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2022–23 PHF Season
The 2022–23 PHF season was the eighth and final ice hockey season of the Premier Hockey Federation (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 Montreal, Gatineau, Quebec City, Rimouski, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Jérôme, and Sept-Îles, Quebec, 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. Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Hockey Federation
The Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) was a women's professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada that operated from March 2015 until June 2023. The league was established in 2015 as the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), comprising four league-owned teams. Over time, some teams gained independent ownership and the number of teams grew to seven; teams during the league's final season in 2022–23 PHF season, 2022–23 included the Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, Connecticut Whale (PHF), Connecticut Whale, Metropolitan Riveters, Minnesota Whitecaps, Montreal Force, and Toronto Six. The Isobel Cup was awarded annually to the league playoff champion. The PHF ceased operations on June 29, 2023, after the league and its Intellectual property, intellectual properties were purchased by Mark Walter Group and BJK Enterprises, led by Mark Walter and Billie Jean King, respectively. Both businesses had entered a partnership with the Professional Women's Hockey Players Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimouski
Rimouski ( ; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021). Rimouski, whose motto is ''Legi patrum fidelis'' (Faithful to the law of our fathers), is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence Estuary, around 300 km downstream of Quebec City. It is the site of Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), the Cégep de Rimouski (which includes the Institut maritime du Québec) and the Music Conservatory. It is also the home of some ocean sciences research centres ( see below). History The name Rimouski most likely derived from a Micmac word meaning "land of the moose". The city was founded by Sir René Lepage de Ste-Claire in 1696. Originally from Ouanne in the Burgundy region, he exchanged property he owned on the Île d'Orléans with Augustin Rouer de la Cardonnière for the Seigneurie of Rimouski, which extended along the St. Lawrence River fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janine Weber
Janine Weber (born 19 June 1991) is an Austrian professional ice hockey player and member of the Austria women's national ice hockey team, Austrian national team who mostly recently played in the now defunct Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Connecticut Whale (PHF), Connecticut Whale. She previously played with the Boston Pride and the New York Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; rebranded as PHF in 2021), the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), and the EHV Sabres Wien and Ravens Salzburg of the Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL). With the Blades, Weber scored the game-winning goal of the 2015 Clarkson Cup. Playing career Weber was born and raised in Innsbruck, the capital city of Tyrol (state), Tyrol in the Austrian Alps. She began playing ice hockey at 8 years old and developed in the Minor ice hockey, youth ice hockey department of HC Innsbruck, playing on the club's boys' teams until turning 17. She made her senior women's club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonia Matzka
Antonia may refer to: People * Antonia (name), including a list of people with the name * Antonia gens, a Roman family, any woman of the gens was named ''Antonia'' * Antônia (footballer) * Antônia Melo Entertainment * ''Antonia's Line'', originally ''Antonia'', a 1995 Dutch drama * ''Antonia'' (1935 film), a French musical comedy film * ''Antônia'' (film), a 2006 Brazilian musical drama * '' Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman'', a 1974 documentary * Antonia, a ''Mad TV'' recurring character * "Antonia", a song by Motion City Soundtrack on the album '' Even If It Kills Me'' * "Antonia", a song by Pat Metheny on the album '' Secret Story'' * "Antonia", a love interest of James T. Kirk in ''Star Trek Generations'' *''Antonia'', an 1863 novel by George Sand * ''Antonia'' (2022 film) a Peruvian drama film * ''Antonia'' (TV series) a 2024 Italian television series Places * Antonia, Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland * Antonia, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, north Poland * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenka Serdar
Lenka Slezak Serdar (born 21 July 1997) is a Czech-American ice hockey player and member of the Czech national team. She was signed with the Connecticut Whale of the now defunct Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022–23 season. Serdar represented the Czech Republic at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship and in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Playing career Serdar grew up playing ice hockey in and around her home town of Lexington, Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area. During the 2013–14 season, she began playing in the Junior Women's Hockey League (JWHL) with the North American Hockey Academy (NAHA) major junior team, called NAHA White, based in Wellesley, Massachusetts. In her senior year of high school, she relocated to the North American Hockey Academy academic campus in Stowe, Vermont and served as alternate captain to NAHA White. She led the team in scoring during the 2014–15 season, with 11 goals and 27 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Lum
