Expansion Class Roundup

Walk The Plank

Out of all of the coaching hirings made last year Steve O'Rourke was the one the entire Purple Trio were least confident about so none of us are surprised that he has been let go in what feels like a similar situation we saw from New York in the inaugural seasonThe Torrent never seemed to be able to get things clicking and with the expansion process about to begin this could be a chance for a clean slate and rebuild quickly

Building Rosters

Today marks the start of the process to build the rosters for Detroit, Las Vegas, Hamilton and San Jose which will see each expansion team end up with 10 players after a six phase processThis is going to be a stressful few weeks as the current eight markets are most likely going to lose at least one star player from their rosterMy advice to you all is to please look after your mental health and let's not make the same mistakes we did as a community last year

Troy's Big Mistake

Now if any other team went down this road I would be very intrigued but not if its Minnesota and vertianly not San Jose who have made their first big mistake and they weren't even a week old yetHe was never liked by the Scceptres fans and didn't do Team Canada any favours either and in reality really should have just sticked to coaching and found someone more qualified for the position of GM

I Know Her

PWHL Hamilton was next to reveal their selection for general manager and the moment I started reading the article I knew I recognised the name given the work she's done over the last few years with the DevilsThis is a really good choice as Hamilton has someone who is well known for what they've done both on and off the ice and could help jump start this new market to high places

Starting Six - Apr 26

The PWHL Starting Six is where each month the league will recognise three forwards, two defenders and one goaltenderIn this fifth Starting Six recap the Purple Trio celebrate the Starting Six for the month of April 2026