The 2025–26 PWHL season was the third season of operation of the Professional Women's Hockey League. The league expanded to eight teams with the addition of the Seattle Torrent and the Vancouver Goldeneyes. The regular season began on November 21, 2025. The Walter Cup playoffs began on April 30 and ended on May 20, 2026, with the Montreal Victoire winning their first Walter Cup.
League business On April 15, 2025, the PWHL announced that the 2025 PWHL Draft would be held June 24 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Ottawa. On April 23, 2025, the PWHL announced that their seventh team and first expansion franchise would be located in Vancouver, and begin play in the 2025–26 season. The Vancouver Goldeneyes would play their home games out of the Pacific Coliseum, which was the home arena of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks from 1970 to 1995. On April 30, 2025, the PWHL announced that their eighth team and second expansion franchise would be located in Seattle, and begin play in the 2025–26 season. The Seattle Torrent would play their home games out of Climate Pledge Arena, which is the home arena of the NHL's Seattle Kraken and the WNBA's Seattle Storm.
Front office changes + Off–season Team Previous general manager New general manager Notes Seattle Torrent Meghan Turner On May 21, 2025, the PWHL named Meghan Turner as general manager for the Seattle team. She was previously an assistant general manager for the Boston Fleet. Vancouver Goldeneyes Cara Gardner Morey On May 23, 2025, PWHL Vancouver announced that Cara Gardner Morey would be appointed as the club's first general manager.
Coaching changes + Off–season Team Previous head coach New head coach Notes Seattle Torrent Steve O'Rourke On June 20, 2025, PWHL Seattle named O'Rourke their first head coach. He most recently served as the head coach for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League. Vancouver Goldeneyes Brian Idalski On June 23, 2025, PWHL Vancouver named Idalski as their first head coach. He most recently served as head coach for the St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey program in the NCAA, and coached the China women's national ice hockey team at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Boston Fleet Kris Sparre On June 23, 2025, Kessel was named head coach of the NCAA's Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey program, stepping away from the Fleet. She previously served as an assistant coach for the Tigers under Cara Morey, who relinquished her role to become the inaugural general manager of PWHL Vancouver. On July 23, Sparre was named by the Fleet as their new head coach. He most recently served as an assistant coach for the San Diego Gulls, the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Anaheim Ducks.
Preseason
Preseason schedule
The PWHL preseason schedule was announced on October 8, 2025. Preseason camps were held in New Jersey, Montreal, Vancouver, and Ottawa. Each camp hosted two teams, each playing two games.
All times in Eastern Time.
| November 13 || 3:00 || |Minnesota || 5–2 || New York || || @ Codey Arena
| November 14 || 12:00 || Minnesota || 2–6 || |New York || || @ Codey Arena
| November 15 || 7:30 || Boston || 2–3 || |Montreal || OT || @ Verdun Auditorium
| November 15 || 10:00 || Seattle || 0–3 || |Vancouver || || @ Pacific Coliseum
| November 16 || 1:00 || |Toronto || 3–2 || Ottawa || OT || @ TD Place Arena
| November 16 || 8:00 || |Seattle || 4–2 || Vancouver || || @ Pacific Coliseum
| November 17 || 1:00 || |Toronto || 3–0 || Ottawa || || @ TD Place Arena
| November 17 || 2:00 || Boston || 2–3 || |Montreal || || @ Verdun Auditorium
Regular season Standings
Schedule The regular season schedule was announced on October 1, 2025. The season began on November 21, 2025 and ended on April 25, 2026 with each team playing 30 games.
All times in Eastern Time.