Leah Lum (born May 12, 1996), also known by the Chinese name Lin Qiqi (), is a professional Canadian ice hockey forward and member of China women's national ice hockey team, currently playing for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Lum represented China in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group B, where she tied teammate Rachel Llanes (Lin Ni) for most goals (7) and most points (15) scored in the tournament. Playing career Lum scored 102 points in 148 games with the UConn Huskies women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East (WHEA) conference of the NCAA Division I. In her last year with the Huskies, she served as alternate captain. After graduating, Lum signed with the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), who had drafted her 11th overall in the 2018 CWHL Draft. She stayed with the team as it moved to the Zhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) with ŠKP Bratislava. She previously played in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Connecticut Whale. Her college ice hockey career was played at Middlebury College, where she won three New England Small College Athletic Conference championships. Playing career As a player with the Middlebury Panthers women's ice hockey program, Hlinka recorded 20 goals and 45 assists for a total of 65 points in 113 career NCAA Division III games. She and future Whale teammate Emily Fluke were Panther teammates for one season. Hlinka relocated to Europe after graduating from college. During the 2018–19 campaign, she suited up for ŠKP Bratislava U16 in the , the top under-16 (U16) boys' league in Slovakia, posting 12 goals and 11 assists in 21 games. She then spent two seasons with S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Baker (ice Hockey)
Taylor Samantha Baker (born July 30, 1997) is a Hungarian-Canadian ice hockey defender and member of the Hungarian national team. She has played in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Brynäs IF since January 17, 2025. Playing career Baker began playing ice hockey early in her childhood, around 3 or 4 years of age, and developed on minor teams in her home city of Toronto. Her junior career was played with the Toronto Jr. Aeros in the Provincial Women's Hockey League (Provincial WHL). She played one regular season game with the Jr. Aeros in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 Provincial WHL seasons before fully joining the team for the 2014–15 season. Across her final two seasons with the team, 2014–15 and 2015–16, she scored 10 goals and 19 assists for 29 points in 72 games and racked up 62 penalty minutes. During Baker’s four seasons with the Jr. Aeros, the team's roster featured a number of future Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) and Professional Women's Hockey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiple Citizenship
Multiple citizenship (or multiple nationality) is a person's legal status in which a person is at the same time recognized by more than one sovereign state, country under its nationality law, nationality and citizenship law as a national or citizen of that country. There is no international treaty, convention that determines the nationality or citizenship status of a person, which is consequently determined exclusively under national laws, which often conflict with each other, thus allowing for multiple citizenship situations to arise. A person holding multiple citizenship is, generally, entitled to the rights of citizenship in each country whose citizenship they are holding (such as right to a passport, right to enter the country, right to work, right to own property, suffrage, right to vote, etc.) but may also be subject to obligations of citizenship (such as a potential obligation for national service, becoming subject to taxation on worldwide income, etc.). Some countries d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Beauts
The Buffalo Beauts were a professional ice hockey team in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). They played in Amherst, New York, a suburb of Buffalo, at the Northtown Center. The Beauts were established in 2015 as one of the four founding franchises of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), rebranded as the PHF in 2021. The team played at Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo during their first four seasons. The team advanced to the Isobel Cup Finals in the PHF's first four seasons, winning the championship title in 2016–17. The team folded in 2023 after the PHF and its assets were purchased and dissolved as part of the process of creating a new, unified professional league, the Professional Women's Hockey League. History The Beauts held their first summer free agent camp on May 23 and 24, 2015. In July 2015, the Beauts signed free agent and 2-time Team USA Olympic goaltender Brianne McLaughlin, making her the first player to sign a contract with the franchise. The te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iveta Klimášová
Iveta Klimášová (born 14 January 1998) is a Slovak ice hockey player, playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with AIK Hockey. She was a member of the Slovak national ice hockey team during the 2010s. Klimášová and national team teammate Lenka Čurmová were the first Slovak players to play in the North American Premier Hockey Federation (PHF; called NWHL until 2021). She wears the number 8 as an homage to Alexander Ovechkin Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin (, ; born 17September 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger and Captain (ice hockey), captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "the .... References External links * 1998 births Living people AIK Hockey Dam players Buffalo Beauts players European Women's Hockey League players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Hungary HPK Kiekkonaiset players Ice hockey people from the Košice Region MAC Budapest (wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hockey News
''The Hockey News'' (''THN'') is a Canadian-based ice hockey magazine. ''The Hockey News'' was founded in 1947 by Ken McKenzie and Will Cote and has since become the most recognized hockey publication in North America. The magazine has a readership of 225,000 people per issue, while the magazine's website counts two million total readers. It is the top-selling hockey magazine in North America and is available through subscription in North America and digitally to the rest of the world. ''The Hockey News'' is also available at many newsstands in North America. Previously owned by Transcontinental Media and the TVA Group, ''The Hockey News'' was purchased by Roustan Media on January 26, 2018. History ''The Hockey News'' was founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1947 by Ken McKenzie and Will Cote. It is the second-oldest publication in North America devoted to one sport, following only ''Ring Magazine'' (a boxing-based publication), which was founded in 1922. Readership develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
