ST. PAUL, MN (May 26, 2025) – The Minnesota Frost earned their second-straight Walter Cup title with a 2-1 overtime win over the Ottawa Charge in Game 4 of the PWHL Finals, presented by Scotiabank.

Liz Schepers was the overtime hero for the Frost as she netted the championship winning goal for the second year in a row, sending a roaring crowd of 11,024 fans to their feet at Xcel Energy Center. After a scoreless first period, Minnesota took their first lead of the series with a goal from Kelly Pannek midway through the second period. As Ottawa pushed to stay alive in the third period, Tereza Vanišová found the back of the net midway through the final frame to tie the game at one, forcing overtime for the fourth straight game in the PWHL Finals. It took 12 minutes of overtime action for the Frost to bury the game-winner and secure their second Walter Cup.

Maddie Rooney made 33 saves in her fifth consecutive postseason win between the pipes for the Frost, tying the PWHL record for most wins in a single postseason, alongside Boston’s Aerin Frankel from the 2024 PWHL Playoffs.

Ottawa’s Gwyneth Philips was voted the recipient of the Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP Award as she led all goaltenders with a 1.23 goals-against average and a .952 save percentage through eight playoff starts. The Charge rookie posted four postseason wins, including one shutout, and did not lose a game in regulation throughout the playoffs. Philips made 33 saves in Game 4.

The Frost hoisted the cup in front of a home crowd for the first time, after last season’s victory came on the road at a sold-out Tsongas Center in Boston. Minnesota finished the regular season in the fourth and final playoff spot – clinching on the final day of the regular season – tied with Ottawa at 44 points in the standings. The Frost earned a 3-1 semifinal series win over the Toronto Sceptres to secure a PWHL Finals berth for the second year in a row. Ottawa took Game 1 of the PWHL Finals, before Minnesota went on to secure three consecutive overtime victories on the way to the championship.

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Kelly Pannek picks up her second goal of the playoffs to put the Frost on the board

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🔁 Fourth of the postseason for Lee Stecklein GIVES US A TIE GAME!

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ST. PAUL, MN (May 24, 2025) – Katy Knoll played hero in triple overtime, lifting the Minnesota Frost to a 2–1 win over the Ottawa Charge on Saturday night at Xcel Energy Center. The victory gives the Frost a 2–1 series lead heading into Game 4 –– which is set for Monday––and the chance to win their second-straight Walter Cup. Both goaltenders were stellar, with Maddie Rooney making 35 saves for Minnesota, while Gwyneth Philips turned aside 45 shots for Ottawa. Emily Clark opened the scoring for the Charge halfway through the first period after tapping a bouncing puck in on the backdoor. At 2:58 in the second frame, Frost defender Lee Stecklein tied the game at one with a shot from the blue line. The score remained tied through the end of regulation and into the third overtime period when, at 9:57, Knoll capitalized on a high slot rebound with a quick backhand shot to secure the win for the home team.

Game Four of the best-of-five PWHL Finals, presented by Scotiabank, is set to take place on Monday at 5 p.m. ET at Xcel Energy Center.

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Britta Curl-Salemme owns scoring as Frost takes the series back to Minnesota with a W!

SEATTLE, WA (May 21, 2025) — The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) announced today the appointment of Meghan Turner as General Manager of PWHL Seattle. Turner joins the league’s expansion team following two successful seasons as Assistant General Manager of the Boston Fleet, where she played a key role in building the roster and developing a strong organizational culture.

“Meghan brings an extraordinary combination of hockey experience, strategic vision, and professionalism to PWHL Seattle,” said Jayna Hefford, PWHL Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations. “During her time in Boston, Meghan distinguished herself as a big-picture thinker who quickly earned the respect of players and staff alike. She’s the ideal person to lead this exciting new chapter in Seattle.”

