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[grantmentis]

Women’s hockey roundup: 10/31-12/9

As per usual, this covers the PWHL but also all professional women’s hockey and some international news with some added focus on international leagues. It does not cover college due to time constraints but happy to point to any resources if needed. 100% confirmed news only

Also did something a bit different this month and tried to order points from what I think is most newsworthy at the top but it’s not a super strict order

PWHL (USA/Canada):

I covered a lot in my primer in terms of rule changes and broadcasting and neutral site games, so this will focus on everything else for the most part:

Official rosters are in. All rosters available here (toggle drop down menu to change teams)

The Sirens signed Kayla Vespa and Olivia Knowles after initial roster announcements

Maggie Flaherty (Minnesota Frost) was suspended two games for her hit on Alina Müller

Taylor House signs a SPA with the Ottawa Charge

Current players on injured reserve: Jill Saulnier (NY), Ella Shelton (NY), Dominika Lásková (MTL), Kennedy Marchand (MTL), Hadley Hartmetz (BOS), Natalie Spooner (TOR), Megan Carter (TOR.), Alexa Vasko (Ottawa Charge)

The PWHL is testing out other streaming platforms in the United States, including Twitch. If you are having trouble finding a PWHL stream outside of Canada, make sure to check the PWHL social media for updates!

SDHL (Sweden)

SDHL leading point leader Elisa Holopainen extends her contract with Frölunda. She joins Linnéa Pettersson Dove who extended for two seasons and Sofie Lundin (who’s sixth in the SDHL in points) and Ella Hellman who extended for one season. This waves of signings comes off of Frölundas two year rise since their inception and demonstration of significant financial investment to individual players and the team

Haruka Toko, team Japan star and last years top scorer for Linköping, has season ending surgery due to a cruciate ligament injury

Peter Elander, prominent former Swedish hockey player, former Swedens women’s national team coach, and most recently an assistant coach for Ohio states women’s hockey program, has accepted a job as coach for SDE

Emma Nordin (Luleå) became the all time points leader in the SDHL, surpassing Denise Altmann's record from 2020. Congratulations to Emma, who has 566 points in 461 games

Sarah Bujold, who played with Montreal victoire last year, signed with luleå

Alexa Gruschow, who played with the New York sirens last year, signed with MoDo hockey

Savannah Norcross, who played with the New York sirens last year, signed with luleå

Maude Poulin labelle, who played with the Toronto sceptres last year, signed with Brynäs

Audrey-Anne Veillette, who was with the Ottawa Charge last year but did not play due to injury, joins HV71

Sanni Vanhanen of Brynäs and the Finnish national team committed to play with Ohio state university next season

Czech goaltender Blanka Skodova joined Skellefteå

Standings updates: Frölunda sits in first place, but Luleå and MoDo are extremly close behind. HV71 and Leksands are in the relegation spots right now, with Linköping pretty comfortably ahead of them

Top Players/Players i want to highlight: -Stephanie Neatby (Fröluda), Frida Axell (Luleå), and Kassidy Sauvé (SDE) are all neck and neck for best goaltending stats -Elisa Holopainen (Frölunda) continues to lead in scoring with 31 points, with Petra Nieminen (Luleå) and Hanna Olson (Frölunda) close behind at 25 -Lovisa Engström (MoDo) has been the most impactful U18 player, scoring 8 goals thus far in her age 17 season and rookie year

AuroraLiiga (Finland)

Ella Välikangas rejoins HPK. She played there last season and had 23 points in 32 games played

Czech forward Anna Kalová of RoKi is out for the season.

Mentioned in my last roundup, but Saija Tarkki officially had her jersey! Congratulations to Saija on this incredible accomplishment

Six teams have clinched a playoff spot: Kiekko-Espoo, HPK, HIFK, Team Kuortane, Ilves, and Karpa. TPS, Kärpät, and Roki are left to battle out the remaining spots and avoid relegation. Kiekko-Espoo has a comfortable first place lead

RoKi got their first win of the season!

