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2025 PWHL Playoffs
The 2025 PWHL playoffs was the playoff tournament of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) for the 2024–25 season. The playoffs began on May 7, 2025, and concluded with the PWHL Finals on May 26, 2025, with the Minnesota Frost winning their second consecutive Walter Cup. The Montreal Victoire were the first team to make the playoffs, when they defeated the Minnesota Frost 4–1 on March 26. The Toronto Sceptres were the second team to qualify when the New York Sirens defeated the Frost on April 27. It was the first time the Ottawa Charge made the playoffs. As a result, the City of Ottawa renamed a section of Bank Street "Charge Avenue" in honour of the team. The team qualified for the playoffs in their last game of the season, when Kateřina Mrázová scored in overtime for the Charge, who beat the Toronto Sceptres 2–1. The team needed a win of any kind to qualify. The Minnesota Frost also clinched a playoff spot in their last game, after defeating the Boston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xcel Energy Center
Xcel Energy Center is a multipurpose arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Completed in 2000 and often called "The X" by fans, it is named for its locally based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. With an official capacity of 17,954, the arena has four spectator levels: one suite level and three for general seating. The building is home to the National Hockey League, NHL's Minnesota Wild and the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League, PWHL. The arena is owned by the city of Saint Paul and operated by the Wild's parent company, Minnesota Sports & Entertainment. It is on the same block of downtown St. Paul as the RiverCentre convention facility, the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, and the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and shares a single indoor access area with the RiverCentre and Roy Wilkins Auditorium. History The arena opened on September 29, 2000. It was built on the site of the demolished St. Paul Civic Center. The push for a new arena in Saint Paul gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann-Renée Desbiens
Ann-Renée Desbiens (born April 10, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender for the Montreal Victoire and member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She participated at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, the 2018 Winter Olympics., the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship, the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship. Playing career Desbiens was the first female player drafted to the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League, the second-highest men's junior league in Québec after the QMJHL. She was selected by the Loups de La Tuque but was cut before ever playing a game because the coach didn't believe there was any point in developing girls. That same year, she participated in the Shawinigan Cataractes training camp. She made one playoff appearance for the Montréal Stars of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) in 2012, as the team won the Clarkson Cup. NCAA In 2013, she was offered a scholarship to play at the University of Wisc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Philip Poulin
Marie-Philip Poulin (born March 28, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre (ice hockey), centre and Captain (ice hockey), captain for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is also the captain of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was named the IIHF Female Player of the Year in 2025. A three-time Olympic gold medallist and four-time World Champion with the Canadian national team, Poulin famously scored the game-winning goal in the gold medal games in three out of four of the Olympics in which she competed (2010 Winter Olympics, 2010, 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 and 2022 Winter Olympics, 2022), for which she was dubbed Captain Clutch by her teammates and the media. Following another game-winning goal at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship, she completed an unprecedented "golden goal hat trick" at major international championships. Since 2015 she has served as the captain of Team Canada, leading them to a silver m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Murphy (ice Hockey)
Maureen Margaret Murphy (born December 15, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Providence Friars women's ice hockey, Providence and Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey, Northeastern. Early life Murphy was born to Don and Jennifer Murphy. She has one sister Hannah. She attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's for three years, and won national championships in all three seasons. During the 2016–17 season she led the team in scoring with 48 goals and 43 assists. College career Murphy began her College ice hockey, collegiate career at Providence Friars women's ice hockey, Providence during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season, 2017–18 season. During her freshman year, she recorded 19 goals and nine assists in 36 games to lead the team in scoring. She led the nation in shorthanded goals with four. She scored her first collegiate goal in her debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Clark (ice Hockey)
Emily Clark (born November 28, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League. Clark has competed for Team Canada at the junior and senior level, beginning in 2011. She made her senior debut with Canada at the 2014 4 Nations Cup. She went on to compete with the Canadian national team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she helped Canada win a silver medal, and the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she helped Canada win gold. Clark also played four seasons with the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program. Before signing in the PWHL, Clark was a member of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). Early life Clark was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on November 28, 1995. She was the youngest of six children, all of whom played hockey, and her father served as a local coach. Playing career Early years During the 2010–11 season, Clark was the alternate captain for the Saskatoon Stars as they reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Leslie
