The Ottawa Charge are a professional women's ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and compete in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Founded on August 29, 2023, the Charge are one of the league's six original franchises. The team plays its home games at TD Place Arena in Lansdowne Park, and represents one of the premier professional sports organizations in Canada's capital alongside the NHL's Ottawa Senators and the CFL's Ottawa Redblacks. As one of the PWHL's three original Canadian franchises, the Charge have played a prominent role in the league's development and growth since its inception.

The franchise competed under the temporary name "PWHL Ottawa" during the league's inaugural season before unveiling its permanent identity as the Ottawa Charge on September 9, 2024. The name was selected to reflect energy, momentum, and determination, qualities associated with both the city and the sport of hockey. The club's colours—Electric Red, Capital Black, and Velocity Silver—and its stylized "C" crest were designed to symbolize speed, strength, and forward motion, reinforcing the team's connection to Ottawa and its competitive identity.

Ottawa built its inaugural roster around Canadian national team players Brianne Jenner, Emily Clark, Emerance Maschmeyer, and Ashton Bell. Jenner was named the franchise's first captain, while Maschmeyer emerged as one of the league's top goaltenders and Bell became a key part of the team's defensive core. They opened the inaugural PWHL season on January 2, 2024, against Montreal. Hayley Scamurra scored the first goal in franchise history during the contest, while Ottawa earned its first victory on January 13, defeating Toronto 5–1 behind a strong performance from Maschmeyer. On March 21, 2024, Maschmeyer recorded the first shutout in franchise history, making 26 saves in a victory over New York. Although Ottawa narrowly missed qualifying for the playoffs in its inaugural campaign, the team established a strong foundation and quickly developed rivalries with fellow Canadian clubs Montreal and Toronto.

The Charge reached new heights during the 2024–25 PWHL season, earning their first playoff berth and advancing to the Walter Cup Final. Rookie goaltender Gwyneth Philips starred during the postseason, helping Ottawa upset the regular-season champion Montreal Victoire and earning the Ilana Kloss Playoff Most Valuable Player award. Ottawa ultimately fell in four games in the Final, while Rebecca Leslie received the 2025 Intact Impact Award, recognizing her leadership, community involvement, and contributions both on and off the ice.

In the 2025–26 PWHL season, Ottawa returned to the Walter Cup Final despite losing key players through expansion. Rookies Sarah Wozniewicz and Fanuza Kadirova played important roles in a semifinal upset of the Boston Fleet, though the Charge were again defeated by the Montreal Victoire in four games. Consecutive appearances in the 2025 and 2026 Walter Cup Finals helped establish Ottawa as one of the PWHL's leading franchises and a consistent championship contender.

As of the conclusion of the 2025–26 PWHL season, a total of 55 different players have played at least one game for the franchise; of them, 5 are goaltenders, while 50 are skaters.

Key

+ Key of colours and symbols # Number worn for majority of tenure with the Charge WC Walter Cup Champion * Current member of the Charge organization (including reserves) Walter Cup champion, retired jersey, or elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame

+ Skaters Pos Position D Defender F Forward

The seasons column lists the first year of the season of the player's first game and the last year of the season of the player's last game. For example, a player who played one game in the 2023–24 season would be listed as playing with the team from 2023–24, regardless of what calendar year the game occurred within.

Statistics are complete to the end of the 2025–26 PWHL season.

Goaltenders

Name # Nationality Seasons Regular season Playoffs Notes GP W L SO GAA SV% Abstreiter, Sandra 30 2023–2024 3 0 0 1 0 3.08 .913 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 Ahola, Sanni* 1 2025–present 2 1 1 0 0 1.93 .927 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 Maschmeyer, Emerance 38 2023–2025 41 15 16 6 2 2.42 .914 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 Philips, Gwyneth* 33 2024–present 43 24 16 2 5 2.12 .928 16 8 8 1 1.57 .941Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP 2025 Woodland, Kendra* 70 2025–present 1 0 0 0 0 2.66 .875 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000

