2024–25 PWHL season

Sports season
2024–25 PWHL season
LeagueProfessional Women's Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of games30
Number of teams6
TV partner(s)CBC, TSN, Sportsnet
Draft
Top draft pickSarah Fillier
Picked byPWHL New York
PWHL seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 PWHL season is the upcoming second season of operation of the Professional Women's Hockey League. Six teams will compete during the season, located in Boston, Minnesota, Montreal, New York, Ottawa, and Toronto.

League business

  • On May 24, 2024, the PWHL announced that the 2024 PWHL draft would be held June 10 at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1]

Front office changes

Front office changes
Off–season
Team Previous general manager New general manager Notes
Minnesota Natalie Darwitz Ken Klee* On June 7, 2024, one week after winning the league's inaugural championship and with only days before the draft, it was reported the general manager Natalie Darwitz would not return as general manager for the 2024–25 season. Darwitz was instead offered alternative options within the league.[2] Head coach Ken Klee will serve as acting general manager at the 2024 PWHL draft with support from assistant coach Mira Jalosuo.[3][4]

(*) Indicates interim

Coaching changes

Coaching changes
Off–season
Team Previous coach New coach Notes
New York Howie Draper Greg Fargo On May 11, 2024, one week after their final game of the season, last-place New York announced that coach Howie Draper would not return as coach for the 2024–25 season. Howie would remain with the team as a Special Advisor to the scouting department, while also returning to his previous job as head coach of the Alberta Pandas.[5] Greg Fargo, most recently the head coach of the Colgate Raiders, was named as his replacement on June 7, 2024.[6][7]


Transactions

Draft

The 2024 PWHL Draft was held on June 10, 2024.

Free agency

Date Player New team Previous team Ref
June 21, 2024 Daryl Watts Toronto Ottawa [8]
June 21, 2024 Emma Woods Toronto New York [9]
June 24, 2024 Rebecca Leslie Ottawa Toronto [10]
June 25, 2024 Alexa Vasko Ottawa Toronto [11]
July 9, 2024 Emma Greco Boston Minnesota [12]

Imports

Date Player New team Previous team League Ref
June 10, 2024 Lina Ljungblom Montreal MoDo Hockey SDHL [13]
June 25, 2024 Logan Angers Ottawa Quinnipiac Bobcats ECAC [14]

Trades

June 10, 2024 To Boston
2nd-round pick in 2024 (#7 overall)
7th-round pick in 2024 (#37 overall) 		To New York
2nd-round pick in 2024 (#10 overall)
3rd-round pick in 2024 (#16 overall)
5th-round pick in 2024 (#28 overall) 		[15]

Retirement

Date Player Team Ref
June 16, 2024 Becca Gilmore Ottawa [16]
June 17, 2024 Sophia Kunin Minnesota [17]
June 20, 2024 Erica Howe Toronto [18]

References

  1. ^ "2024 Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Draft and Awards to Be Held June 10–11". thepwhl.com. May 24, 2024. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Report: Natalie Darwitz out as GM of PWHL Minnesota". sportsnet.ca. June 7, 2024. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024. Just eight days after Minnesota won the PWHL's first-ever Walter Cup championship, general manager Natalie Darwitz is reportedly departing the organization.
  3. ^ "Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and PWHL Minnesota General Manager Natalie Darwitz Part Ways". thepwhl.com. June 8, 2024. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 8, 2024). "Klee, Coyne Schofield Lead Charge To Oust Darwitz". thehockeynews.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Ian (May 11, 2024). "Howie Draper Out As PWHL New York Head Coach". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024. PWHL New York will not bring back head coach Howie Draper as head coach next season although he will stay on as a special consultant.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 7, 2024). "New York Names Greg Fargo As New Head Goach". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024. PWHL New York has named a new head coach ahead of the 2024–2025 season hiring Greg Fargo.
  7. ^ amclellan (June 7, 2024). "PWHL New York Names Greg Fargo as Head Coach". newyork.thepwhl.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  8. ^ "Daryl Watts Joins PWHL Toronto on Two-Year Deal". thepwhl.com. June 21, 2024.
  9. ^ "PWHL Toronto Signs Emma Woods to Two-Year Contract". thepwhl.com. June 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ottawa Native Rebecca Leslie Signs with PWHL Ottawa". thepwhl.com. June 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "Forward Alexa Vasko Signs with PWHL Ottawa". thepwhl.com. June 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "PWHL Boston Signs Emma Greco to a 1-Year Contract". thepwhl.com. July 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "PWHL Montréal Signs Swedish Forward Lina Ljungblom to a Three-Year Deal". thepwhl.com. June 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Goaltender Logan Angers Signs with PWHL Ottawa". thepwhl.com. June 25, 2024.
  15. ^ @thepwhlofficial (June 10, 2024). "We have our first Draft trade! 🔀 Boston receives: Picks 7, and 37 New York receives: Picks 10, 16, and 28" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 16, 2024). "PWHL Rumblings: Gilmore Retires, Gender Inclusion, Ottawa's Arena, and More". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved June 21, 2024. The PWHL Draft is over, free agency is approaching, but there are other items on the docket as well. In this week's PWHL Rumblings we talk Becca Gilmore, the PWHL's absent Gender Inclusion Policy, TD Place Arena, and much more.
  17. ^ Sophia Kunin [@sophiakunin] (June 17, 2024). "Thank you hockey 🤍" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 20, 2024). "PWHL Toronto's Erica Howe Announces Her Retirement". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved June 21, 2024. PWHL Toronto's backup netminder Erica Howe announced her retirement from hockey. The 31-year-old played in the NCAA, CWHL, PWHPA, and PWHL this past season.

External links

  • Official website