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CBC
6 days ago
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- CBC
Ottawa Charge has big skates to fill as PWHL draft looms
Come Wednesday morning, the Ottawa Charge's roster will look vastly different following the PWHL draft. In the month since falling to the Minnesota Frost in the PWHL Championships, the Charge have lost nine players in the expansion draft and to free agency. Tuesday night's draft, which will be hosted at Ottawa's new Hard Rock Casino, will be the answer to filling some of those gaps. Each of the league's eight teams will add six new players to their roster Tuesday night. Altogether, 199 prospects are up for grabs and 48 will be selected. Who has Ottawa lost? At the end of the PWHL season, the league announced it's adding teams in Vancouver and Seattle for the 2025-2026 season. Those new teams now need to fill their rosters. Off the hop in early June, each of the six original teams lost four players to the expansion teams. But before the new teams could get their pick of the crop, the Charge protected Emily Clark, Gwyneth Philips, Ronja Savolainen and soon after, Gabbie Hughes. The Charge lost goalie Emerance Maschmeyer and defender Ashton Bell to Vancouver, and forward Danielle Serdachny and defender Aneta Tejralová to Seattle. Shortly after, when the free agency period opened up, these players also left the team: Tereza Vanišová, F: PWHL Vancouver. Shiann Darkangelo, F: Montréal Victoire. Zoe Boyd, D: Boston Fleet. Jincy Roese, D: New York Sirens. Natalie Snodgrass, F: PWHL Seattle. In total, the Charge have lost four defenders, four forwards and one goalie in the post-season — many of them key players. "There's a little bit of disappointment obviously when you lose players ... through expansion draft, particularly players that have been with us since Day 1. But also, [there's] a ton of excitement for the growth of women's hockey in this league," said Mike Hirshfeld, general manager of the Ottawa Charge. Hirshfeld said he "made very compelling offers to some of the players that left," but noted that some decided to move on based on their personal and family situations. What talent is Ottawa looking for? The Charge will get the fifth overall pick Tuesday night. "We're looking at all options, to be honest. We have a lot of spots still to fill, just because expansion really thinned us out," Hirshfeld said. Forwards and strong defenders are on their radar, but the team is not looking for a goalie, he said. "Size and physicality is important to us, but at the same time we need to improve our power play next year, and so puck-moving offensive defenders are also of interest," Hirshfeld noted. The Ottawa Charge have recently re-signed forwards Taylor House and Rebecca Leslie. Other recent additions include forward Élizabeth Giguère and defender Brooke Hobson from the New York Sirens, who have each signed for one year. The Charge have also signed defender Emma Bergesen for one year — the first player from Norway to sign with the league. Even after Tuesday's draft, Hirshfeld said the team "is talking to, and there's some trade discussions going on" with some free agents.
CTV News
18-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin named IIHF's female player of the year; US goalie Gwyn Philips 2nd
Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin falls over United States' Kendall Coyne during the gold medal match between Canada and United States at the Women's Ice Hockey Championships in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (Petr David Josek/The Associated Press) Canada's 'Captain Clutch' Marie-Philip Poulin has another honour to add to her already celebrated hockey career in being voted the IIHF's Female Player of the Year. Poulin earned 33.1% of the votes in finishing ahead of five Americans, with Ottawa Charge rookie goalie Gwyneth Philips second with 22.3% of the votes, the IIHF announced Wednesday. U.S. national team captain and the inaugural winner of award three years ago, Hilary Knight, finished third at 20.2%. The IIHF did not reveal the specific totals submitted by more than 100 voters made up of media and federation officials. The 34-year-old Poulin is coming off a year in which she earned MVP honours at the world championships in April with a tournament-leading 12 points (four goals, eight assists) for Canada's silver medal-winning team. The Montreal Victoire captain is also a PWHL MVP finalist after leading the league with 19 goals and finishing fourth with 26 points in 30 games. Poulin is a four-time Olympian and earned her 'Clutch' nickname for scoring key goals, including the game-winners in Canada's past three gold-medal championship wins at the Winter Games. She's the second Canadian to earn the honour, following Natalie Spooner's win last year. Philips, meantime, made a splash both professionally and internationally this season by capably stepping in as a backup. From Athens, Ohio, she went 3-0 at the world championships, including a 17-save