PWHL teams announce 2024-25 opening day rosters
After a successful inaugural season, the PWHL begins its 2024-25 campaign Saturday afternoon with the Toronto Sceptres hosting the Boston Fleet, followed by the Ottawa Charge travelling to Quebec to take on the Montreal Victoire. On Sunday, the defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost will hoist their banner to the rafters before taking on the New York Sirens.
On Friday, the six clubs announced their official opening day rosters. Daily Faceoff has compiled a list of each player who made the final cut for their respective team.
Boston Fleet
Forwards (13):
Lexie Adzija
Hannah Bilka
Hannah Brandt
Loren Gabel
Taylor Girard
Hilary Knight
Shay Maloney
Alina Müller
Amanda Pelkey
Jamie Lee Rattray
Theresa Schafzahl
Sophie Shirley
Susanna Tapani
Defenders (7):
Sydney Bard
Emily Brown
Jessica DiGirolamo
Emma Greco
Megan Keller
Sidney Morin
Daniela Pejšová
Goaltenders (3):
Aerin Frankel
Klára Peslarová
Emma Söderberg
Reserves (3):
Kelly Babstock, F
Jill Dempsey, F
Olivia Zafuto, D
LTIR (1):
Hadley Hartmetz, D
Minnesota Frost
Forwards (14):
Brooke Bryant
Claire Butorac
Michela Cava
Kendall Coyne Schofield
Britta Curl-Salemme
Taylor Heise
Klára Hymlárová
Katy Knoll
Denisa Křížová
Brooke McQuigge
Kelly Pannek
Dominique Petrie
Liz Schepers
Grace Zumwinkle
Defenders (7):
Mae Batherson
Natalie Buchbinder
Mellissa Channell-Watkins
Maggie Flaherty
Sophie Jaques
Lee Stecklein
Claire Thompson
Goaltenders (2):
Nicole Hensley
Maddie Rooney
Reserves (3):
Charlotte Akervik, D
Lucy Morgan, G
Kaitlyn O’Donohoe, F
Montreal Victoire
Forwards (13):
Laura Stacey
Jennifer Gardiner
Alexandra Labelle
Dara Greig
Mikyla Grant-Mentis
Maureen Murphy
Abigail Boreen
Lina Ljungblom
Clair DeGeorge
Catherine Dubois
Marie-Philip Poulin
Claire Dalton
Kristin O’Neill
Defenders (7):
Mariah Keopple
Cayla Barnes
Anna Wilgren
Kati Tabin
Erin Ambrose
Amanda Boulier
Anna Kjellbin
Goaltenders (3):
Elaine Chuli
Sandra Abstreiter
Ann-Renee Desbiens
Reserves (3):
Catherine Daoust
Gabrielle David
Kelly-Ann Nadeau
LTIR (2):
Dominika Laskova, D
Kennedy Marchment, F
New York Sirens
Forwards (13):
Chloé Aurard
Alex Carpenter
Jade Downie-Landry
Jessie Eldridge
Emmy Fecteau
Sarah Fillier
Élizabeth Giguère
Paetyn Levis
Elle Hartje
Abby Roque
Gabby Rosenthal
Jill Saulnier
Noora Tulus
Defenders (7):
Taylor Baker
Jaime Bourbonnais
Brooke Hobson
Maja Nylén Persson
Ella Shelton
Allyson Simpson
Micah Zandee-Hart
Goaltenders (3):
Abbey Levy
Kayle Osborne
Corinne Schroeder
Reserves (1):
Kayla Vespa, F
Ottawa Charge
Forwards (13):
Emily Clark
Shiann Darkangelo
Gabbie Hughes
Brianne Jenner
Rebecca Leslie
Mannon McMahon
Anna Meixner
Katerina Mrázová
Hayley Scamurra
Danielle Serdachny
Natalie Snodgrass
Tereza Vanišová
Alexa Vasko
Defenders (7):
Ashton Bell
Zoe Boyd
Savannah Harmon
Stephanie Markowski
Jincy Roese
Ronja Savolainen
Aneta Tejralová
Goaltenders (3):
Logan Angers
Emerance Maschmeyer
Gwyneth Philips
Reserve (3)
Jessica Adolfsson, D
Taylor House, F
Sam Isbell, F
Toronto Sceptres
Forwards (14):
Victoria Bach
Jesse Compher
Maggie Connors
Izzy Daniel
Julia Gosling
Anneke Rankila
Emma Maltais
Hannah Miller
Noemi Neubauerová
Sarah Nurse
Blayre Turnbull
Daryl Watts
Emma Woods
Kaitlin Willoughby
Defenders (6):
Lauren Bernard
Renata Fast
Kali Flanagan
Rylind MacKinnon
Jocelyne Larocque
Allie Munroe
Goaltenders (3):
Kristen Campbell
Carly ‘CJ’ Jackson
Raygan Kirk
Reserves (3):
Sam Cogan, F
Jess Kondas, D
Olivia Knowles, D
LTIR (2):
Megan Carter, D
Natalie Spooner, F