Rebecca Leslie (born May 8, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Playing career Across four seasons at Boston University, Leslie scored 171 points in 139 games, and captained the team in her final year. In 2018, she signed her first professional contract with the Calgary Inferno of the CWHL, with whom she won the Clarkson Cup, and was a finalist for rookie of the year. After the CWHL folded, she announced she would join the newly-formed PWHPA. Leslie was drafted in the 12th round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by PWHL Toronto. She signed a one-year contract with Toronto in November 2023. In 24 games with Toronto, she scored two goals and seven assists. On June 24, 2024, she signed a one-year contract with PWHL Ottawa.. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded one goal and two assists in 27 regular season games. During the 2025 PWHL playoffs The 2025 PWHL playoffs was the playoff tournament of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannon McMahon
Mannon Marie McMahon (born July 29, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Minnesota Duluth. Early life McMahon attended Maple Grove Senior High School in Maple Grove, Minnesota, where she played ice hockey and soccer. Playing career College McMahon began her collegiate hockey career for Minnesota Duluth during the 2019–20 season. During her freshman year, she recorded two goals and three assists in 36 games. During the 2020–21 season in her sophomore year, she recorded one goal and two assists in 19 games, in a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2021–22 season in her junior year, she recorded four goals and 15 assists in 40 games. During the 2022–23 season in her senior year, she recorded ten goals and 19 assists in 39 games. On May 12, 2023, McMahon was named co-captain for the 2023–24 season. As a graduate stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Dubois
Catherine Dubois (born July 29, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, signed with the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She was the first Montréal Carabins player to be invited to a senior Canadian national team camp. Career Dubois played on boy's teams until the age of 15. In Cégep, she played for the Cégep Limoilou Titans, where she won a scholarship from the Fondation de l’athlète d’excellence du Québec for being a potential Olympic athlete. After graduating, she studied at the Université de Montréal, playing for the school's Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey program, turning down multiple offers from NCAA programs. Across 94 U Sports games, she scored 62 points. After being hospitalised and missing parts of the 2016–17 season due to kidney failure, she planned to retire from hockey, but decided to return after the end of the summer. In February 2018, she scored the game-winning goal in overtime to send the Carabins to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aneta Tejralová
Aneta Tejralová (born 4 January 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey player for PWHL Seattle of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and captain of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for the Ottawa Charge of the PWHL, the Boston Pride of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) and Modo Hockey of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SHDL). Playing career She was selected 41st overall by PWHL Ottawa in the 2023 PWHL Draft. During the 2023–24 season she recorded two goals and six assists in 23 games. On 9 June 2024, she signed a two-year contract extension with Ottawa. On 9 June 2025, Tejralová was drafted second overall by PWHL Seattle in the 2025 PWHL Expansion Draft. International play As a junior player, Tejralová participated in four IIHF U18 World Championships and was selected as a Top 3 Player for the Czech national team at the 2013 tournament. She represented the Czechia in the women's ice hockey tournament at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiann Darkangelo
Shiann Darkangelo (born November 28, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She has played at the international level with United States women's national ice hockey team, Team USA and won gold at the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship with the team. At the NCAA Division I level, she accumulated 42 points with the Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey program during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons and registered 60 points with the Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey program during the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. She was team captain of the Toronto Six roster that won the 2023 Isobel Cup championship. Playing career Premier Hockey Federation Darkangelo played the 2015 season with the Connecticut Whale (PHF), Connecticut Whale in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) and was selected to participate in the 1st NWHL All-Star Game. On July 31, Darkangelo signed a one-year contract for $21,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton Bell
Ashton Bell (born December 7, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for PWHL Vancouver of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for the Ottawa Charge of the PWHL. She played college ice hockey at Minnesota Duluth. Early life During high school, she played for the Western Wildcats of the Manitoba AAA Female Midget Hockey League, twice winning the league's Most Valuable Player Award. College career In 2017, she began attending the University of Minnesota Duluth, playing for the university's women's ice hockey programme. She had originally committed to the University of North Dakota but was forced to change plans after UND eliminated its women's hockey programme. She scored 23 points in 35 games in her rookie NCAA year, good for second on her team in scoring. She was moved from forward to defence ahead of the 2019–20 season. She posted a career-high 32 points in 36 games that year, leading all Western Collegiate Hockey Association defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
