The 2022–23 PHF season was the eighth and final

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season of the

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(PHF) – known as the National Women's Hockey League during its first six seasons (2015–2021).

League business

The PHF decided not to hold a draft this year.

Montreal expansion

The long-expected Montreal Force expansion franchise was announced in July and the team name, colors and logo were revealed in August. The team will not have an official home arena during the 2022–23 season but will instead play home games across the province of Quebec, with expected stops in

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, Gatineau,

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, and

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, among others.

International players

A record twenty international players signed as roster players in the PHF for the 2022–23 season. Of the international players, six are from Finland, five are from Czechia, four are from Sweden, two are from Austria, two are from Hungary, and one is from Switzerland. Signed as a practice player rather than to the main roster,

Iveta Klimášová Iveta Klimášová (born 14 January 1998) is a Slovak ice hockey player, playing in the Finnish Naisten Liiga (NSML) with HPK Kiekkonaiset. She was a member of the Slovak national ice hockey team during the 2010s. Klimášová and national te ...

of the Buffalo Beauts is from Slovakia. An additional four players are North American-born but hold multiple citizenship and have represented nations outside of North America in international competition (listed with nations of citizenship): Taylor Baker (Canada/Hungary).

Janka Hlinka Janka Hlinka or Janka Hlinková (born 31 October 1995) is a Slovak-American ice hockey forward and member of the Slovak national team, currently playing in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Connecticut Whale. Her college ice hockey ...

(Slovakia/United States),

Leah Lum Leah Lum (born May 12, 1996), also known by the Chinese name Lin Qiqi (), is a Canadian ice hockey forward and member of the Chinese national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) with Montreal. ...

(Canada/China), and

Lenka Serdar Lenka Slezak Serdar (born 21 July 1997) is a Czech-American ice hockey player and member of the Czech national team, currently signed with the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022–23 season. Serdar represent ...

(Czechia/United States). Player nationalities * Austria:

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* China: Leah Lum * Czechia:

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Dominika Lásková Dominika Lásková (born 20 December 1996) is a Czech ice hockey player for PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at M ...

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, Lenka Serdar, Aneta Tejralová,

Tereza Vanišová Tereza Vanišová (born 30 January 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey player for PWHL Montreal of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team. She was drafted in the s ...

* Finland:

Anna Kilponen Anna Kilponen (born 16 May 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman, signed with the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022–23 season. She played four seasons of college ice hockey in the NCAA Division I, tw ...

, Eveliina Mäkinen, Emma Nuutinen, Meeri Räisänen, Jenna Suokko,

Minttu Tuominen Minnamari "Minttu" Tuominen (born 26 June 1990) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently signed with the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022–23 season. A member of the Finnish national ice hockey team si ...

* Hungary: Taylor Baker, Réka Dabasi, Fanni Garát-Gasparics * Slovakia: Janka Hlinka, Iveta Klimášová * Sweden: Lovisa Berndtsson, Ebba Berglund, Ronja Mogren,

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* Switzerland: Sarah Forster

Front office changes

On May 17, 2022, the

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announced that Jack Brodt, who co-founded the team in 2004, would take a position with NLTT Hockey, the company who bought the Whitecaps in the 2021–22 season. On August 21, 2022, Chi-Yin Tse was named as the new general manager for the Whitecaps.

Coaching changes

On May 9, 2022,

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succeeded Ivo Mocek as head coach of the Metropolitan Riveters. Mocek remains with the team as associate head coach. On May 17, 2022, Ronda Engelhardt took over as sole head coach of the Whitecaps.

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

The 2022–23 season schedule was published on September 19, 2022. ''All times in

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( UTC−05:00); exception of November 5–6, 2022, which are in Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC−04:00).''

News and notes

*December 10, 2022: Boston Pride goaltender Corinne Schroeder set a new PHF single season record for shutouts, recording her fourth shutout in just seven starts for the first place Pride. *December 11, 2022: Boston Pride team captain Jillian Dempsey tied a PHF record with six points on Sunday including her first career hat-trick to lead Boston to a 7–5 win versus Buffalo.

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of the season on March 12, 2023. The following skaters were the top point scorers of teams not represented in the scoring leader table at the conclusion of the season, noted with their overall league scoring rank:

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in regular season

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at the conclusion of the season on March 12, 2023, while playing at least one-third of games.

