Walter Cup

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Walter Cup
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Taylor Heise holding the Walter Cup in 2024
Sport Ice hockey
CompetitionPWHL playoffs / PWHL Finals
Awarded forPlayoff champion of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
History
First award2024
First winner PWHL Minnesota
Most winsMinnesota Frost (2)
Most recentMinnesota Frost(2nd)(2025)

The Walter Cup (French : La coupe Walter) is a trophy awarded to the winner of the PWHL Finals, an annual best-of-five series that determines the champion of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). [1] It is named in honor of PWHL co-founder Mark Walter and his wife Kimbra. The current holders of the Walter Cup are the Minnesota Frost, after their victories in 2024 and 2025, and are its most frequent winners (2).

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History

On April 4, 2024, the Professional Women's Hockey League announced in a press release the name of the trophy awarded to the league's playoff champion team, the Walter Cup. [1] The name Walter Cup was proposed by Billie Jean King, one of the two initiators of the Professional Women's Hockey League and member of the league's advisory board. It is named in honor of Mark and Kimbra Walter to recognize their commitment to enabling the creation of the PWHL, an important milestone in the history of women's hockey.

Design

The sterling silver trophy is created in partnership with jeweler Tiffany & Co. and manufactured in their workshop in Cumberland, Rhode Island. The cup weighs approximately 35 pounds, measures 24 inches in height and over 13 inches in width. It rests on a ring around which sits six 'W's, symbol of the PWHL, and rays of light representing the dawn of a new era in women's hockey. It is located at the top of angled rods, identifying the playing ice marked with skating marks, on which sits hockey sticks. The rods rest on a removable base, representing a puck, on which the name of the winning team each year will be written. [2]

List of winners

YearWinning teamSeriesLosing team Playoff MVP Winning coachWin #
2024 Minnesota Frost [a] 3–2 Boston Fleet [b] Taylor Heise Ken Klee 1
2025 Minnesota Frost3–1 Ottawa Charge Gwyneth Philips Ken Klee2
  1. ↑ As PWHL Minnesota.
  2. ↑ As PWHL Boston.

References

  1. 1 2 "Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Introduces the Water Cup as its Championship Trophy". April 4, 2024. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ "PWHL unveils Walter Cup as championship trophy" . Retrieved April 5, 2024.
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