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National Post
a day ago
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- National Post
Sceptres re-sign defender Kali Flanagan to one-year extension
The Toronto Sceptres have signed defender Kali Flanagan to a one-year contract extension, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Thursday. Article content The 29-year-old from Burlington, Mass., had three goals and four assists in 30 games with the Sceptres this past season and was second on the team in ice time with over 647 minutes played. Article content Article content Flanagan was selected by Toronto in the sixth round, 35th overall, in the inaugural PWHL Draft. Article content She had six points (three goals, three assists) during the inaugural season and was the only player to play the full 24 games without taking more than one penalty. Article content Flanagan is the fourth player to re-sign with Toronto this off-season alongside forwards Jesse Compher, Maggie Connors and 2024 MVP Natalie Spooner. Article content The PWHL draft is June 24 in Ottawa. Article content Article content
CTV News
a day ago
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- CTV News
Toronto Sceptres re-sign defender Kali Flanagan to one-year extension
Toronto Sceptres defender Kali Flanagan (6) passes the puck as Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) defends against her in the first period of a PWHL hockey playoff game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn) The Toronto Sceptres have signed defender Kali Flanagan to a one-year contract extension, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Thursday. The 29-year-old from Burlington, Mass., had three goals and four assists in 30 games with the Sceptres this past season and was second on the team in time on ice with over 647 minutes played. Flanagan was selected by Toronto in the sixth round, 35th overall, in the inaugural PWHL Draft. She had six points (three goals, three assists) during the inaugural season and was the only player to play the full 24 games without taking more than one penalty. Flanagan is the fourth player to re-sign with Toronto this off-season alongside forwards Jesse Compher, Maggie Connors and 2024 MVP Natalie Spooner. The PWHL draft is June 24 in Ottawa. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2025.
CBC
2 days ago
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- 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.
Associated Press
2 days ago
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- Associated Press
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%. 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 honors 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 honor, 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. ___ AP women's hockey:
CTV News
3 days ago
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- CTV News
Sceptres re-sign former PWHL MVP Spooner to two-year contract
Toronto Sceptres' Natalie Spooner (24) celebrates scoring against the Montreal Victoire with her teammates during the first period of PWHL hockey action in Toronto on Thursday, March 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Thomas Skrlj The Toronto Sceptres re-signed former MVP Natalie Spooner to a two-year deal on Tuesday. Spooner, who turns 35 in October, appeared in just 14 games this Professional Women's Hockey League season after returning from knee surgery, finishing with five points (three goals, two assists). She sustained the injury in a playoff game against Minnesota in May 2024 — a season in which she led the PWHL in goals (20) and points (27) en route to being named the league's inaugural MVP. Toronto also re-signed 25-year-old forward Jesse Compher to a two-year deal. She's coming off a breakout season, recording nine goals and nine assists in 30 games. The retention of Spooner and Compher was vital for Toronto, which lost star forward Sarah Nurse to PWHL Vancouver and saw all three of its top picks in last year's draft — forwards Julia Gosling (Seattle) and Izzy Daniel (Vancouver) and defender Megan Carter (Seattle) — scooped up in the expansion process. The Sceptres also lost forward Hannah Miller, who had a breakout season and finished among the league's top six scorers, to Vancouver in free agency on Monday. Toronto added depth as well, signing goaltender Elaine Chuli and forward Claire Dalton away from Montreal. Both were signed to one-year contracts. Meanwhile, Vancouver continued to fill out its expansion-season roster by signing forwards Michela Cava and Tereza Vanisova to two-year contracts, and defenders Mellissa Channell-Watkins (one-year deal) and Emma Greco (two years). Cava won back-to-back Walter Cup titles as a member of the Minnesota Frost. The 31-year-old from Thunder Bay, Ont., had nine goals and 10 assists in 30 games last season. In Minnesota's two post-season runs, Cava has put up 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in 18 contests. Vanisova tied for second in the PWHL with 15 goals this season — including two hat tricks, tied with Montreal's Marie-Philip Poulin for the league lead — and added seven assists for the Charge. The 29-year-old from Czechia has totalled 17 goals and 17 assists in 53 career games after being selected by Montréal in the seventh round of the inaugural draft and joining Ottawa at the inaugural trade deadline. Channell-Watkins, who won back-to-back Walter Cups as a member of the Minnesota Frost, has signed for the 2025-26 season. She was a fixture on the Frost blue line, suiting up for 53 regular-season games (one goal, eight assists) and 18 playoff contests (one goal, eight assists) for the two-time champions. Greco, who won a Walter Cup with Minnesota during the inaugural season and spent the 2024-25 campaign with the Boston Fleet, has signed a deal through the 2026-27 season. She contributed three assists and finished fifth on the Fleet with 35 hits. In other moves, the Charge also lost forward Shiann Darkangelo after she was signed to a two-year deal by the Montreal Victoire. Darkangelo had eight goals and nine assists in 29 regular-season games for the Charge this past season. She added one goal in eight post-season contests as the Charge defeated Montreal in four games en route to the Walter Cup final in their first playoff appearance. Ottawa later fell to the Frost in four games. The 31-year-old from Brighton, Mich., was traded to Ottawa from Boston in the PWHL's inaugural season. The signing comes just over a week after Montreal lost forwards Jennifer Gardiner and Abby Boreen to Vancouver through the expansion process. The Boston Fleet also re-signed forward Susanna Tapani to a one-year deal. The 32-year-old from Finland had 11 goals and seven assists in 30 games for the Fleet this past season, finishing third in team scoring. Boston lost MVP candidate Hilary Knight and top rookie Hannah Bilka to Seattle in the expansion process. Seattle signed defender Mariah Keopple to a one-year deal on Tuesday, and then later added forward Lexie Adzija on a two-year deal. The 24-year-old Keopple, from Menomonie, Wisc., spent the past two PWHL seasons with the Victoire after earning a roster spot out of the team's 2024 training camp. Across two seasons with the Victoire, she appeared in 53 regular-season games, recording seven points (three goals, four assists) and also suited up for seven playoff contests. Adzija joins Seattle from the Boston Fleet, where she competed following her acquisition from Ottawa via trade during the league's inaugural season. The 24-year-old native of St. Thomas, Ont., appeared in 36 regular-season games with Boston, registering three goals and six assists, and contributed one goal in eight playoff games. Over her PWHL career, she has appeared in 53 regular-season games, tallying 17 points, including eight goals. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 17, 2025. The Canadian Press
