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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 21h

Legendary NCAA coach Mark Johnson, the bench boss at Wisconsin, addressed media this week saying the IIHF and PWHL shifting the World Championship to November "doesn't make any sense at all" for college players

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From NCAA Perspective, Shifted World Championship “Doesn’t Make Any Sense At All”

Mark Johnson is the head coach of college hockey’s top women’s program at the Univwrsiry of Wisconsin. His current roster features several national team members from the United States, as well as one ...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 1d

A new collaborative plan between the PWHL and IIHF is redrawing the annual women’s hockey calendar to provide more opportunities and ensure fans continue to see best-on-best international hockey thehockeynews.com/womens/inter... #IIHF #PWHL

IIHF and PWHL Make International Shift, Redrawing The Competition Calendar

The past model of the PWHL taking a month break in their schedule every year for the World Championship was unsustainable. At the same time, running the women's World Championships without the world's...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 2d

PWHL Vancouver has signed Finnish legend Michelle Karvinen.

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PWHL Vancouver Signs First-Round Draft Pick Michelle Karvinen

PWHL Vancouver has officially signed 2025 first-round draft pick, Michelle Karvinen, to a one-year standard player agreement for the upcoming season. Karvinen, who has been to the Olympics four times ...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 2d

The Minnesota Frost have signed Britta Curl-Salemme to a two-year contract extension through the 2027-28 PWHL season.

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Minnesota Frost Sign Britta Curl-Salemme To Two Year Extension

The Minnesota Frost are keeping 2024 PWHL Draft pick Britta Curl-Salemme around through the 2027-28 season after announcing a contract extension for the sophomore forward. Curl originally signed a two...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 3d

A first look at some of Canada’s potential line combinations for the Olympic roster from today’s Red/White scrimmage in Toronto.

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Canada's Lines Take Shape at Early Red/White Scrimmage

In a Sunday afternoon Red-White scrimmage, Team Canada's lines and pairings showed a glimpse at what might be taking shape as they continue building toward the 2026 Olympics in Milan.

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 3d

There was one PWHL fan base divided on opinion, and geographically, by their 2025-26 schedule release.

The question is, will the Boston Fleet find a forever home soon?

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Boston Fans React To Schedule With Venue Concerns And Question Marks

The <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/full-2025-26-pwhl-schedule-announced-here-s-a-look">2025-26 PWHL regular season schedule</a> was received with excitement across the league with fans...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 3d

Saskatchewan, Atlantic, British Columbia were the first regions to name their talent-laden rosters ahead of the 2025 U-18 Canadian national championships thehockeynews.com/womens/other...

U-18 National Championships: Team Atlantic, BC, and Saskatchewan Rosters

The 2025 U-18 Canadian national championships are set to drop the puck in Mount Pearl and Conception Bay South in Newfoundland and Labrador. First out the gates in announcing their rosters for the eve...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 4d

Shifting the women’s World Championship to November makes a better balanced annual calendar, and also opens doors for the PWHL for scheduling and their growing player pool.

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Women's World Championship Shift Makes For A Better Balance, And Opens Doors For The PWHL

Shifting the top division of the IIHF women's World Championship to November makes sense on many fronts. While it moves away from the IIHF's goal to synchronize competitions at all levels, it opens up...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 4d

Minnesota will look to three-peat with fresh faces thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/...

Frost Look To Complete A Three-Peat With New Roster Additions

After two back to back championships, and two strong seasons for the Frost, the offesive and defensive core has been shaken up by the addition of two new expansion teams, PWHL Seattle and PWHL Vancouv...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 5d

Could the PWHL’s player pool sustain a four team expansion ahead of next season? thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL

Could The PWHL Player Pool Sustain A Four Team Expansion?

The expectation is that the PWHL will continue with aggressive expansion. This year the league will grow from six to eight teams, and the expectation is the league will expand again after the 2025-26 ...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 5d

Colgate's women's hockey team has seen major changes to their roster, but not their winning expectations: thehockeynews.com/womens/colle...

Colgate Has Seen Big Changes To Their Roster, But Not Their Expectations

Colgate's women's hockey team is coming off a strong campaign that also saw a historic first for the program with offensive star Kristyna Kaltounkova being selected first overall in the 2025 PWHL Draf...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 6d

With the PWHL schedule officially out, here's a look at a few "wishlist" items and locations that could fill the league's 20 TBD dates: thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL

Wishlist Thinking: Possibilities Abundant For PWHL's Remaining "TBD" Games

The PWHL unveiled their <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/full-2025-26-pwhl-schedule-announced-here-s-a-look">complete 2025-26 regular season schedule</a> October 1. At least, it was near...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 6d

The Ottawa Charge schedule came out yesterday with the rest of the PWHL calendar.

