PWHL Ottawa
LPHF Ottawa (French)
CityOttawa, Ontario
LeaguePWHL
Founded29 August 2023 (2023-08-29)
Home arenaTD Place Arena
ColoursRed, white and storm
     
Owner(s)Mark Walter Group
General managerMichael Hirshfeld
Head coachCarla MacLeod
CaptainBrianne Jenner
Websiteottawa.thepwhl.com
Current season

Ottawa are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They are one of the six charter franchises of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Ottawa plays its home games at TD Place Arena.

History

On August 29, 2023, it was announced that one of the PWHL's first six franchises would be located in Ottawa.[1] Michael Hirshfeld, former executive director of the National Hockey League Coaches' Association, was named the team's general manager and TD Place Arena was announced as its home venue.[2][3] On September 15, Carla MacLeod, former member of the Canadian national team and the head coach of the Czech women's national team, was announced as the first head coach.[4]

Each PWHL team was permitted three signings during the free agency period ahead of the 2023 PWHL Draft. Ottawa signed the league's first three players when it agreed to terms with Canadian national team players Emily Clark, Brianne Jenner, and Emerance Maschmeyer on September 5, 2023.[5] Each of the three players signed a three-year deal with the team, through the 2025–26 season.[6] The team selected 15 players in the league draft held on September 18; with its first pick, Ottawa selected American Savannah Harmon.[7]

On October 17, the team announced that Haley Irwin and Cassea Schols would be assistant coaches and Pierre Groulx would be the team's goaltending coach.[8]

The team colours—and jerseys—were officially announced on November 14, 2023 as red, "storm", and white.[9]

Ahead of the start of the 2024 season, Ottawa announced that Jenner would serve as team captain, with Clark and Jincy Roese serving as assistant captains.[10] The first game in franchise history took place on January 2, 2024, when Ottawa hosted Montreal at TD Place Arena. With 8,318 fans in attendance, the game set a new record for attendance at a professional women's hockey game.[11] Hayley Scamurra scored the first goal in franchise history to give the hosts a 1–0 lead; however, Montreal went on to win the game in overtime by a score of 3–2.[11]

Team

Current roster

As of December 29, 2023[12][13]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
30 Germany Sandra Abstreiter G L 25 2023 Freising, Germany
88 Canada Lexie Adzija F L 23 2023 St. Thomas, Ontario
21 Canada Ashton Bell D R 24 2023 Deloraine, Manitoba
28 United States Amanda Boulier D R 30 2023 Watertown, Connecticut
3 Canada Zoe Boyd D L 23 2023 Caledon East, Ontario
26 Canada Emily Clark (A) F L 28 2023 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
25 Canada Kristin Della Rovere F R 23 2023 Caledon East, Ontario
94 Hungary Fanni Garát-Gasparics F R 29 2023 Budapest, Hungary
10 United States Becca Gilmore F R 25 2023 Wayland, Massachusetts
13 Canada Mikyla Grant-Mentis F L 25 2023 Brampton, Ontario
15 United States Savannah Harmon D L 28 2023 Downers Grove, Illinois
5 Canada Tori Howran D L 25 2023 Bancroft, Ontario
17 United States Gabbie Hughes F L 24 2023 Lino Lakes, Minnesota
19 Canada Brianne Jenner (C) F R 32 2023 Oakville, Ontario
38 Canada Emerance Maschmeyer G L 29 2023 Bruderheim, Alberta
33 Canada Rachel McQuigge G R 25 2023 Bowmanville, Ontario
16 Czech Republic Kateřina Mrázová F L 29 2023 Kolín, Czech and Slovak Federative Republic
33 United States Jincy Roese (A) D L 26 2023 O'Fallon, Missouri
14 United States Hayley Scamurra F L 29 2023 Williamsville, New York
11 Japan Akane Shiga F R 22 2023 Obihiro, Hokkaido
8 United States Natalie Snodgrass F R 25 2023 Eagan, Minnesota
2 Czech Republic Aneta Tejralová D L 28 2023 Prague, Czechia
9 Canada Daryl Watts F L 24 2023 Toronto, Ontario

Reserves

As of December 28, 2023[12][13]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
20 Canada Taylor Davison D L 25 2023 Oakville, Ontario
81 Canada Rosalie Demers F L 23 2023 Blainville, Quebec
18 Canada Malia Schneider F R 25 2023 Millarville, Alberta

Draft history

The 2023 PWHL Draft was held on September 18, 2023, using a "snake draft" format with the selection order reversing after each round.[14] Ottawa made the following selections:

2023 PWHL Draft
Rd Pick Player Nationality Position Previous team
1 5 Savannah Harmon  United States Defence Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
2 8 Ashton Bell  Canada Defence Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
3 17 Jincy Roese  United States Defence Team Adidas (PWHPA)
4 20 Gabbie Hughes  United States Forward Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
5 29 Hayley Scamurra  United States Forward Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
6 32 Daryl Watts  Canada Forward Toronto Six (PHF)
7 41 Aneta Terjralova  Czech Republic Defence Boston Pride (PHF)
8 44 Katerina Mrazova  Czech Republic Forward Connecticut Whale (PHF)
9 53 Zoe Boyd  Canada Defence Quinnipiac University (ECAC)
10 56 Kristin Della Rovere  Canada Forward Harvard University (ECAC)
11 65 Lexie Adzija  Canada Forward Quinnipiac University (ECAC)
12 68 Sandra Abstreiter  Germany Goaltender Connecticut Whale (PHF)
13 77 Amanda Boulier  United States Defence Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
14 80 Caitrin Lonergan  United States Forward Connecticut Whale (PHF)
15 89 Audrey-Anne Veillette  Canada Forward Montreal (U Sports)

References

  1. ↑ Wyshynski, Greg (August 29, 2023). "Six inaugural franchises revealed for new PWHL". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ "PWHL names six general managers as teams begin roster construction". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. September 1, 2023. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ottawa's pro women's hockey team to share TD Place Arena with junior 67's". Ottawa Citizen. September 2, 2023. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Carla MacLeod named head coach of Ottawa's PWHL team". CityNews. September 16, 2023. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Jenner, Clark, Maschmeyer become PWHL's first players after signing with Ottawa". Sportsnet. September 5, 2023. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (September 5, 2023). "Jenner, Maschmeyer, Clark Sign With PWHL Ottawa". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (September 18, 2023). "Savannah Harmon Chosen 5th Overall By Ottawa". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (October 17, 2023). "PWHL Ottawa Hires Assistant Coaches, Goalie Coach". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  9. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (November 23, 2023). "PWHL Releases Jersey Designs". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  10. ↑ Donkin, Karissa (December 29, 2023). "Marie-Philip Poulin, Brianne Jenner named captains of PWHL Montreal, Ottawa". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  11. 1 2 Brennan, Don (January 2, 2024). "A Night to Remember: Montreal scores OT win in Ottawa's historic PWHL opener". Ottawa Sun. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  12. 1 2 Donkin, Karissa (December 12, 2023). "PWHL teams release final 23-player rosters ahead of Jan. 1 season opener". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  13. 1 2 "PWHL Ottawa Roster 2024 Regular Season". ThePWHL.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  14. ↑ Burgess, Melissa (September 2, 2023). "PWHL Introduces General Managers, Announces Draft Order". The Victory Press. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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