| November 21 || 7:00 |||Toronto || 2–1 || Minnesota || ||
| November 21 || 10:00 || Seattle || 3–4 |||Vancouver || OT ||
| November 22 || 7:00 |||New York || 4–0 || Ottawa || || Kayle Osborne recorded shutout (1)Taylor Girard recorded hat-trick (1)
| November 23 || 1:00 || Montreal || 0–2 || |Boston || || Aerin Frankel recorded shutout (1)
| November 25 || 7:00 || New York || 0–4 |||Montreal || || Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded shutout (1)
| November 26 || 7:00 || Vancouver || 1–5 || |Ottawa || ||
| November 28 || 4:00 || |Minnesota || 3–0 || Seattle || || Nicole Hensley recorded shutout (1)New US attendance record: 16,014
| November 29 || 12:00 || Vancouver || 1–5 || |New York || ||
| November 29 || 2:00 || |Boston || 3–1 || Toronto || ||
| December 2 || 7:00 || |Minnesota || 5–1 || Ottawa || || Kendall Coyne Schofield recorded hat-trick (1)
| December 3 || 7:00 || Vancouver || 0–2 || |Boston || || Aerin Frankel recorded shutout (2)
| December 3 || 10:00 || New York || 1–2 || |Seattle || ||
| December 4 || 7:00 || Ottawa || 1–3 || |Toronto || ||
| December 6 || 3:00 || New York || 0–4 || |Vancouver || || Emerance Maschmeyer recorded shutout (1)
| December 7 || 12:00 || Toronto || 1–3 || |Montreal || ||
| December 7 || 3:00 || Minnesota || 1–4 || |Boston || ||
| December 16 || 10:00 || Ottawa ||1–2 || | Vancouver || ||
| December 17 || 7:00 || | Boston || 2–0 || New York || || Aerin Frankel recorded shutout (3)
| December 17 || 7:30 || | Montreal || 2–1 || Toronto || SO || @ Scotiabank Centre
| December 17 || 10:00 || Ottawa || 1–4 || | Seattle || ||
| December 19 || 8:00 || Boston || 2–5 || | Minnesota || ||
| December 20 || 3:00 || | Montreal || 4–2 || Vancouver || ||
| December 21 || 12:00 || | Toronto || 4–3 || New York || ||
| December 21 || 2:00 || | Ottawa || 3–2 || Minnesota || OT || @ Allstate Arena
| December 21 || 5:00 || | Boston || 3–1 || Seattle || ||
| December 23 || 7:00 || | Ottawa || 4–3 || Toronto || OT ||
| December 23 || 10:00 || Montreal || 1–2 || | Seattle || ||
| December 27 || 12:00 || Boston || 2–3 || | Ottawa || SO ||
| December 27 || 2:00 || |Toronto || 2–1 || Montreal || || @ Bell Centre
| December 27 || 3:00 || |Minnesota || 2–1 || Vancouver || OT || @ Rogers Place
| December 28 || 6:00 || Seattle || 3–4 || | New York || || @ American Airlines CenterCasey O'Brien recorded hat-trick (1)
| December 30 || 7:00 || | Minnesota || 5–1 || Toronto || ||
| December 31 || 1:00 || Vancouver || 0–2 || | New York || || Kayle Osborne recorded shutout (2)
| January 2 || 1:00 || Montreal || 3–4 || | New York || ||
| January 3 || 1:00 || Minnesota || 2–5 || | Ottawa || ||
| January 3 || 2:00 || | Seattle || 3–2 || Toronto || SO || @ TD Coliseum
| January 3 || 7:00 || | Vancouver || 4–3 || Boston || || @ Little Caesars Arena
| January 4 || 2:00 || Minnesota || 2–3 || | Montreal || OT ||
| January 6 || 7:00 || | New York || 2–0 || Toronto || || Kayle Osborne recorded shutout (3)
| January 7 || 7:00 || Seattle || 1–2 || | Boston || ||
| January 9 || 7:00 || Vancouver || 2–4 || | Ottawa || ||
| January 11 || 1:00 || | Ottawa || 2–1 || Boston || SO || @ Scotiabank Centre
| January 11 || 2:00 || Vancouver || 0–1 || | Montreal || || @ Videotron CentreAnn-Renée Desbiens recorded shutout (2)
| January 11 || 2:00 || Seattle || 2–6 || | Minnesota || ||
| January 13 || 7:00 || Ottawa || 1–2 || | Montreal || ||
| January 14 || 7:00 || Toronto || 1–2 || | Boston || ||
| January 16 || 7:00 || | Minnesota || 3–2 || New York || OT ||
| January 17 || 3:00 || Vancouver || 1–2 || | Toronto || OT || @ Scotiabank Arena
| January 18 || 2:00 || Montreal || 1–2 || | New York || || @ Capital One Arena New US attendance record: 17,228
| January 18 || 10:00 || | Boston || 2–1|| Seattle || SO ||
| January 20 || 7:00 || | Ottawa || 4–3 || New York || OT ||
| January 20 || 10:00 || Toronto || 4–6 || | Seattle || ||
| January 21 || 7:00 || | Montreal || 2–1 || Minnesota || OT ||
| January 22 || 10:00 || Toronto || 0–5 || | Vancouver || || Kristen Campbell recorded shutout (1)
| January 24 || 2:00 || Ottawa || 1–3 || | Montreal || ||
