Overview
- PWHL Vancouver’s four exclusive signings include two-time world champion defenders Claire Thompson and Sophie Jaques, Olympic goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer and national team forward Sarah Nurse.
- PWHL Seattle opened its signing period by adding forward Hilary Knight from the Boston Fleet and rising scorer Danielle Serdachny from the Ottawa Charge.
- The expansion signing window ends at 5 p.m. ET on June 8, after which both clubs will select at least seven players each in the June 9 draft to build 12-player cores.
- Vancouver will host home games at Pacific Coliseum and train at the Agrodome, while Seattle is slated to play at Climate Pledge Arena.
- The additions bring the PWHL to eight teams for 2025-26, extending professional women’s hockey to Vancouver and Seattle markets.