Last Week around the Leagues

September 19, 2023 - This past week the Professional Women's Hockey League revealed the six head coaches for its inaugural season, Connecticut Sun head coach Stephanie White was named Women's National Basketball Association Head Coach of the Year, and the Vancouver Canadians won their fifth Northwest League Championship. Highlights from this week come from the Professional Women's Hockey League, North American Hockey League, Women's National Basketball Association, BIG3, Northwest League, Pacific Coast League, Eastern League, California League, ... Full Story

Professional Women's Hockey League Completes Inaugural Draft

September 18, 2023 - TORONTO, ON - The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) welcomed 90 of the league's founding players as part of the inaugural PWHL Draft presented by Canadian Tire. The event was hosted at CBC's headquarters in downtown Toronto and streamed live in partnership with CBC Sports and Radio Canada. Taylor Heise was selected first overall by Minnesota, with legendary sports icon Billie Jean King announcing the historic pick. The 23-year-old from the University of Minnesota was one of two forwards and recent NCAA graduates c... Full Story

Professional Women's Hockey League Announces Coaches for Six Teams

September 15, 2023 - TORONTO, ON - The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) today announced the Head Coaches who will lead the league's six teams on the ice heading into its inaugural season. Behind the bench will be Courtney Kessel (Boston), Charlie Burggraf (Minnesota), Kori Cheverie (Montreal), Howie Draper (New York), Carla MacLeod (Ottawa), and Troy Ryan (Toronto). Coaches have all been appointed to their roles by team General Managers. "As a league, we are fortunate to embark on our inaugural season with a distinguished group of he... Full Story

Professional Women's Hockey League Announces Player Eligibility List for Inaugural Draft Presented by Canadian Tire

September 13, 2023 - TORONTO, ON - The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) today announced the 268 eligible players from across the women's hockey world that have declared for the inaugural PWHL Draft presented by Canadian Tire. PWHL teams will call the names of 90 eligible players across the 15-round selection process on Monday, September 18, beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET at CBC's headquarters in downtown Toronto, and streamed live in partnership with CBC Sports. "Declaring for the draft was the first step for players to become part of thi... Full Story

• Last Week around the Leagues - (PWHL) September 19
  
• Professional Women's Hockey League Completes Inaugural Draft - (PWHL) September 18
  
• Professional Women's Hockey League Announces Coaches for Six Teams - (PWHL) September 15
  
• Professional Women's Hockey League Announces Player Eligibility List for Inaugural Draft Presented by Canadian Tire - (PWHL) September 13
  
• Professional Women's Hockey League Announces Details for Inaugural Draft Presented by Canadian Tire Corporation - (PWHL) September 13
  
• Professional Women's Hockey League Announces Canadian Tire Corporation as First Founding Partner - (PWHL) September 13
  
• The PWHL's First Free Agency Tracker - (PWHL) September 12
  
• Alex Carpenter, Abby Roque, Micah Zandee-Hart Sign Professional Women's Hockey League Contracts with New York - New York (PWHL) September 8
  
• Ann-Renée Desbiens, Marie-Philip Poulin, Laura Stacey Sign Professional Women's Hockey League Contracts with Montreal - Montreal (PWHL) September 7
  
• Aerin Frankel, Megan Keller, Hilary Knight Sign Professional Women's Hockey League Contracts with Boston - Boston (PWHL) September 7
  
• Kendall Coyne Schofield, Kelly Pannek, Lee Stecklein Sign Professional Women's Hockey League Contracts with Minnesota - (PWHL) September 6
  
• Renata Fast, Sarah Nurse, Blayre Turnbull Sign Professional Women's Hockey League Contracts with Toronto - Toronto (PWHL) September 6
  
• Last Week around the Leagues - (PWHL) September 5
  
• Emily Clark, Brianne Jenner, Emerance Maschmeyer Sign Professional Women's Hockey League Contracts with Ottawa - Ottawa (PWHL) September 5
  
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - (PWHL) September 4
  
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Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)

• PWHL star Kendall Coyne Schofield relishes new full-time career - PWHL Toronto Globe and Mail (September 23)
  
• PA's Hobson selected by New York in inaugural PWHL draft - PWHL Prince Albert Daily Herald (September 21)
  
• Kingston's Leveille 'honoured,''excited' to be part of the PWHL - PWHL Ottawa Citizen (September 21)
  
• Daryl Watts reconciled to pay cut in the new women's pro hockey league - PWHL Toronto Star (September 21)
  
• PWHL can close gaps in international women's hockey, say Gina Kingsbury, Carla MacLeod - PWHL Toronto Star (September 21)
  
• PHWL Draft: Here's who was picked by the new Boston professional women's hockey team - PWHL Boston Globe (September 21)
  
• Small excited for women's hockey but mourns loss of the Six - PWHL Toronto Star (September 20)
  
• Latest accomplishment has only made former Gophers hockey star Taylor Heise hungrier - PWHL St. Paul Pioneer Press (September 20)
  
• Video: Inaugural PWHL draft serves as ?EUR~special' moment - PWHL Toronto Globe and Mail (September 19)
  
• Local hockey players selected in PWHL draft - PWHL Ottawa Citizen (September 19)
  
• Professional Women's Hockey League: How it was formed and why top players have high hopes for league - PWHL CBS Sports (September 19)
  
• Ingersoll's Ella Shelton picked fourth in inaugural PWHL draft - PWHL Ottawa Citizen (September 19)
  
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