Here's a look from @chrissinclairrr.bsky.social at some must-watch Charge games this season: thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 7d

A look at the must-watch games on the Boston Fleet’s schedule from @vanihanamirian.bsky.social

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Boston Fleet Announce 2025-26 Season Schedule – Looking At Boston's Key Match Ups

The Boston Fleet <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/full-2025-26-pwhl-schedule-announced-here-s-a-look">announced their 2025-26 schedule today</a>, revealing that the season will start at ...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 7d

The PWHL schedule is out. Here’s a look at some of the must watch games on the Montreal Victoire schedule from @karinehains.bsky.social

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Must Watch Montreal Victoire Games

After much speculation, the PWHL schedule is finally out, and there are a few meetings on there that fans will not want to miss. The 30-game schedule sees the Montreal Victoire start its season on Sun...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 7d

What do you think about the 2025-26 PWHL schedule? thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/...

Full 2025-26 PWHL Schedule Announced, Here's A Look

The PWHL officially unveiled their 2025-26 regular season schedule today. The league is set to drop the puck

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 8d

Canada and USA lead the way in the number of officials who were selected for the women's hockey tournament at the 2026 Olympics thehockeynews.com/womens/inter...

Canada and USA Lead The Way In Officials Selected For 2026 Olympic Games

While rosters are still being built for the 2026 women's hockey tournament at the Milano Cortina Olympics, one roster, that of officials, has been announced. USA and Canada lead the way with the most ...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 8d

“You can see it already that she looks different than she looks last year. The summer of training rather than rehabbing has benefited her."

Troy Ryan on Natalie Spooner

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Team Canada Camp Underway In Toronto: News and Notes

<i><b>Notes from day one of Team Canada’s second training block today in Toronto.</b></i>

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 8d

According to a report, the next wave of PWHL expansion could include four new teams, as early as the 2026-27 season thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/...

Report: Next PWHL Expansion Could Be Four Teams In Time For 2026-27

The PWHL will grow from six to eight teams this season with the addition of expansion franchises in Vancouver and Seattle.

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 9d

According to a report today, the PWHL could be considering expanding by as many as four teams after this season thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/...

Report: Next PWHL Expansion Could Be Four Teams In Time For 2026-27

The PWHL will grow from six to eight teams this season with the addition of expansion franchises in Vancouver and Seattle.

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 9d

News and noted from the opening day of Canada's national team Olympic training block in Toronto including notes on Natalie Spooner, Chloe Primerano, Sarah Fillier, and a potential line combo with Poulin and Watts.

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Team Canada Camp Underway In Toronto: News and Notes

Notes from day one of Team Canada’s second training block today in Toronto.

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 9d

2026 PWHL Draft Rankings: September thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL #PWHLDraft

2026 PWHL Draft Rankings: September

Action is underway in both the NCAA and Europe, the two primary sources for PWHL prospects, as well as in U Sports, where a small handful of players have emerged to make PWHL rosters recently.

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 9d

Italy's women's ice hockey team is preparing to host the 2026 Olympics. Their roster, bolstered by dual passport players, is preparing to prove they can be competitive against the best players in the world: thehockeynews.com/womens/inter... #Olympics2026

Italian National Women's Hockey Team Members Preparing For The 2026 Olympics

Hosting the 2026 Olympics is no small task for Italy, and in some sports, like women's ice hockey, that come with an automatic big into the tournament, it's an even larger job to field a competitive r...

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 9d

From the Olympic archives: Cammi Granato and Hayley Wickenheiser were penpals before they were rivals thehockeynews.com/womens/other...

From The Olympic Archives: Granato And Wickenheiser's Rivalry Stemmed From Mutual Respect

Before Hayley Wickenheiser and Cammi Granato were fierce opponents, they were penpals. Game recognized game and the duo bonded over their love for the game.

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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 10d

According to her teammates in Sweden, including those who have played in the PWHL, Italian defender Nadia Mattivi is sure to get plucked by a PWHL team at the first opportunity.

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Italian Defender Nadia Mattivi Sure To Draw PWHL Attention

Johanna Fallman spent the inaugural PWHL season playing for PWHL New York. Now back in Sweden with Luleå, Fallman knows what a PWHL defender looks like, and she sees one in her Luleå teammate Nadia Ma...

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