performance over the final 32 minutes of the Americans' 4-3 overtime win over Canada in the title game. Philips entered the game after starter Aerin Frankel was hurt in the third period. In the PWHL, Philips won the Ilana Kloss Trophy as playoff MVP despite Ottawa losing the Walter Cup finals to defending champion Minnesota. Philips went 4-4 in the postseason in allowing just 13 goals on 270 shots for a .952 save percentage and 1.23 goals-against average. Drafted by the Charge out of Northeastern, Philips took over the starting duties and helped the Charge clinch their first playoff berth after Emerance Maschmeyer was sidelined by a lower body injury in mid-March. U.S. national team and Wisconsin defenseman Caroline Harvey (12.9%) finished fourth in the voting, followed by Frankel (7.3%). Also receiving votes were Wisconsin's Laila Edwards and Finland national team and Charge defenseman Ronja Savolainen. This report by The Associated Press was first published on June 18, 2025. John Wawrow, The Associated Press
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Marie-Philip Poulin Named 2025 IIHF Female Player of the Year
Canadian and Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin has been voted as the 2025 IIHF Female Player of the Year. Poulin, 34, received 33.1% of the vote. She's been a finalist in each of the three years of the award. Advertisement She was followed in voting by Gwyneth Philips (22.3%), Hilary Knight (20.2%), and Caroline Harvey (12.9%). Knight was the 2024 winner of the award, while Natalie Spooner won the inaugural honour. Poulin, who the IIHF called "a perennial star with Canada" led the 2025 World Championships in scoring with 12 points in seven games this year. Her performance earned Poulin tournament MVP and Best Forward honours. She was also the leading goal scorer in the PWHL this season recording 19 goals. The future Hockey Hall of Famer is widely considered the best women's hockey player on the planet, which with this year's IIHF award rings true.
Washington Post
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin named IIHF's female player of the year; US goalie Gwyn Philips 2nd
Canada's 'Captain Clutch' Marie-Philip Poulin has another honor add to her already celebrated hockey career in being voted the IIHF's Female Player of the Year. Poulin earned 33.1% of the votes in finishing ahead of five Americans, with Ottawa Charge rookie goalie Gwyneth Philips second with 22.3% of the votes, the IIHF announced Wednesday. U.S. national team captain and the inaugural winner of award three years ago, Hilary Knight, finished third at 20.2%.
CBC
18-06-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Marie-Philip Poulin named IIHF female player of the year, beating out 5 Americans
Canada's "Captain Clutch" Marie-Philip Poulin has another honour add to her already celebrated hockey career in being voted the International Ice Hockey Federation female player of the year. Poulin earned 33.1 per cent of the votes in finishing ahead of five Americans, with Ottawa Charge rookie goalie Gwyneth Philips second with 22.3 of the votes, the IIHF announced Wednesday. Hilary Knight, U.S. national team captain and the inaugural winner of award three years ago, was third at 20.2. The IIHF did not reveal the specific totals submitted by more than 100 voters made up of media and federation officials. The 34-year-old Poulin is coming off a year in which she earned MVP honours at the world women's championship in April with a tournament-leading 12 points (four goals, eight assists) for Canada's silver medal-winning team. The Montreal Victoire captain is also a Professional Women's Hockey League MVP finalist after leading the league with 19 goals and finishing fourth with 26 points in 30 games. Poulin is a four-time Olympian and earned her "Clutch" nickname for scoring key goals, including the game-winners in Canada's past three gold-medal championship wins at the Winter Games. She's the second Canadian to earn the honour, following Natalie Spooner's win last year. Philips, meantime, made a splash both professionally and internationally this season by capably stepping in as a backup. From Athens, Ohio, she went 3-0 at worlds, including a 17-save performance over the final 32 minutes of the Americans' 4-3 overtime win over Canada in the title game. Philips entered the game after starter Aerin Frankel was hurt in the third period. In the PWHL, Philips won the Ilana Kloss Trophy as playoff MVP despite Ottawa losing the Walter Cup finals to defending champion Minnesota. Philips went 4-4 in the post-season in allowing just 13 goals on 270 shots for a .952 save percentage and 1.23 goals-against average. Drafted by the Charge out of Northeastern, Philips took over the starting duties and helped the Charge clinch their first playoff berth after Emerance Maschmeyer was sidelined by a lower body injury in mid-March. Also receiving votes were Wisconsin's Caroline Harvey and Laila Edwards, and Finland national team and Charge defenceman Ronja Savolainen.
