INTRODUCING PWHL VANCOUVER

PWHL Vancouver made history earlier this month, welcoming more than 130 girls to its first-ever youth camp at the storied North Shore Winter Club. Over two days, players from across British Columbia and beyond came together for on-ice training, off-ice workouts, and leadership seminars guided by the newest team in the PWHL.

PWHL Vancouver made five picks and one trade at the 2025 PWHL Draft presented by Upper Deck, acquiring goaltender Kristen Campbell from Toronto and selecting forward Michelle Karvinen in the first round.

Click below for a complete breakdown of the 2025 PWHL Draft.

The Expansion Draft featured Seattle and Vancouver selecting seven players each, filling a 12-player roster. Players eligible to be selected in the Expansion Draft consisted of unprotected players under contract for the 2025–26 season or those whose playing rights are held through the 2025–26 season.

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To have watched the April 23 press conference that made the Vancouver PWHL team official was to see a thoroughly modern city with progressive hockey fans welcome a ground-breaking franchise with open arms. What makes Vancouver such a unique market, though, is just how much women’s hockey history already exists there.

Unique to the PWHL are its scoring system and rule innovations, putting emphasis on a thrilling game that rewards competitive play, engages fans worldwide and makes the hockey we play truly unique to us.

Check out this Beginner’s Guide to the PWHL to learn all about what sets the PWHL apart and what to keep an eye out for.

PWHL Takeover Tour’s™ Vancouver stop was a massive success, drawing a season-high crowd of 19,038 to sold-out Rogers Arena for a thrilling Montréal Victoire victory over the Toronto Sceptres.