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OTTAWA, ON (May 22, 2025) – Britta Curl-Salemme scored late in the third period and again in overtime to lift the Minnesota Frost to a 2-1 series-tying win over the Ottawa Charge, silencing a sellout crowd of 8,206 fans on Thursday night at TD Place. The score remained scoreless for most of regulation until Jocelyne Larocque broke the deadlock at 17:25 of the third period, giving Ottawa the lead. With 15 seconds left in regulation, and the Frost pressing on a power play with their net empty, Curl-Salemme scored the equalizer to send the game to overtime. While both teams traded chances in extra time, it was Curl-Salemme who struck again––scoring with less than four minutes left in the first overtime frame–– to lift Minnesota to the win. Maddie Rooney made 37 saves on 38 shots in her third win of the postseason, while Gwyneth Philips turned aside 22 of 24 shots in her sixth start of the postseason. The loss was Ottawa’s first in four games on home ice this postseason.

Game Three of the best-of-five PWHL Finals, presented by Scotiabank, is set to take place on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET at Xcel Energy Center.

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Charge holds on with an OT game-winner from none other than Emily Clark, her second goal of the post-season.

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OTTAWA, ON (May 20, 2025) – Emily Clark was the overtime hero at TD Place in Ottawa on Tuesday, lifting the host Charge to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Frost in Game 1 of the PWHL Finals, presented by Scotiabank. After a scoreless first frame, Ottawa native Rebecca Leslie broke the deadlock midway into the second period to give the Charge a 1-0 lead heading into the intermission. Klára Hymlárová capitalized on a turnover and tallied to even the score for the Frost five minutes into the third period. Less than three minutes into the overtime frame, Clark rushed down the ice and buried a shot short side to secure the win for Ottawa in front of a home crowd of 6,184 fans. Rookie Gwyneth Philips secured her third consecutive win between the pipes for Ottawa with 25 saves on 26 shots, while Nicole Hensley turned aside 17 of 19 shots in net for Minnesota in her third start of this postseason.

Game Two of the best-of-five PWHL Finals, presented by Scotiabank, is set to take place on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET at TD Place

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OTTAWA, ON (May 16, 2025) – The Ottawa Charge clinched their spot in the PWHL Finals with a 2-1 win against the Montréal Victoire on Friday night in front of a roaring crowd of 8,011 at TD Place, winning the best-of-five semifinal series 3-1. Ottawa native Rebecca Leslie put the Charge on the board early, burying a rebound off a two-on-one shot from Anna Meixner just two minutes into the game. The score remained 1-0 through the end of the second period, before Emily Clark doubled Ottawa’s lead just 31 seconds into the third period. Now needing at least two goals to keep their season alive, the Victoire continued to apply pressure in the third period, and Maureen Murphy eventually found the back of the net with five minutes left in the game to cut Montréal’s deficit in half. While the Victoire pushed to tie the game with a sixth attacker on the ice, Ottawa netminder Gwyneth Philips stood tall, finishing the game with 19 saves to backstop Ottawa to their first-ever PWHL Finals berth. Montréal goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens stopped 21 of 23 shots in her seventh career playoff start.

The Charge will face off against the Minnesota Frost in the PWHL Finals, presented by Scotiabank, as the Frost look to defend their Walter Cup title. Game 1 will take place on Tuesday at TD Place.

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Last night while watching the Frost/Sceptres game I updated the community logo, it now displays the 4 primary colors of the team in the play-offs. Shortly after uploading it though the Sceptres were eliminated. I will leave it until we know who the other team going to the finals is.

I am looking for ideas for the community banner, I am thinking a stripe with the primary color of each of the current 8 teams. If anyone has an idea that would also showcase other women’s hockey I am open to suggestions.

We're all tied up going into the third... 👀

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SAINT PAUL, MN (May 14, 2025) – The reigning Walter Cup champions will return to the PWHL Finals as the Minnesota Frost defeated the Toronto Sceptres 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center to win the best-of-five semifinal series 3-1. Taylor Heise scored the overtime winner at the 16:00 minute mark of the extra frame, securing a Frost victory over the Sceptres for a second straight playoff season. Minnesota was the lower seed in both series and eliminated Toronto last season in five games. The Sceptres opened the scoring at 5:28 in the first period with a goal from Julia Gosling on the first shot of the game. Hannah Miller extended Toronto’s lead at 10:33 of the second period but, just 14 seconds later, Frost captain Kendall Coyne Schofield got the home team on the board— the shortest span between goals in PWHL history. Kelly Pannek tied the game at 18:48, sending the teams into the third period locked 2-2. Emma Maltais regained the lead for Toronto just 58 seconds into the final frame, only to see Minnesota battle back once more with Coyne Schofield’s second of the game at 8:33. The Frost’s top line accounted for 16 points in three straight wins and had six points tonight, with Coyne Schofield’s two goals, two points for Heise, and a pair of assists by Michela Cava. Nicole Hensley returned to the Frost crease for the first time since Game 1 and turned in a 26-save performance in the win. Carly ‘CJ’ Jackson stopped 22 shots in their playoff debut —just their second start of the season.

