2023–24 PWHL Toronto
League5 PWHL
2023–24 record1–4–0
Home record0–3–0
Road record1–1–0
Goals for7
Goals against17
Team information
General managerGina Kingsbury[1]
CoachTroy Ryan[1]
Assistant coachRachel Flanagan[1]
CaptainBlayre Turnbull
Alternate captainsRenata Fast
Jocelyne Larocque
ArenaMattamy Athletic Centre
Team leaders
GoalsHannah Miller
Natalie Spooner (2)[2]
AssistsRebecca Leslie (3)[2]
PointsRebecca Leslie (3)[2]
Penalty minutesBlayre Turnbull (6)[2]
Plus/minusOlivia Knowles
Rebecca Leslie (+1)[2]
WinsKristen Campbell (1)[3]
Goals against averageKristen Campbell (3.50)

The 2023–24 PWHL Toronto season is the team's inaugural season as a member of the newly created Professional Women's Hockey League. They play their home games at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto.

Offseason

On September 1, 2023, PWHL Toronto hired Gina Kingsbury as their first general manager.[4][5] Troy Ryan was named as Toronto's first head coach on September 15, and Rachel Flanagan was hired as assistant coach on October 6.[6][7] On November 28, it was revealed that Toronto would play their home games at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.[8]

On September 6, Toronto announced the signings of their first three players, Canadian national team members Sarah Nurse, Renata Fast, and Blayre Turnbull.[9] On December 29, Turnbull was named captain, with Fast and second overall draft pick Jocelyne Larocque named assistant captains.[10]

Regular season

Toronto hosted the first ever PWHL game at a sold-out Mattamy Athletic Centre on January 1, 2024. New York won the game by a score of 4–0.[11] Toronto won its first game in a re-match against New York on January 5, winning by a score of 3–2.[12]

Schedule and results

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Minnesota 5 3 1 1 0 14 8 +6 12
2 Montreal 5 2 1 1 1 13 12 +1 9
3 Boston 3 1 1 0 1 8 7 +1 5
4 New York 5 1 1 0 3 13 13 0 5
5 Ottawa 3 1 0 2 0 9 7 +2 5
6 Toronto 5 1 0 0 4 7 17 −10 3
Updated to match(es) played on January 16, 2024. Source: PWHL

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on November 30, 2023.[13]

Regular season schedule (Home: 0–3–0; Road: 1–1–0)
January: 1–4–0, 3 points (Home: 0–3–0; Road: 1–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1January 1PWHL New York0–4CampbellMattamy Athletic Centre2,5370–1–00[Recap 1]
2January 5@ PWHL New York3–2CampbellTotal Mortgage Arena2,1521–1–03[Recap 2]
3January 10@ PWHL Minnesota1–3CampbellXcel Energy Center4,7071–2–03[Recap 3]
4January 13PWHL Ottawa1–5CampbellMattamy Athletic Centre2,4171–3–03[Recap 4]
5January 17PWHL Boston2–3CampbellMattamy Athletic Centre2,4911–4–03[Recap 5]
6January 20@ PWHL MontrealVerdun Auditorium
7January 23@ PWHL OttawaTD Place Arena
8January 26PWHL New YorkMattamy Athletic Centre
February 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
9February 3PWHL MinnesotaMattamy Athletic Centre
10February 14@ PWHL BostonTsongas Center
11February 16PWHL MontrealMattamy Athletic Centre
12February 23PWHL New YorkMattamy Athletic Centre
13February 27@ PWHL MinnesotaTBD
March 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
14March 2@ PWHL OttawaTD Place Arena
15March 6PWHL BostonMattamy Athletic Centre
16March 8PWHL MontrealMattamy Athletic Centre
17March 16@ PWHL MontrealTBD
18March 20PWHL BostonMattamy Athletic Centre
19March 23@ PWHL OttawaTD Place Arena
April 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
20April 18@ PWHL BostonTsongas Center
21April 21@ PWHL MontrealVerdun Auditorium
22April 24@ PWHL New YorkTotal Mortgage Arena
May 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
23May 1PWHL MinnesotaMattamy Athletic Centre
24May 5PWHL OttawaMattamy Athletic Centre

  Regulation Win (3 points)   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Regulation Loss (0 points)

Player statistics

As of January 17, 2024[2]

Skaters

Regular season[2]
PlayerGPGAPtsSOG+/−PIM
Rebecca Leslie50339+12
Hannah Miller4202900
Natalie Spooner520215-40
Emma Maltais511213-30
Sarah Nurse511215-62
Jesse Compher50229-14
Jocelyne Larocque502214-20
Alexa Vasko51016-12
Renata Fast501111-62
Brittany Howard50118-22
Allie Munroe50113-62
Olivia Knowles30001+14
Samantha Cogan40002-20
Jess Jones4000000
Maude Poulin-Labelle40003-20
Maggie Connors50006-40
Kali Flanagan50007-20
Lauriane Rougeau50002-10
Blayre Turnbull500018-46
Kaitlin Willoughby50003-20

