The Toronto Sceptres are a professional ice hockey team in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Their first draft pick was Jocelyne Larocque, selected second overall in the 2023 PWHL draft. [1] The Sceptres have participated in two PWHL drafts and have drafted 22 players. [2] [3]
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Emma Woods is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She was selected 81st overall by PWHL New York in the 2023 PWHL draft.
Carly Jackson is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Ella Shelton is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), and member of the Canadian national team. She was drafted fourth overall in the 2023 PWHL draft by New York.
Hannah Miller, also known by the Chinese name Mi Le, is a Chinese-Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the Chinese national ice hockey team.
The Professional Women's Hockey League is a professional women's ice hockey league in North America, wholly owned and operated by the Mark Walter Group. It consists of six franchises, three each from Canada and the United States, who play a regular season to earn one of four places in a postseason tournament that determines the winner of the Walter Cup. Differences between the PWHL and other North American professional hockey leagues include a 3-2-1-0 points system, terminations of penalties following a short-handed goal, best-of-five shootouts, and greater restrictions on body checking. The league's matches are broadcast nationally in Canada by the CBC and TSN, their French-language affiliates Radio-Canada and RDS, and Sportsnet. In the United States, it is broadcast in syndication, while worldwide it is streamed on YouTube.
The 2023–24 PWHL season was the first season of operation of the Professional Women's Hockey League, and began play on January 1, 2024. Six teams competed during the inaugural season, located in Montreal, Toronto, New York, Boston, Ottawa, and Minneapolis–Saint Paul. The season culminated in a two-round best-of-five playoff including the top four teams to determine the season champion. PWHL Toronto topped the regular season standings with 17 wins and 47 points. In the playoffs, PWHL Minnesota won the inaugural Walter Cup, defeating PWHL Boston in a 5-game series for the title.
The Toronto Sceptres are a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario. They are one of the six charter franchises of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Toronto topped the standings in the league's inaugural regular season.
The New York Sirens are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York metropolitan area. They are one of the six charter franchises of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
The Minnesota Frost are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They are one of the six charter franchises of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). In 2024, the Frost won the PWHL's inaugural Walter Cup championship. Along with the other five team identities, their branding was unveiled on September 9, 2024, prior to that date they were known as PWHL Minnesota.
The 2023 PWHL draft was the first draft in Professional Women's Hockey League history, and took place on September 18, 2023, at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
The 2023–24 PWHL Minnesota season was the team's inaugural season as a member of the newly created Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They played their home games at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The 2023–24 PWHL Montréal season was the team's inaugural season as a member of the newly created Professional Women's Hockey League. They played their home games at Verdun Auditorium in Montreal and Place Bell in the suburb of Laval. They also played one game at the Bell Centre on April 20.
The 2023–24 PWHL Toronto season was the team's inaugural season as a member of the newly created Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They played the majority of their home games at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, hosting one game at Scotiabank Arena and their playoff games at Coca-Cola Coliseum.
Olivia Knowles is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Sceptres in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Minnesota.
The 2024-25 Toronto Sceptres season will be the team's second season as a member of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).