Top players: - After a bit of a down year last year, Salla Sivula (KalPa) has a .944 save percentage while facing the highest workload of any goalie in the league, and has four shutouts on the year. Sivula has been in the league since 2018-2019 and is currently on pace to set career highs on her new team - 21 year old Lisette Täks continues to make her case for the national team after playing at an elite level in auroraliiga the past two years. She has 46 points in 24 games at Kiekko-Espoo -18 year old Czech forward Barbora Juříčková is having a breakout year with HPK, already doubling her point total from last year. in 23 games this year, she has 40 points -Emma Nuutinen, a league veteran, is your current points leader with 49 points in 22 games for Kiekko-Espoo

SWHL A/ Postfinance Women's League (Switzerland)

The league is showing a wonderful increase in attendance, with a new record attendance set in a game between EV Zug and HC Davos Ladies on November 17th: 2,163 !

ALL WOMEN'S LEAGUES GAMES ARE ONCE AGAIN FREE TO STREAM FOR ALL HERE: https://www.red.sport/en-ch/page/womens-league this includes full replays, highlights, and interviews!!!

New playoff format: the 1st and 2nd placed tams will get a by to the semi-finals. The 3rd to 6th placed teams will play in best of three series to determine who goes on to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams in the table will have a best-of-five playoff series to determine relegation. The semi-finals and the final will be best of five, and there will be a one game bronze medal match.

Coach Johanna Ikonen of HC Davos Ladies signs an extension through 2026/2027. The former Finnish National Team Player is in her first year coaching the HC Davos Ladies, but has a wealth of experience coaching women's pro teams. HC Davos Ladies are currently in second place, a major improvement from last year when they were in fifth place with a negative goal differential.

Swiss hockey hall of famer Evelina Raselli, who captained Team Switzerland, won five swhl championships, and won an Isobel Cup with the Boston Pride, accepted a assistant coaching role for HC Davos starting in January

Ivana Wey (EVZ), a up and coming star for the Swiss national team, committed to Northeastern University

Naemi Herzig (EVZ) has committed to College of the Holy Cross

New Injuries: Annika Fazokas (EVZ) it out with a concussion

SC Bern Frauen is in first with HC Davos right behind. EVZ Women's Team could also make a run for one of the first two spots and have a game in hand. SC Langenthal Damen and Neuchâtel Hockey Academy Dames will almost certainly be relegated

Current top performers: - Elizabeth Lang (HC Davos Ladies) rookie out of University of Calgary with a league leading 37 points in 18 games -Estelle Duvin (SC Bern Fraun), who's been one of the MVP's of the SWHL the past few years, has 34 points in 18 games -Michaela Pejzlová (HC Ambrì-Piotta), a czech national team player in her first SWHL season after many years as a MVP caliber player in Auroraliiga, has 31 goals in 17 games

EWHL (Central/Eastern Europe)

Aisulu Almaty, HK PSRZ Bratislava, SKN Sabres St.Pölten are all extremely close in points in the top three spots. EV Bozen Eagles and KSV Neuberg Highlanders sit close behind them. Anyone in the top five spots could finish first.

Top players -Kristin Della Rovere (EV Bozen Eagles) is your top scorer with 33 points in 14 games -Latvian goaltender Kristiana Apsite for DEC Salzburg Eagles has been the most impressive goaltender to me. While goalies like Seeley have better numbers, Apsite's workload has been insane. Despite being on the worst team and facing the second most shots in the league (about 38 shots a game) she is putting up respectable numbers with a .911 save percentage -Slovak forward Ema Tothova is still the best u18 player, just as she was last year. The 17 year old has 18 points in 13 games. She is also playing in a boy's-majority u18 league at the same time

International news:

The 6-Nations event in Tampere begins December 11 to 15th, with Switzerland, Finland, Czechia, Sweden, USA, and Canada. The tournament rosters are made up primarily of the younger talent and ncaa players in each national teams pipelines. Most pro leagues are on break as a result

The u18 tournaments will be coming up in January! I will post more about them later, but if you would like to read more about them check out the IIHF page

[werewolfbneimitzvah]

Akane Shiga wishing her sister a happy birthday on IG and Aoi's response, plus instagram's english translations.

[orrsoared]

a girl i went to school with is in the swhl??

[auroraliiga]

Michelle Karvinen has signed with the Ladies Team Lugano of the SWHL A

At just 30, Karvinen is one of the most accomplished members of the Finnish national team and her decision to leave the SDHL for the Swiss Women's National League (SWHL A) is huge. She has spent the past five seasons with Luleå HF and is the franchise’s all-time points leader.