Goaltenders

Regular season[3]
PlayerGPTOIWLOTGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Kristen Campbell5256:49140153.501210.8760000
Erica Howe140:0000023.00150.8670000

Transactions

Signings

DatePlayerPositionTermPrevious TeamRef
September 6, 2023Sarah NurseF3 yearsTeam Adidas[14][15]
September 6, 2023Renata FastD3 yearsTeam Adidas[14][15]
September 6, 2023Blayre TurnbullF3 yearsTeam Scotiabank[14][15]
October 31, 2023Maggie ConnorsF2 yearsPrinceton Tigers[14][15]
November 2, 2023Rebecca LeslieF1 yearTeam Sonnet[14][15]
November 3, 2023Emma MaltaisF3 yearsOhio State Buckeyes[14][15]
November 7, 2023Jesse CompherF2 yearsWisconsin Badgers[14][15]
November 8, 2023Jocelyne LarocqueD3 yearsTeam Adidas[14][15]
November 8, 2023Kristen CampbellG3 yearsTeam Scotiabank[14][15]
November 9, 2023Brittany HowardF1 yearToronto Six[14][15]
November 9, 2023Allie MunroeD1 yearConnecticut Whale[14][15]
November 10, 2023Kali FlanaganD2 yearsBoston Pride[14][15]
November 10, 2023Erica HoweG1 yearTeam Sonnet[14][15]
November 14, 2023Natalie SpoonerF2 yearsTeam Scotiabank[14][15]
November 15, 2023Hannah MillerF1 yearShenzhen KRS[14][15]
November 29, 2023Alexa VaskoF1 yearTeam Sonnet[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Toronto Staff". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Skater Stats". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Goalie Stats". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  4. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (September 1, 2023). "Meet The PWHL's Six General Managers". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved December 19, 2023. The PWHL named their six GMs - Danielle Marmer (Boston), Natalie Darwitz (Minnesota), Danièle Sauvageau (Montreal), Pascal Daoust (New York), Michael Hirshfeld (Ottawa), and Gina Kingsbury (Toronto).
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (September 1, 2023). "Watch: Gina Kingsbury Talks About Building Toronto's Newest Pro Hockey Team". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved December 19, 2023. Gina Kingsbury discusses her new role as the general manager of the PWHL's Toronto franchise.
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (September 15, 2023). "Six Coaches Announced For PWHL Teams Including MacLeod, Ryan, Cheverie". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved December 17, 2023. The PWHL has announced head coaches for their six franchises, a list including Carla MacLeod, Troy Ryan, and Kori Cheverie.
  7. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (October 6, 2023). "Toronto Hires Rachel Flanagan As Assistant Coach". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved December 19, 2023. Rachel Flanagan, long time head coach at the University of Guelph, has been hired as an assistant coach for PWHL Toronto.
  8. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (November 28, 2023). "PWHL Officially Announces Venues". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved December 19, 2023. The PWHL has officially announced the six venues the league will be using for the 2024 season.
  9. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (September 6, 2023). "Nurse, Fast, Turnbull Land In Toronto Signing PWHL Deals". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved December 19, 2023. Sarah Nurse, Blayre Turnbull, and Renata Fast are the three inaugural signings for the PWHL's Toronto Franchise.
  10. ↑ Martin, Curtis (December 30, 2023). "Turnbull Named Toronto's Captain". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  11. ↑ Donkin, Karissa (January 1, 2024). "New York shuts out Toronto in 1st PWHL game as Canada's Shelton leads the way". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Maltais' short-handed goal lifts Toronto over New York for 1st PWHL win". CBC Sports. AP. January 5, 2024. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Professional Women's Hockey Lewague (PWHL) Announces 2024 Regular-Season Schedule". PWHL. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Toronto Signing Summary (Live Tracker)". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Shircliff, Elaine (November 25, 2023). "2023 PWHL Minnesota Player Signing Tracker". FullPressHockey.com. Full Press Hockey. Retrieved December 17, 2023. With each passing day, the rosters for each team in the PWHL begin to take shape.

Recaps

  1. ↑ "PWHL New York @ PWHL Toronto". ThePWHL.com. January 1, 2024. Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ "PWHL Toronto @ PWHL New York". ThePWHL.com. January 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "PWHL Toronto @ PWHL Minnesota". ThePWHL.com. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "PWHL Ottawa @ PWHL Toronto". ThePWHL.com. January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ "PWHL Boston @ PWHL Toronto". ThePWHL.com. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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