Growing the PWHL in the U.S. is a key piece of the puzzle to unlocking a national U.S. broadcast rights deal, one of the ways the league can make money.
Inside the league's sell-out at Madison Square Garden, and its strategy to keep expanding:
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The Toronto Sceptres and Ottawa Charge play tomorrow in Toronto. It might be the biggest game of the season for both teams.
I chatted with Sceptres defender Renata Fast about what's at stake, and why Toronto has been a different team since the Olympics:
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Lots of people expected the Vancouver Goldeneyes to dominate this season. It hasn't quite worked out that way.
My story on what has gone wrong on the ice, and what role travel has played in what we've seen from both Vancouver and Seattle:
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Thank you for watching!
Game 1 of 4 today inside the Woolwich Memorial Centre at Canadian university women’s hockey nationals is underway.
Waterloo is leading Manitoba 1-0 after the first in the consolation semifinal.
Concordia/Guelph and UNB/Montreal are up later, with spots in the final up for grabs.
The Canadian women’s hockey team was a little more than two minutes away from Olympic gold.
What comes next? My deep dive into the program’s future, and how to develop the next generation of talent:
www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Catch up on H&B with Mike Halford & @sadclubcommish.bsky.social
- David Amber talks #NHL at the #Olympics
- @frank-seravalli.bsky.social chats Olympic hockey
- @kdonk.bsky.social on the Canada USA matchup yesterday
- @thenickshook.bsky.social closes out the #NFL season
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Canada has vowed to learn from its seventh consecutive loss to the Americans. But time is running out.
My story on yesterday's 5-0 women's hockey loss:
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Canada. USA. One of the best rivalries in all of sport.
The puck drops in 10 minutes. Here's my primer on the cross-border battle, and what it all means:
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When Canadian players found out their game against Finland was postponed, all they could do was laugh.
It's a veteran group that knows a thing or two about resilience, and they're hoping that leads them back to gold.
My story on Canada's first game:
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Thank you for the great chat!
Thank you for the chat, Justin! Looking forward to reading more women’s hockey stories on your Substack!
That is so kind! Breakaway is my only book, but if they love women’s hockey, they may also enjoy “The Role I Played” by Sami Jo Small. Glad to hear they’re enjoying reading!
🥹 I love that! Please tell her I say thank you, and I’m so happy to hear how much she loves to read!!
I’m so glad they and you are enjoying it! Thanks again for picking it up! 😊
I love it! Sounds like a future superstar!
Thank you both so much! I hope you like it! 🏒
Next week, Daryl Watts will be at a Canadian pre-Olympic training camp, working to make the team.
Three summers ago, she thought her hockey career was over.
My story on how the Sceptres star found her way back to hockey, better and faster than before:
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Thirty players will compete at training camps in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal this fall, in a bid to make the Canadian women's Olympic team.
I talked to GM Gina Kingsbury and head coach Troy Ryan about how they designed the program around the PWHL:
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“They've cheered me on more than I ever thought they would have."
My story on why Montreal Victoire forward Laura Stacey has expanded her LS7 Foundation to Montreal, and why she wants to give back to the two cities that have shaped her career:
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After the season ended, Gwyneth Philips took off to the woods, alone.
It’s how she decompressed after a year that saw her become the Ottawa Charge’s starting goaltender, and a solid option for USA at the Olympics in February.
My feature on Philips:
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After an absolutely wild expansion draft, free agent signing window and entry draft, things are slowing down in the PWHL.
But there’s lots to keep an eye on ahead of a big 2025-26 season.
I wrote about four PWHL storylines to watch over the summer:
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The PWHL’s free agency window opens Monday at 9 am, and it’s sure to be a busy week. Trades can also be made in this window.
With the dust settled from expansion, I took a look at what each team needs to add:
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The Minnesota Frost end the PWHL’s original six era on top. Next week, everything will change.
My story for CBC Sports on how the Frost pulled off back-to-back championships, and what comes next:
www.cbc.ca/sports/hocke...
A suspended rookie and a toppled top seed in Game 1. My PWHL playoff notebook looks at what we’ve learned over the first two games of the Walter Cup playoffs:
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The PWHL is expanding to Vancouver ahead of next season.
My story on what it means for Vancouver to be the league’s 7th franchise, and what comes next:
www.cbc.ca/sports/hocke...
Expansion uncertainty, outgrowing the reserve player system, and more salary transparency. Those are just a few items on Malaika Underwood's desk.
I chatted with the new executive director of the PWHLPA about a whirlwind first month on the job:
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