With Naisleijonat Karvinen has medalled at five World Championships and two Olympics, being named Best Forward at the 2014 Olympics, in addition to reviving many other honors for significant achievements at the national and club level.

[eishockeweltcom-blog]

Erste Transgender-Frau im Schweizer Eishockey Erstmalig darf eine Transgender-Frau in einer Aktivmannschaft an der Meisterschaft teilnehmen.

[elindsay08-blog]

Catch up on The IX: Hockey Edition

Catch up on The IX Newsletter: Hockey Edition before the new issue drops tomorrow.

Hello all:

It’s almost time for the second installment of The IX Newsletter: Hockey Edition. Every Friday, I curate a list of the best women’s hockey tweets, articles, and podcasts. I’ll also add my insight on the state of the sports, and each week I will conduct an interview— the “Five at the IX”—with different women’s hockey coaches, players, executives and more.

Tomorrow’s edition will feature…

[leanpick]

SWHL 2022: Bunbury representatives begin to fire as Hockey Australia Country Challenge enters crunch time

SWHL 2022: Bunbury representatives begin to fire as Hockey Australia Country Challenge enters crunch time

The cream of the South West Hockey League have begun to fire for the WA Country sides as they near the pointy end of the national tournament. 

[beijing2022woho]

The Swiss roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics features players active in five different leagues: the Women's League (SWHL A; 10 players), the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL; 5), the NCAA D1 (6), U Sports (1), and the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF; 1)

[kruz1208]

at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia https://www.instagram.com/p/CH_s1w-swHL/?igshid=1bo0ha5jxwqw0

[grantmentis]

I know nothing gets people more hype to ring in the new year than reading about women's hockey transactions from around the world in December, so here you go!

I was previously doing a monthly round up for women's hockey news solely on tumblr, but I am moving that to a news letter to allow a more thorough, organized format and some highlights!

[durchhaltevermoegen]

Ihr könnt mich durchsuchen wie ihr wollt, ich bin nicht besoffen. ~ dieser Traum endet nie.

Prosit, soll Wohlwollen dem Gegenüber in der nächsten Z3it ausdrücken. Für den Michi in mir, verkürzt das diese Zeit bis 1 Sekunde vor meinem Fünfzigsten, um wesentliche Minuten. Ich hoffe| Californien ist dann empfänglich für mich, swhl finanziell als auch  ..... ich habe angst,,,,dass ich mich nicht traue,,,,, weil alle kucken

ich muss da hin. oder eben zu mir!.

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NWHL News and Notes - September 23rd, 2019

NWHL News and Notes - September 23rd, 2019 Today in the #NWHL the Metropolitan Riveters added some scoring punch with SWHL leading goal scorer Kate Leary. #WomensHockey #GrowTheGame

Today in the NWHL the Metropolitan Riveters announced another signing for the 2019-20 season.

  The Riveters announced that they have signed SWHL leading scorer Kate Leary to a one year deal.

Leary, a Boston College Graduate, played for the Boston Blades of the CWHL for two seasons, and led the Blades in both seasons she played for them. Last season playing for Lugano of the Swiss Hockey League…

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#15 Minttu Tuomanen and #88 Siru Lehtopelto of Kiekko-Espoo before a match against the KRS Vanke Rays at the SWHL Tournament in Beijing, 22 August 2019

[eishockeweltcom-blog]

Zwei schmerzhafte Rücktritte Das Schweizer Eishockey verliert zwei wichtige Stützen der Nationalmannschaft. Beide konzentrieren sich in Zukunft auf die ZSC Lions.

[gregnationalltrades]

Worker killed on road by passing car

South West Highways Limited (SWHL) has today been fined after the death of a 48-year old worker who was struck by a vehicle.

Exeter Crown Court heard how the 48-year old employee was working with colleagues to repair roads in Tiverton, Devon on 29 January 2013 when he sustained fatal injuries after being struck by a vehicle being driven by a member of the public

An investigation by the Health and…

[eishockeyticker-blog]

ZSC Lions vor Lugano, Bomo Thun und Reinach: Das ist die Qualifikations-Rangliste der SWHL A vor dem Nachtrags-Spitzenspiel zwischen dem Meister und dem Vizemeister am nächsten Mittwoch. http://ift.tt/2z4C4F3