Skaters

Name # Nationality Pos Seasons Regular season Playoffs Notes GP G A Pts PIM Adolfsson, Jessica 9 D 2024–2025 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adzija, Lexie 88 F 2023–2024 17 5 3 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 Bach, Victoria 12 F 2024–2025 24 2 3 5 4 8 0 0 0 0 Bell, Ashton 21 D 2023–2025 51 5 8 13 2 8 1 1 2 0 Boulier, Amanda 28 D 2023–2024 17 1 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 Boyd, Zoe 3 D 2023–2025 39 0 6 6 27 8 0 0 0 4 Buckles, Emma 24 D 2023–2024 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cava, Michela* 86 F 2025–present 17 0 4 4 6 8 1 2 3 0 Clark, Emily 26 F 2023–2026 84 16 27 43 24 16 3 2 5 6 Darkangelo, Shiann 27 F 2023–2025 36 8 9 17 16 8 1 0 1 0 Davis, Sammy 20 F 2023–2024 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Della Rovere, Kristin 25 F 2023–2024 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Demers, Rosalie 81 F 2023–2024 13 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Garát-Gasparics, Fanni 94 F 2023–2024 15 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 Gilmore, Becca 10 F 2023–2024 22 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 Grant-Mentis, Mikyla 13 F 2023–2024 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greco, Emma* 25 D 2025–present 17 0 2 2 6 8 0 0 0 2 Guilday, Rory 5 D 2025–2026 30 1 8 9 18 8 0 2 2 8 Harmon, Savannah 15 D 2023–2025 30 3 9 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 Hemp, Peyton 29 F 2025–2026 30 2 7 9 31 8 1 0 1 2 Hobson, Brooke* 11 D 2025–present 23 1 3 4 8 8 1 0 1 4 House, Taylor 22 F 2024–2026 44 1 1 2 10 13 0 1 1 4 Howran, Victoria 5 D 2023–2024 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hughes, Gabbie* 17 F 2023–present 81 19 25 44 52 16 1 4 5 8 Isbell, Samantha 5 F 2023–2026 19 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 Jenner, Brianne 19 F 2023–2026 82 28 33 61 20 16 2 2 4 12 Captain 2023–2026 Kadirova, Fanuza* 71 F 2025–present 28 10 2 12 14 8 2 3 5 2 Larocque, Jocelyne* 23 D 2024–present 54 1 12 13 30 16 2 6 8 6 Leslie, Rebecca* 37 F 2024–present 57 15 11 26 14 16 6 3 9 8 Hockey For All Award 2026Intact Impact Award 2025 Markowski, Stephanie 6 D 2024–2026 58 2 8 10 16 16 0 0 0 2 McMahon, Mannon 18 F 2024–2026 43 5 5 10 14 8 1 0 1 0 McQuigge, Brooke* 27 F 2025–present 17 0 1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 Meixner, Anna 94 F 2024–2026 41 3 1 4 12 8 0 2 2 0 Mrázová, Kateřina* 16 F 2023–present 67 11 23 34 30 14 0 2 2 0 Poniatovskaia, Vita* 9 D 2025–present 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Reilly, Kate* 8 D 2025–present 25 0 4 4 16 8 0 0 0 2 Roese, Jincy 71 D 2023–2025 51 3 16 19 28 1 0 0 0 0 Savolainen, Ronja* 88 D 2024–present 58 6 15 21 28 16 2 3 5 10 Scamurra, Hayley 14 F 2023–2025 30 5 5 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 Schneider, Malia 18 F 2023–2024 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Serdachny, Danielle 92 F 2024–2025 30 2 6 8 18 8 0 2 2 2 Shiga, Akane 11 F 2023–2024 24 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 Shokhina, Anna 97 F 2025–2026 12 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 Snodgrass, Natalie 8 F 2023–2025 44 2 6 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 Tejralová, Aneta 2 D 2023–2025 53 3 15 18 26 8 1 1 2 0 Vanišová, Tereza 13 F 2023–2025 36 15 9 24 59 8 1 3 4 8 Vasko, Alexa 10 F 2024–2026 54 4 3 7 18 16 0 0 0 0 Wallin, Olivia 14 F 2025–2026 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Watts, Daryl 9 F 2023–2024 24 10 7 17 8 0 0 0 0 0 Wozniewicz, Sarah* 23 F 2025–present 30 7 6 13 8 8 2 2 4 2

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