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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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  • 4 days 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.

  • 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.

  • 1 month 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.

  • 1 month 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.

  • 1 month 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
14 May 25

There's excitement around the PWHL about expansion to Vancouver and Seattle. But both players and GMs alike are still waiting for details about how the upcoming expansion draft could affect them or their team. The latest on expansion: https://t.co/sP7pXf9bht

Karissa Donkin
Karissa Donkin @kdonk
14 May 25

Toronto's Renata Fast and Minnesota's Sophie Jaques and Claire Thompson have been named finalists for the PWHL's Defender of the Year award. All three will play in Game 4 of the Walter Cup semifinals tonight in Minnesota.

Karissa Donkin
Karissa Donkin @kdonk
14 May 25

It's win or go home for the Toronto Sceptres tonight in Game 4 in Minnesota against the Frost. My playoff notebook this week looks at why Minnesota has been so dangerous, and a key decision looming tonight for the Sceptres: https://t.co/9rSYAPYXcp