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  • 2025-2026 PWHL Production Report

    2025-2026 PWHL Production Report

    For the third consecutive season, and the second time this season, we have our PWHL production model, based on Byron Bader’s Hockey Prospecting model. Many of the analytics insights from the midseason report held true to the end of the season, with 23 star forwards against 110 eligible players. The star thresholds have been largely… Read more

  • Vancouver Goldeneyes @ Boston Fleet: Kluge’s Important First and Frankel’s Record Run Continues

    Vancouver Goldeneyes @ Boston Fleet: Kluge’s Important First and Frankel’s Record Run Continues

    After both being in action on Saturday, 21 March 2026, the Vancouver Goldeneyes made the trip from the Pacific northwest to visit the Boston Fleet at the Tsongas Center for an audience of 4,178. With Vancouver sitting seven points out of a playoff spot with nine games remaining, any amount of points were critical to… Read more

  • Montréal Victoire @ Ottawa Charge: The Season of Leslie Continues

    Montréal Victoire @ Ottawa Charge: The Season of Leslie Continues

    On March 22 2026, the Takeover Tour made its most recent stop at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB to a crowd of 15,225. The Ottawa Charge were set to host the Montréal Victoire in a consequential game in the final third of the season. Ahead of puck drop, the Charge sat three points… Read more

  • Seattle Torrent @ Boston Fleet: Frankel Does the Thing

    Seattle Torrent @ Boston Fleet: Frankel Does the Thing

    On 22 March 2026, the Seattle Torrent visited a sold-out Tsongas Center in Lowell, MA to face the Boston Fleet. Since these two teams’ last meeting, the Fleet had descended to third place in the PWHL standings less as a result of their own performance, but due to the sustained excellence of Montréal and Minnesota.… Read more

  • Seattle Torrent @ Montréal Victoire: Stacey, Desbiens, and the Importance of Finishing

    Seattle Torrent @ Montréal Victoire: Stacey, Desbiens, and the Importance of Finishing

    For Thursday night’s showdown (with three critical points on the line) between the Seattle Torrent and the Montréal Victoire, Hannah Murphy and Ann-Renée Desbiens were the chosen netminders. With Marie-Philip Poulin out of the lineup with an injury, the Victoire would need to rely on Laura Stacey, Abby Roque, and the rest of their depth… Read more

  • New York Sirens @ Vancouver Goldeneyes: A Rare Powerplay Goal in an Eventful Game

    New York Sirens @ Vancouver Goldeneyes: A Rare Powerplay Goal in an Eventful Game

    18 March 2026 saw the New York Sirens visit the Vancouver Goldeneyes visit the Pacific Coliseum to a crowd of 9,296. Heading into the match, the Sirens sat 4 points out of a playoff spot, trailing the Toronto Sceptres. Meanwhile, the Goldeneyes were 10 points behind that same spot, desperate to end a four game… Read more