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Karissa Donkin

Fredericton

CBC Sports reporter who writes about the PWHL and more. [email protected] / Author @author_kdonk

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  • Hilary Knight, Sarah Nurse among PWHL players exposed to expansion teams

    3 weeks ago | kamumedya.com | Karissa Donkin

    Boston Fleet captain Hilary Knight, original Toronto Sceptres signing Sarah Nurse, defender of the year nominees Claire Thompson and Sophie Jaques are among the players PWHL Seattle and Vancouver will have the opportunity to add during the expansion process. Each existing team was allowed to protect three players to start with, and those protection lists became public on Tuesday afternoon. The existing teams will lose four players each throughout the expansion process.

  • PWHL continues West Coast expansion, adding franchise in Seattle

    1 month ago | kamumedya.com | Karissa Donkin

    PWHL·BreakingThe Professional Women's Hockey League will add a franchise in Seattle ahead of next season. Seattle joins Vancouver as the PWHL's first two expansion teams, bringing the growing league to eight teams now spanning west to east across North America.

  • Vancouver announced as newest PWHL franchise for 2025-26 season | CBC Sports

    2 months ago | cbc.ca | Karissa Donkin

    The Professional Women's Hockey League will expand to Vancouver and begin play next season, the league announced on Wednesday.

  • PWHL draft set for June in Ottawa, featuring surplus of talent with national team experience

    2 months ago | cbc.ca | Karissa Donkin

    PWHLSeveral players with national team experience have declared for the 2025 PWHL draft, including Canadian Nicole Gosling, who won a world championship last season. Canada's Nicole Gosling among notable players expected to join burgeoning leagueThe PWHL will hold its third annual entry draft on June 24 in Ottawa.

  • 5 things to watch as Canada aims to repeat as world champions of women's hockey

    2 months ago | cbc.ca | Karissa Donkin

    PWHL·NewFor players hoping to earn a spot on the Canadian women's hockey team heading to Italy for the Olympics next February, this world championship is a crucial audition. It's also the last major tournament before the Games, and a key opportunity for the Canadian staff to test things out. Canada begins play against Finland on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET. Canadians open vs.

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Karissa Donkin
Karissa Donkin @kdonk
17 Jun 25

Another solid signing by Vancouver. An underrated two-time Walter Cup champ can reunite with her Minnesota D-partner, Sophie Jaques. For those keeping track at home, Vancouver now has three of the Frost’s top-four defenders.

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Karissa Donkin
Karissa Donkin @kdonk
17 Jun 25

Natalie Spooner and Jesse Compher staying put in Toronto. A trio of big free agents heading west. Montreal hanging on to one of the top defenders on the market. My story on what we’ve seen over the first two days of the PWHL’s free agent signing window: https://t.co/NDgeRfFFA6

Karissa Donkin
Karissa Donkin @kdonk
16 Jun 25

The PWHL’s free agent signing window is open. I took a look at what each team needs, after the dust settled from the expansion draft: https://t.co/pfsTTm0UeZ