Minnesota will defend their title against the winner between the Montréal Victoire and Ottawa Charge. Ottawa leads the series 2-1, with Game 4 of the PWHL Playoffs, presented by SharkNinja, set for Friday.

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SAINT PAUL, MN (May 11, 2025) – The Minnesota Frost were on the winning side of a 7-5 victory in the highest scoring game in PWHL history to take a 2-1 series lead over the Toronto Sceptres on Sunday evening at Xcel Energy Center. Twenty-one different players found the scoresheet between the teams, including 11 multi-point producers. The Frost opened the game strong, scoring three goals in a five-minute span, with markers from Liz Schepers, Brooke McQuigge and Lee Stecklein, before the Sceptres recorded their first shot on goal. Daryl Watts responded to get the Sceptres on the board with five minutes left in the opening frame, ending the first period with a 3-1 score. Toronto pulled within one early in the second period on a goal from Maggie Connors, but the Frost answered with two more to extend their lead to 5-2. Toronto defender Kali Flanagan cut the deficit to two before the end of the second frame, making it 5-3 heading into the third. Anna Kjellbin’s first PWHL goal brought Toronto back within one early in the final period, but Minnesota quickly countered with two goals in a two-minute span, both from Michela Cava, to widen the gap again. Toronto fought to stay in the game, as captain Blayre Turnbull scored with eight minutes remaining, but the deficit proved too large to overcome. Maddie Rooney earned a second straight win for the Frost, stopping 18 of 23 shots, with Kristen Campbell suffering a second straight loss, turning aside 17 of 24 shots for Toronto.

The defending Walter Cup champions will look to punch their ticket to the PWHL Finals, while Toronto will fight to stay alive in Game Four of the best-of-five PWHL Playoffs, presented by SharkNinja, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Xcel Energy Center.

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OTTAWA, ON (May 13, 2025) – Gwyneth Philips stopped all 26 shots she faced and Mannon McMahon scored the game’s only goal to lift the Ottawa Charge to a 1–0 win over the Montréal Victoire on Tuesday night at TD Place, giving Ottawa a 2–1 lead in the best-of-five series. The game—which was the first home playoff game in Charge history––opened with two scoreless periods, as both teams traded chances in pursuit of the game’s first goal. Then, at 8:42 of the third period, McMahon buried a rebound off a Gabbie Hughes shot to give her team the lead in front of a roaring home crowd of 7,282 fans. The Victoire battled to find the equalizer in the game’s dying minutes with an extra attacker on the ice, but they failed to capitalize as Philips stood tall to backstop her team to the victory. Victoire goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens stopped 24 of 25 shots in her sixth career playoff start. The Charge have now won three straight home games at TD Place over the Victoire this season.

The Charge look to secure their spot in the PWHL Finals, while the Victoire will look to stave off a semifinal elimination for the second season in a row in Game Four of the PWHL Playoffs, presented by SharkNinja, on Friday at 7 p.m. ET at TD Place.

