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2024–25 PWHL season
2nd season of the PWHL From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2024–25 PWHL season was the second season of operation of the Professional Women's Hockey League. Six teams competed during the season, located in Lowell, Saint Paul, Laval, Newark, Ottawa, and Toronto. In the playoffs, the Minnesota Frost won their second consecutive Walter Cup, defeating the Ottawa Charge in four games for the title.
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League business
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The 2024 PWHL Draft was held on June 10 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1]
On September 9, 2024, the PWHL revealed new names and logos for all six teams: Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, Montreal Victoire, New York Sirens, Ottawa Charge, and Toronto Sceptres.[2]
Front office changes
(*) Indicates interim
Coaching changes
Arena changes
- The Montreal Victoire will play the majority of their home games at Place Bell. Montreal played four games at Place Bell the previous season, while Verdun Auditorium hosted the majority of their games; Verdun will continue to serve as the team's training facility.[10]
- The New York Sirens will play home games at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, outside of their home state. The team previously played at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.[11]
- The Toronto Sceptres will play home games at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Toronto previously played their playoff home games at Coca-Cola Coliseum, while their regular season was primarily hosted at Mattamy Athletic Centre.[12]
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Preseason
Preseason Schedule
The PWHL preseason schedule was announced on October 1, 2024. Preseason was held in two camps in Toronto and Montreal, began on November 19, and concluded on November 22. Each camp hosted three teams. The Montreal camp was held at Verdun Auditorium and featured the Montreal Victoire, Boston Fleet, and Ottawa Charge. Meanwhile, the Toronto camp was held at the Ford Performance Centre and showcased the Toronto Sceptres, Minnesota Frost, and New York Sirens.[13]
All times in Eastern Time.
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Regular season
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Standings
Updated to match(es) played on May 3, 2025. Source: PWHL
(E) Eliminated; (X) Clinched playoff berth; (Y) Clinched first place
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(E) Eliminated; (X) Clinched playoff berth; (Y) Clinched first place
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Schedule
The regular season schedule was announced on October 15, 2024. The season began on November 30, 2024, and ended on May 3, 2025, with each team playing 30 games; six games against every opponent. The season also featured nine neutral site games across North America, dubbed the "PWHL Takeover Tour".[14][15][16]
All times in Eastern Time.[17]
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of the season.
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average at the conclusion of the season.
Minimum 600 minutes played
Attendance
Supplemental discipline
Suspensions
Fines
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Playoffs
Bracket
In each round, teams compete in a best-of-five series following a 2–2–1 format. The team with home ice advantage plays at home for games one and two (and game five, if necessary), and the other team is at home for games three and four. The top four teams make the playoffs.
In the first round, by virtue of finishing first in the regular season standings, the Montreal Victoire chose to play the Ottawa Charge, the third-place team. This selection meant that the second-place Toronto Sceptres would be the home team against the fourth-place Minnesota Frost.
Semi-finals | PWHL Finals | |||||||||||
May 7–14, Coca-Cola Coliseum and Xcel Energy Center | ||||||||||||
Toronto Sceptres | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3* | ||||||||
May 20–26 TD Place Arena and Xcel Energy Center | ||||||||||||
Minnesota Frost | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4* | ||||||||
Minnesota Frost | 1* | 2* | 2*** | 2* | ||||||||
May 8–16, Place Bell and TD Place Arena | ||||||||||||
Ottawa Charge | 2* | 1* | 1*** | 1* | ||||||||
Montreal Victoire | 2 | 3**** | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Ottawa Charge | 3 | 2**** | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
- * - Denotes overtime period(s)
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PWHL awards
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On June 25, 2025, the PWHL announced the 2025 award winners.[34]
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Transactions
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Draft
The 2024 PWHL Draft was held on June 10, 2024.
Free agency
Imports
Trades
June 10, 2024 | To Boston 2nd-rd pick – 2024 PWHL Draft (# 7 – Daniela Pejšová) 7th-rd pick – 2024 PWHL Draft (# 37 – Ilona Markova) |
To New York 2nd-rd pick – 2024 PWHL Draft (# 10 – Maja Nylén Persson) 3rd-rd pick – 2024 PWHL Draft (# 16 – Allyson Simpson) 5th-rd pick – 2024 PWHL Draft (# 28 – Kayle Osborne) |
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December 30, 2024 | To Ottawa Charge Victoria Bach Jocelyne Larocque |
To Toronto Sceptres Hayley Scamurra Savannah Harmon |
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January 21, 2025 | To Boston Jill Saulnier |
To New York Taylor Girard |
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March 13, 2025 | To Montreal Victoire Kaitlin Willoughby |
To Toronto Sceptres Anna Kjellbin |
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Retirement
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Broadcast rights
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Canada
English
Beginning with the 2024–25 season, 57 of the 90 games in the regular season, as well as one of the two semi-final series and the PWHL Finals, will be broadcast in Canada by TSN. In addition, 17 Saturday afternoon games will be broadcast by the CBC. All Tuesday Night games will be streamed on Prime Video, as well as one of the two semi-final series.[71]
French
During the regular-season, only Montreal Victoire games will be broadcast in French. TSN's sister network RDS will broadcast 18 of the Victoire's 30 regular-season games, with most Saturday games broadcast on CBC's sister network Radio-Canada and Tuesday games on Prime Video. Playoff coverage will match that of English Canada, with one semi-final series broadcast on Prime Video and the other, as well as the final series, on RDS.[71]
United States
National
All games will be streamed on YouTube and the league's own website.[72] For the playoffs, the PWHL reached agreements with FanDuel Sports Network, Gray Media, Scripps Sports and the Sinclair Broadcast Group to expand its distribution of games.[a][73]
Local
In New England, Boston Fleet games are broadcast on NESN. In the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, Minnesota Frost games are broadcast on FanDuel Sports Network North. In the New York metropolitan area, New York Sirens games are broadcast on MSG Network.[72]
International
Outside of Canada, all games are streamed on YouTube and the league's own website. Viewers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia can watch via Nova Sport.[72]
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