Toronto Sceptres Name Pascal Rheaume Head Coach
The club says it will lean on Rheaume’s pro experience to restore leadership and focus on player development as it rebuilds after a missed playoff season.
Overview
- The Sceptres announced the hire on Wednesday, naming former NHL forward Pascal Rheaume as the franchise’s second head coach.
- Rheaume replaces Troy Ryan, who left Toronto to become coach and general manager of the PWHL expansion team in San Jose.
- General manager Gina Kingsbury said the team chose Rheaume for his leadership and developmental approach to help younger players grow.
- Rheaume brings a Stanley Cup from 2003 and more than a decade of pro coaching experience that includes two seasons as an AHL assistant with Bridgeport, where the staff was dismissed after 2024–25.
- The move comes as the PWHL expands and reshapes rosters, a process that cost Toronto key scorers Daryl Watts and Jesse Compher to Detroit and leaves the Sceptres in a clear rebuilding phase.