| January 25 || 3:00 || New York || 2–6 || | Minnesota || ||
| January 25 || 6:00 || | Vancouver || 3–1 || Seattle || || @ Ball Arena
| January 28 || 6:30 || Toronto || 0–3 || | Montreal || || Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded shutout (3)
| January 28 || 7:00 || New York || 3–4 || | Boston || SO ||
| January 28 || 7:00 || Seattle || 2–4 || | Ottawa || ||
| January 28 || 9:00 || Vancouver || 1–4 || | Minnesota || ||
| February 26 || 7:00 || | Montreal || 4–1 || New York || ||
| February 27 || 10:00 || | Toronto || 5–2 || Seattle || || New US attendance record: 17,335
| February 28 || 2:00 || | Boston || 3–2 || Ottawa || SO ||
| March 1 || 1:00 || Minnesota || 0–4 || | Montreal || || Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded shutout (4)
| March 1 || 4:00 || | Toronto || 2–1 || Vancouver || ||
| March 3 || 7:00 || | Montreal || 4–3 || Toronto || SO ||
| March 4 || 7:00 || Seattle || 3–4 || | Ottawa || ||
| March 5 || 7:00 || | Boston || 1–0 || New York || || Aerin Frankel recorded shutout (4)
| March 8 || 12:00 || | Minnesota || 3–2 || Toronto || OT ||
| March 8 || 12:00 || Ottawa || 2–6 || | New York || ||
| March 10 || 10:00 || | Boston || 2–1 || Vancouver || OT ||
| March 11 || 10:00 || Boston || 2–3 || | Seattle || ||
| March 13 || 8:00 || Seattle || 1–4 || | Minnesota || ||
| March 14 || 3:00 || | Ottawa || 3–2 || Vancouver || OT ||
| March 15 || 1:00 || Seattle || 0–2 || | Toronto || || Raygan Kirk recorded shutout (1)
| March 15 || 1:00 || | Boston || 4–3 || Montreal || OT ||
| March 15 || 4:00 || New York || 3–4 || | Minnesota || || @ Ball Arena
| March 17 || 7:00 || | Toronto || 2–0 || Boston || || Raygan Kirk recorded shutout (2)
| March 18 || 7:00 || Ottawa || 0–5 || | Minnesota || || Maddie Rooney recorded shutout (1)
| March 18 || 10:00 || New York || 2–5 || | Vancouver || ||
| March 19 || 7:00 || Seattle || 1–4 || | Montreal || ||
| March 21 || 3:00 || | Minnesota || 3–1 || Vancouver || ||
| March 21 || 4:00 || Seattle || 0–3 || | Boston || || Aerin Frankel recorded shutout (5)
| March 22 || 7:00 || Montreal || 1–2 |||Ottawa || OT || @ Canada Life Centre
| March 24 || 7:00 || Vancouver || 0–2 || | Boston || || Aerin Frankel recorded shutout (6)
| March 25 || 7:00 || | Montreal || 3–0 || Minnesota || || Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded shutout (5)
| March 25 || 8:00 || New York || 1–4 || | Seattle || || @ Allstate Arena
| March 27 || 7:00 || | Boston || 4–0 || Toronto || ||Aerin Frankel recorded shutout (7)
| March 28 || 1:00 || New York || 1–3 || | Montreal || || @ Little Caesars Arena
| March 29 || 1:00 || | Vancouver || 3–2 || Toronto || ||
| March 29 || 4:00 || | Boston || 4–2 || Minnesota || || Boston clinched playoff spot
| March 29 || 7:00 || | Ottawa || 2–0 || Seattle || || Gwyneth Philips recorded shutout (1)
| April 1 || 7:00 || Vancouver || 0–3 || | Montreal || || Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded shutout (6)Montreal clinched playoff spot
| April 1 || 7:00 || Minnesota || 3–4 || | New York || OT || Sarah Fillier recorded hat-trick (1)
| April 1 || 9:30 || | Toronto || 2–1 || Ottawa || || @ Scotiabank Saddledome
| April 3 || 7:00 || | Montreal || 3–0 || Ottawa || || @ Canadian Tire Centre
| April 4 || 2:00 || Vancouver || 5–6 || | Minnesota || || Minnesota clinched playoff spot
| April 4 || 8:00 || Seattle || 1–2 || | New York || SO || @ Madison Square GardenNew US attendance record: 18,006
| April 7 || 7:00 || Seattle || 1–4 || | Montreal || ||
| April 7 || 9:30 || | Boston || 5–1 || Vancouver || || @ Rogers Place
| April 8 || 7:00 || | Seattle || 5–3 || Ottawa || ||
| April 11 || 1:00 || New York || 1–4 || | Minnesota || ||
| April 11 || 2:00 || | Ottawa || 2–0 || Toronto || || Gwyneth Philips recorded shutout (2)
| April 11 || 7:00 || | Montreal || 1–0 || Boston || || @ TD GardenAnn-Renée Desbiens recorded shutout (7)
| April 14 || 10:00 || Seattle || 1–4 || | Vancouver || || Seattle eliminated from playoffs
| April 15 || 7:00 || Toronto || 2–3 || | New York || ||
| April 15 || 7:00 || Minnesota || 2–3 || | Boston || ||