Phase 1 Protection Lists

Canada's New Direction

After months of he said, she said we finally now know that both Troy Ryan and Gina Kingsbury are out of their respective roles with Canada's national teamI'm not surprised by this as Canada have over the past two years have been going backwards and for the sake of healthy competition I think its time for a fresh start for this hockey mad nation

Hometown Boy

Another expansion team decides to go in house when it comes to their coaching staff as this time PWHL Detroit bags one of the assistant coaches from the New York SirensAnd to make the news even sweeter Hosh is a hometown boy so he knows the area and the state very well and it will be interesting to see how he uses his experiences on the US national team

Poached From the Fleet

PWHL Hamilton have found their first ever coach and shocked the hockey world by hiring the guy who helped turnaround the Boston Fleet literally this seasonNow there are lots of reasons that makes sense but given what Kris Sparre was able to do in Boston that is what makes it all the more shocking and might now catapult PWHL Hamilton into contention straight away

Habs Victory Tribute

At Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Bell Centre the Montreal Canadiens decided on having a tribute to celebrate the Montreal Victoire's championshipWhile it sounded like a good idea but it happened during a tv timeout making it impossible for fans of the PWHL across the globe from seeing it in what ended up being another faux pas caused by the NHL

Brick Wall Priorities

Phase 1 of the 2026 Expansion Process is complete as the current right teams made their protection lists as a lot of shocks were presented following them being made publicBut the big thing is once again the majority of the Purple Trio's selections were indeed protected although some teams really threw us off guard