Awards and honors

* Most Valuable Player: Loren Gabel (BOS) * Outstanding Player of the Year: Loren Gabel (BOS) * Defender of the Year: Kali Flanagan (BOS) * Goaltender of the Year: Corinne Schroeder (BOS) * Newcomer of the Year: Loren Gabel (BOS) * Rookie of the Year: Corinne Schroeder (BOS) * Denna Laing Award: Lauren Kelly (BOS) PHF Foundation Award Winners * Boston: Sammy Davis * Buffalo: Cassidy MacPherson * Connecticut: Shannon Turner * Metropolitan: Reagan Rust * Minnesota:

* Montreal: Laura Jardin * Toronto: Shiann Darkangelo Player of the Month * November 2022: Corinne Schroeder (BOS) * December 2022:

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(TOR) * January 2023:

Kennedy Marchment Kennedy Marchment (born December 6, 1996) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). Playing career Across 142 NCAA games with the St. Lawrence Saints women's ice ...

(CTW) * February 2023: Loren Gabel (BOS) * March 2023: Madison Packer (MET) Three Stars of the Week * November 5–6: 1. Corinne Schroeder (BOS), 2. Brittany Howard (TOR), 3. Élizabeth Giguère (BOS) * November 18–20: 1. Sarah Bujold (MET), 2. Corinne Schroeder (BOS), 3.

(TOR) * November 26–27: 1. Jade Downie-Landry (MON), 2.

Ann-Sophie Bettez Ann-Sophie Bettez (born October 14, 1987) is a Canadian ice hockey forward currently signed with the Montreal Force of the Premier Hockey Federation. Playing career CIS She was CIS rookie of the year in 2008 and voted league MVP in her second y ...

(MON), 3. Fanni Garát-Gasparics (MET) * December 3–4: 1. Kennedy Marchment (CTW), 2.

(MET), 3. Sydney Brodt (MIN) * December 9–11: 1. Jillian Dempsey (BOS), 2. Loren Gabel (BOS), 3. Brittany Howard (TOR) * December 16–18: 1.

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(MIN), 2. Shiann Darkangelo (TOR), 3. Taylor Girard (CTW) * January 6–8: 1. Taylor Girard (CTW), 2. Loren Gabel (BOS), 3.

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(TOR) * January 14–15: 1. Allie Thunstrom (BOS), 2. Ann-Sophie Bettez (MON), 3. Jonna Albers (MIN) * January 17–22: 1. Loren Gabel (BOS), 2. Kennedy Marchment (CTW), 3. Brittany Howard (TOR) * February 3–6: 1. Loren Gabel (BOS), 2. Shiann Darkangelo (TOR), 3. Corinne Schroeder (BOS) * February 11–12: 1. Tricia Deguire (MON), 2. Elaine Chuli (TOR), 3. Alexandra Labelle (MON) * February 18–19: 1. Corinne Schroeder (BOS), 2.

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(BUF), 3.

Michela Cava Michela Cava (born March 26, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey centre, currently playing in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) with PWHL Minnesota. Playing career Along with goaltender Danika Ranger, Cava is one of only two players to ...

(TOR) * February 24–26: 1. Madison Packer (MET), 2.

(TOR), 3. Justine Reyes (CTW) * March 3–5: 1. Kennedy Marchment (CTW), 2. Sarah Bujold (MET), 3. Jillian Dempsey (BOS) * March 10–12: 1. Madison Packer (MET), 2.

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(TOR), 3. Abbie Ives (CTW) * March 16–20: 1. Jonna Albers (MIN), 2.

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(MIN), 3. Michela Cava, (TOR)

Playoffs

The top four teams in the standings qualified for the Isobel Cup playoffs, which were held in two rounds. The first round was a best-of-three series, hosted at the

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and the Mattamy Athletic Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, starting Thursday, March 16, 2023. The two semi-final winners played a one-game championship final on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at

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Bracket

Semifinals

(1) Boston Pride vs. (4) Minnesota Whitecaps

(2) Toronto Six vs. (3) Connecticut Whale

Isobel Cup final

References

Gamesheets

External links

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