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IT'S RAINING GOALS ☂️

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AND SHE’S DONE IT AGAIN 🗣️

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ITS A HOUSE PARTY 🎉

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SAINT PAUL, MN (May 11, 2025) – The Minnesota Frost were on the winning side of a 7-5 victory in the highest scoring game in PWHL history to take a 2-1 series lead over the Toronto Sceptres on Sunday evening at Xcel Energy Center. Twenty-one different players found the scoresheet between the teams, including 11 multi-point producers. The Frost opened the game strong, scoring three goals in a five-minute span, with markers from Liz Schepers, Brooke McQuigge and Lee Stecklein, before the Sceptres recorded their first shot on goal. Daryl Watts responded to get the Sceptres on the board with five minutes left in the opening frame, ending the first period with a 3-1 score. Toronto pulled within one early in the second period on a goal from Maggie Connors, but the Frost answered with two more to extend their lead to 5-2. Toronto defender Kali Flanagan cut the deficit to two before the end of the second frame, making it 5-3 heading into the third. Anna Kjellbin’s first PWHL goal brought Toronto back within one early in the final period, but Minnesota quickly countered with two goals in a two-minute span, both from Michela Cava, to widen the gap again. Toronto fought to stay in the game, as captain Blayre Turnbull scored with eight minutes remaining, but the deficit proved too large to overcome. Maddie Rooney earned a second straight win for the Frost, stopping 18 of 23 shots, with Kristen Campbell suffering a second straight loss, turning aside 17 of 24 shots for Toronto.

The defending Walter Cup champions will look to punch their ticket to the PWHL Finals, while Toronto will fight to stay alive in Game Four of the best-of-five PWHL Playoffs, presented by SharkNinja, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Xcel Energy Center.

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OH MY, OTTAWA! 😲

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LAVAL, QC (May 11, 2025) – Catherine Dubois was the quadruple-overtime hero for the Montréal Victoire, firing the game-winning goal to beat the Ottawa Charge 3–2 and end the longest game in PWHL history at Place Bell on Sunday. Her goal at 135:33 secured the Victoire’s first-ever playoff win, evening the semifinal series against the Charge at one game apiece. In a goaltending duel, Ann-Renée Desbiens earned her first career playoff victory, making 63 saves on 65 shots for Montréal, while Charge rookie Gwyneth Philips turned aside a career-high 53 of 56 shots.

In a game that stretched over five hours, the Victoire wasted no time opening the scoring. Kristin O’Neill gave her team its first lead of the series within three minutes of the opening faceoff. Laura Stacey then doubled Montréal’s advantage midway through the second period, giving the Victoire a two-goal lead heading into the final frame. After a back-and-forth third period as the Charge pushed to stay in the game, Aneta Tejralová found the back of the net with less than five minutes remaining to pull Ottawa within one. Charge captain Brianne Jenner then buried the equalizer with 42 seconds left in regulation to send the game into extra time.

The game needed an additional 75 minutes of overtime play spanning across four periods to reach its conclusion. Both teams had significant chances to end it earlier, including unsuccessful 5-on-3 power plays for each side during the marathon overtime sessions. The Victoire and the Charge traded sustained pressure throughout the extra frames, with Montréal recording 33 shots and Ottawa firing 32 shots in the overtime periods alone. It wasn’t until Dubois’ winner deep into the fourth overtime that the deadlock was finally broken.

Game Three of the best-of-five PWHL Playoffs, presented by SharkNinja, is set to take place on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET at TD Place in Ottawa.

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TORONTO (May 9, 2025) – Lee Stecklein led the Minnesota Frost to a 5-3 win over the Toronto Sceptres Friday night at Coca-Cola Coliseum, scoring two goals and adding an assist to help even the series at 1-1. The Sceptres took a 1-0 lead after the first period, thanks to a goal from Hayley Scamurra, but Stecklein’s two goals, along with a tally from Michela Cava, helped Minnesota storm back with three straight goals in the second period to make the score 3-1. Toronto responded with a quick two-goal burst from Savannah Harmon and Allie Munroe just 27 seconds apart in the final minutes of the frame, tying the game at 3-3 heading into the third period. However, it was Toronto native Sophie Jaques who scored the game-winning goal for the visitors at 13:47 of the final frame, while Mellissa Channell-Watkins added an insurance marker to seal the win. Maddie Rooney earned the victory in her first start of the series, making 27 saves, while Kristen Campbell stopped 20 shots for Toronto in the loss.

Game Three of the best-of-five PWHL Playoffs, presented by SharkNinja, is set to take place at 6 p.m. ET in Minnesota on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE HAVE A GAME 🗣️

Marie-Philip Poulin with the equalizer for the @victoire-lphf.bsky.social 😮‍💨

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