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The 2023–24 PWHL Montréal season was the team's inaugural season as a member of the newly created
Professional Women's Hockey League The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL; , LPHF) is a women's professional ice hockey league in North America. The league comprises eight teams, four each from the United States and Canada. The teams play a Season (sports), regular season ...
. They played their home games at
Verdun Auditorium Verdun Auditorium (Canadian French, French: ''Auditorium de Verdun'') is an arena located in the borough of Verdun, Quebec, Verdun, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The building opened on November 28, 1939 and holds 4,114 seats. It is the largest a ...
in
Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
and
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in the suburb of Laval. They also played one game at the
Bell Centre Bell Centre (French: ''Centre Bell)'', formerly known as Molson Centre, is a multi-purpose arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opened on March 16, 1996, it is the home arena of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), ...
on April 20. Montréal finished second overall in the league standings, clinching a playoff berth on April 24, 2024, with a 5–2 victory over
PWHL New York The New York Sirens are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York metropolitan area that competes in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They are one of the six charter franchises of the league. The team plays its home gam ...
. Montréal faced
PWHL Boston The Boston Fleet are a professional ice hockey team based in the Greater Boston area that competes in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They are one of the six charter franchises of the league. The team plays its home games at Tso ...
in the playoff semifinal. Montréal lost the series in three straight games, with all three decisions coming in overtime, including a triple-overtime loss in the second game of the series. After the season,
Erin Ambrose Erin Ambrose (born April 30, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She made her debut with the Cana ...
won defender of the year honours from the league.


Offseason

On September 1, 2023, Montréal hired
Daniele Sauvageau Daniele is an Italian male given name, the cognate of the English name Daniel. Danièle is also a French female given name, an alternative spelling of Danielle. The name "Daniel" originates from the Hebrew Bible and is associated with the prophe ...
as its general manager. The team then hired
Kori Cheverie Kori Cheverie (born June 18, 1987) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player, currently serving as the head coach for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is also the assistant coach of the Canadian national ...
as its first head coach on September 13. In November, it was announced that the team would split its home games between
Verdun Auditorium Verdun Auditorium (Canadian French, French: ''Auditorium de Verdun'') is an arena located in the borough of Verdun, Quebec, Verdun, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The building opened on November 28, 1939 and holds 4,114 seats. It is the largest a ...
and
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. On September 5, Montréal announced the signings of its first three players, Canadian national team members
Marie-Philip Poulin Marie-Philip Poulin (born March 28, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre (ice hockey), centre and Captain (ice hockey), captain for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is also the captain o ...
,
Laura Stacey Laura Rachel Stacey (born May 5, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Victoire, and a member of Canada women's national ice hockey team. She previously played with the Markham Thunder and the Dartmouth Big Green a ...
, and Ann-Renee Desbiens. Poulin was named team captain, with Stacey and
Erin Ambrose Erin Ambrose (born April 30, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She made her debut with the Cana ...
named assistant captains.


Standings


Schedule and results


Regular season

Montréal played its first ever game on January 2, 2024, against
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at
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. In front of what was a women's professional record crowd of 8,318, Montréal won the game in overtime by a score of 3–2 on a goal by
Ann-Sophie Bettez Ann-Sophie Bettez (born October 14, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward that played for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Playing career CIS She was CIS rookie of the year in 2008 and voted l ...
; Claire Dalton scored the first goal in team history in the second period. Montréal hosted its first game on January 13, with
PWHL Boston The Boston Fleet are a professional ice hockey team based in the Greater Boston area that competes in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They are one of the six charter franchises of the league. The team plays its home games at Tso ...
visiting Verdun Auditorium. In front of a sell-out crowd, Boston won 3–2 in overtime; Ambrose scored the first home goal in team history. The team hosted its first game at Place Bell on January 16, defeating visiting
PWHL New York The New York Sirens are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York metropolitan area that competes in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They are one of the six charter franchises of the league. The team plays its home gam ...
by a score of 3–2, with Poulin scoring the game-winning goal. On February 16, 2024, Montréal played a match hosted by
PWHL Toronto The Toronto Sceptres are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto that competes in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They are one of the six charter franchises of the league. The team plays its home games at Coca-Cola Coliseu ...
at
Scotiabank Arena Scotiabank Arena (SBA), formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and t ...
in a game dubbed "The Battle on Bay Street". The game set a league and women’s hockey attendance record with a sell-out crowd of 19,285, beating the previous record of 18,013 at the
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. On April 20, Montréal hosted Toronto at the Bell Centre in a game dubbed the "Duel at the Top"—with the two teams vying for first place in the standings—and the sell-out crowd of 21,105 established another new attendance record. Montréal clinched a spot in the inaugural PWHL playoffs on April 24 with a 5–2 win over New York.


Regular season schedule

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Playoffs

On May 6, 2024,
PWHL Toronto The Toronto Sceptres are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto that competes in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They are one of the six charter franchises of the league. The team plays its home games at Coca-Cola Coliseu ...
, who finished first overall, elected to play
PWHL Minnesota The Minnesota Frost are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that competes in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They are one of the six charter franchises of the league. The team plays its home games at Xc ...
in the first round of the playoffs. Therefore, the Montréal drew a semifinal match-up against
PWHL Boston The Boston Fleet are a professional ice hockey team based in the Greater Boston area that competes in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They are one of the six charter franchises of the league. The team plays its home games at Tso ...
Boston upset Montréal, winning the series in three straight games. All three games were decided in overtime, including two games in Montréal. In the second game, which was settled in the third overtime period, Boston goaltender
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set a playoff record with a 56-save performance. The series loss knocked Montréal out of contention for the
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Player statistics


Skaters


Goaltenders


Awards and honours


Milestones


Awards


Transactions


Signings


Draft picks

Below are the PWHL Montreal's selections at the 2023 PWHL draft held on September 18, 2023.


References


Recaps


External links

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