22	10	13	23	4
 	Montreal Force 	24	10	13	23	20
 	Toronto Six 	22	11	12	23	16
 	Montreal Force 	23	11	11	22	8
 	Boston Pride 	16	6 	15	21	4
The following skaters were the top point scorers of teams not represented in the scoring leader table at the conclusion of games played March 5, 2023, noted with their overall league scoring rank:
====Leading goaltenders====
The following goaltenders led the league in regular season save percentage at the completion of games played on February 6, 2023, while playing at least 30% of games.
Player	Team 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Boston Pride 	21		18	1	760	34	7	.955	1.66
 	Minnesota Whitecaps 	15		9 	4	450	36	0	.920	2.41
 	Toronto Six 	18		12	4	571	46	2	.919	2.58
 	Montreal Force 	15		5 	9	478	39	1	.918	2.59
 	Montreal Force 	9 		3 	5	291	25	0	.914	2.76
 	Minnesota Whitecaps 	7 		1 	5	221	21	0	.905	3.18
 	Metropolitan Riveters	9 		4 	5	284	28	0	.901	2.86
 	Buffalo Beauts 	11		2 	7	366	38	0	.896	3.49
 	Connecticut Whale 	15		9 	6	385	40	2	.896	2.74
 	Connecticut Whale 	7 		3 	2	200	23	1	.885	3.03
 	Metropolitan Riveters	7 		3 	4	214	25	0	.883	3.59
=== Awards and honors ===
Player of the Month
* November 2022: Corinne Schroeder (BOS)
* December 2022: Brittany Howard (TOR)
* January 2023: Kennedy Marchment (CTW)
* February 2023: Loren Gabel (BOS)
* March 2023: Madison Packer (MET)
Three Stars of the Week
* November 5–6: 1. Corinne Schroeder (BOS), 2. Brittany Howard (TOR), 3. Élizabeth Giguère (BOS)
* November 18–20: 1. Sarah Bujold (MET), 2. Corinne Schroeder (BOS), 3. Leah Lum (TOR)
* November 26–27: 1. Jade Downie-Landry (MON), 2. Ann-Sophie Bettez (MON), 3. Fanni Garát-Gasparics (MET)
* December 3–4: 1. Kennedy Marchment (CTW), 2. Minttu Tuominen (MET), 3. Sydney Brodt (MIN)
* December 9–11: 1. Jillian Dempsey (BOS), 2. Loren Gabel (BOS), 3. Brittany Howard (TOR)
* December 16–18: 1. Natalie Snodgrass (MIN), 2. Shiann Darkangelo (TOR), 3. Taylor Girard (CTW)
* January 6–8: 1. Taylor Girard (CTW), 2. Loren Gabel (BOS), 3. Elaine Chuli (TOR)
* January 14–15: 1. Allie Thunstrom (BOS), 2. Ann-Sophie Bettez (MON), 3. Jonna Albers (MIN)
* January 17–22: 1. Loren Gabel (BOS), 2. Kennedy Marchment (CTW), 3. Brittany Howard (TOR)
* February 3–6: 1. Loren Gabel (BOS), 2. Shiann Darkangelo (TOR), 3. Corinne Schroeder (BOS)
* February 11–12: 1. Tricia Deguire (MON), 2. Elaine Chuli (TOR), 3. Alexandra Labelle (MON)
* February 18–19: 1. Corinne Schroeder (BOS), 2. Samantha Ridgewell (BUF), 3. Michela Cava (TOR)
* February 24–26: 1. Madison Packer (MET), 2. Tereza Vanišová (TOR), 3. Justine Reyes (CTW)
* March 3–5: 1. Kennedy Marchment (CTW), 2. Sarah Bujold (MET), 3. Jillian Dempsey (BOS)
* March 10–12: 1. Madison Packer (MET), 2. Daryl Watts (TOR), 3. Abbie Ives (CTW)
* March 16–20: 1. Jonna Albers (MIN), 2. Amanda Leveille (MIN), 3. Michela Cava, (TOR)
==Playoffs==
The top four teams in the standings qualified for the Isobel Cup playoffs, which was held in two rounds. The first round games were be a best-of-three series, hosted at the Bentley Arena in Waltham, Massachusetts and the Mattamy Athletic Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto starting Friday, March 17, 2023. The two semifinal winners will play a one-game championship final on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona.
===Bracket===
===Semifinals===
====(1) Boston Pride vs. (4) Minnesota Whitecaps ====
====(2) Toronto Six vs. (3) Connecticut Whale ====
===Isobel Cup final===
== References ==
===Gamesheets===
== External links ==
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