The GIST: The Rivalry Series is over, but there’s so much more women’s hockey to come. As we patiently wait for the Olympic arena to be built Team Canada and Team USA Olympic roster drops, here are our early-season PWHL superlatives as the league resumes play. Puck yeah.
☀️ Little Miss Sunshine – Toronto Sceptres forward Emma Maltais: Maltais was a bright spot in Canada’s dismal Rivalry Series performance, holding her own on the first line alongside vets like Marie-Philip Poulin in the final game of the showdown.
- Boasting two assists in PWHL play but still in search of her first goal of the season, keep an eye on the budding star when Toronto takes on the Montreal Victoire in tonight’s sold-out 6:30 p.m. ET game in Halifax, the first stop on this season’s 11-location Takeover Tour.
⬆️ The ultimate overachiever – Boston Fleet: Four games into the season and Boston are still undefeated, thanks in no small part to goaltender Aerin Frankel. The American tendy is on a tear, saving 98% of shots sent her way and posting two shutouts so far this season. Can the Fleet keep it smooth sailing vs. the NY Sirens tonight at 7 p.m. ET?
😤 Least likely to back down – Ottawa Charge forward Brianne Jenner: Not only is Jenner tied atop the league in points, but she also notched the lone Canadian goal in the final Rivalry Series game. After last night’s 2–1 loss to the Vancouver Goldeneyes, Jenner and Ottawa are right back in action tonight at 10 p.m. ET against the Seattle Torrent. Never back down, never what?
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