Pwhl Toronto

They are one of the six charter franchises of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

PWHL Toronto
City	Toronto, Ontario
League	PWHL
Founded	2023 (2023)
Home arena	Mattamy Athletic Centre Scotiabank Arena
Colours	Blue, black and white
Owner(s)	Mark Walter Group
General manager	Gina Kingsbury
Head coach	Troy Ryan
Captain	Blayre Turnbull
Website	toronto.thepwhl.com
Current season

On August 29, 2023, it was announced that Toronto would be home to one of the PWHL's first six franchises. The league announced on September 1 that Gina Kingsbury, the former vice president of hockey operations at Hockey Canada and general manager of the Canadian women's national team, would be the team's general manager. On September 15, Troy Ryan, the head coach of the Canadian women's national team, was announced as the team's head coach.

Toronto's first three players—Canadian national team members Sarah Nurse, Renata Fast and Blayre Turnbull—were signed to three-year deals on September 5, 2023. The team selected 15 players at the inaugural PWHL draft on September 18; the team's first pick, at second overall, was veteran Canadian national team member Jocelyne Larocque. Ahead of the start of the inaugural 2024 season, Turnbull was named team captain, with Fast and Larocque serving as assistant captains.

In November 2023, it was announced that the team's colours would be blue, black, and white. The same month, it was announced that the Mattamy Athletic Centre in the old Maple Leaf Gardens would become the home of Toronto's PWHL team. On January 1, 2024, Toronto hosted the first ever PWHL game at Mattamy, with visiting New York posting a 4–0 victory over Toronto. The teams faced each other again on January 5, with Toronto securing its first win by a score of 3–2; Natalie Spooner scored the first goal in team history in the second period.

On February 16, 2024, Toronto hosted its first game at the Scotiabank Arena against Montreal dubbed by the league as "The Battle on Bay Street". The game set a league and women’s hockey attendance record with a sellout crowd of 19,285, beating the previous record of 18,013 at the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship. Two months later, on April 20, Montreal hosted Toronto at the Bell Centre (the home of the NHL's Canadiens), selling out the arena and setting another new attendance record (21,105). This game was known as "The Duel at the Top."

Current roster

As of March 20, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
51		Victoria Bach	F	L	27	2023	Milton, Ontario
50		Kristen Campbell	G	L	26	2023	Brandon, Manitoba
17		Samantha Cogan	F	L	26	2023	Ottawa, Ontario
18		Jesse Compher	F	R	24	2023	Northbrook, Illinois
22		Maggie Connors	F	L	23	2023	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
14		Renata Fast (A)	D	R	29	2023	Hamilton, Ontario
6		Kali Flanagan	D	R	28	2023	Burlington, Massachusetts
41		Brittany Howard	F	R	28	2023	St. Thomas, Ontario
37		Erica Howe	G	L	31	2023	Ottawa, Ontario
70		Carly Jackson	G	L	26	2023	Amherst, Nova Scotia
7		Olivia Knowles	D	R	25	2023	Campbell River, British Columbia
3		Jocelyne Larocque (A)	D	L	35	2023	Ste. Anne, Manitoba
19		Rebecca Leslie	F	R	27	2023	Ottawa, Ontario
27		Emma Maltais	F	L	24	2023	Burlington, Ontario
34		Hannah Miller	F	L	28	2023	North Vancouver, British Columbia
12		Allie Munroe	D	L	27	2023	Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
20		Sarah Nurse	F	L	29	2023	Hamilton, Ontario
76		Maude Poulin-Labelle	D	L	24	2023	Sherbrooke, Quebec
5		Lauriane Rougeau	D	L	33	2023	Beaconsfield, Quebec
24		Natalie Spooner	F	R	33	2023	Scarborough, Ontario
40		Blayre Turnbull (C)	F	R	30	2023	Stellarton, Nova Scotia
10		Alexa Vasko	F	L	25	2023	St. Catharines, Ontario
28		Kaitlin Willoughby	F	R	29	2023	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Reserves

As of March 20, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
23		Jess Jones	F	L	33	2024	Picton, Ontario
21		Emma Keenan	D	L	26	2023	Calgary, Alberta
55		Jessica Kondas	D	R	24	2023	Calgary, Alberta

The 2023 PWHL Draft was held on September 18, 2023, using a "snake draft" format with the selection order reversing after each round; Toronto's first pick was second overall. Toronto made the following selections:

2023 PWHL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Nationality	Position	Previous team
1	2	Jocelyne Larocque	Canada	Defence	Team Adidas (PWHPA)
2	11	Emma Maltais	Canada	Forward	Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA)
3	14	Kristen Campbell	Canada	Goaltender	Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
4	23	Natalie Spooner	Canada	Forward	Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
5	26	Jesse Compher	United States	Forward	Wisconsin Badgers (WHCA)
6	35	Kali Flanagan	United States	Defence	Boston Pride (PHF)
7	38	Victoria Bach	Canada	Forward	Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
8	47	Brittany Howard	Canada	Forward	Toronto Six (PHF)
9	50	Allie Munroe	Canada	Defence	Connecticut Whale (PHF)
10	59	Mellissa Channell	Canada	Defence	Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
11	62	Maggie Connors	Canada	Forward	Princeton Tigers (ECAC)
12	71	Rebecca Leslie	Canada	Forward	Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
13	74	Hannah Miller	Canada	Forward	Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star (ZhHL)
14	83	Alexa Vasko	Canada	Forward	Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
15	86	Olivia Knowles	Canada	Defence	Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)