Ben Osborne

1 week ago | thepwhl.com | Ben Osborne

There was really only one reason Mannon McMahon went to the 2024 PWHL Draft: it was right next door, so to speak. “I only went to the draft because it was 20 minutes from where I live,” McMahon explained in a recent phone interview, noting that she wasn’t sure she’d get picked at all. “Being there in person, I didn’t know what would happen.

1 week ago | thepwhl.com | Ben Osborne

When we caught up with Minnesota Frost star defender Sophie Jaques on the phone last Tuesday, things did not look great for the Frost’s playoff chances. Minnesota was coming off a 2-0 loss, at home, to last-place New York, and suddenly needed two straight road wins—against desperate opponents—to qualify for the PWHL Playoffs. The math may not have been in Minnesota’s favor, but Jaques was unfazed. “It just shows the depth in this league,” Jaques said calmly.

1 week ago | thepwhl.com | Ben Osborne

Understand this about the six-team PWHL: it’s tough to make this league. There are a ton of talented hockey players out there and only six rosters to make, so you must really be great on and off the ice to earn a spot. (Just watch how high the quality of play will remain next year with eight teams, but we digress).

2 weeks ago | thepwhl.com | Ben Osborne

To have watched the April 23 press conference that made the Vancouver PWHL team official was to see a thoroughly modern city with progressive hockey fans welcome a ground-breaking franchise with open arms. What makes Vancouver such a unique market, though, is just how much women’s hockey history already exists there. The story of women’s hockey in Vancouver is a tale of pioneering spirit, resilience, and community, stretching from the early 20th century to the present day.

3 weeks ago | slamonline.com | Ben Osborne

Nine-year NBA veteran and international basketball legend Carlos Arroyo has long possessed an incredible ability to accomplish two things at once: represent his native land of Puerto Rico to the absolute fullest while also always maintaining the hunger to compete at the highest levels in basketball. And in case you haven’t heard, as the new co-owner of Bayamón in Puerto Rico’s high-level pro league the BSN (Balencesto Superior Nacional), he’s doing it again.