Ian Kennedy

University of Calgary women's hockey coach Josh Gosling has been named head coach of Canada's women's hockey team for the 2027 Winter Universiade in Changchun, China.

For the first time in league history, the PWHL will have a national broadcasting deal in the United States for the 2026-27 season signing with Scripps Sports.

Headlined by Caroline Harvey, Laila Edwards, Nelli Laitinen, and Emma Peschel, the PWHL has a wave of talented blueliners entering the league, which will be crucial for the success of many teams as an already thin blueline pool lost depth again in expansion.

Frölunda opened the 2026-27 SDHL season with a convincing win over Färjestad with veterans Michaela Pejzlova, Elisa Holopainen, and Emily Nix leading the way.

Ottawa Charge teammates Emma Greco and Michela Cava have announced their engagement on social media.

The IIHF and PWHL worked to move the women's World Championships to November to avoid the PWHL's calendar, but the roster, and educational impact, was shifted to the NCAA.

The PWHL is welcoming Olympic stars and NCAA standouts to their roster up front this season. Abbey Murphy was the top forward chosen in the draft, but there are plenty, given the new opportunities in the league, who will challenge for the PWHL rookie scoring race.

Delaware was a first year NCAA Division 1 women's hockey program last season. This year, the expectations for the program are bigger, and according to head coach Alison Coomey, the Delaware Blue Hens are ready to meet that challenge.

Amanda Kessel will join the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2026. The long time American national team star is the lone woman entering the US Hockey Hall of Fame this year.

USA named 31 players to their national team roster ahead of the 2026 World Championships and announced they’ll host a pre-tournament game in Plymouth, Michigan against Canada.