2024–25 Boston Fleet season

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The 2024–25 Boston Fleet season was the team's second season as a member of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They played their home games at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.

2024–25 Boston Fleet
League5 PWHL
2024–25 record9–6–5–10
Home record6–4–1–5
Road record3–2–4–5
Goals for75
Goals against76
Team information
General managerDanielle Marmer[1]
CoachCourtney Kessel[1]
Assistant coachStefanie McKeough
Pernilla Winberg[1]
CaptainHilary Knight[2]
Alternate captainsMegan Keller
Jamie Lee Rattray[2]
ArenaTsongas Center
Average attendance4,587
Team leaders
GoalsHilary Knight (15)[3]
AssistsHilary Knight (14)[3]
PointsHilary Knight (29)[3]
Penalty minutesSophie Shirley (29)[3]
Plus/minusJessica DiGirolamo (+8)[3]
WinsAerin Frankel (12)[4]
Goals against averageKlára Peslarová (1.79)

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Montreal Victoire (Y) 30 12 7 3 8 77 67 +10 53 Playoffs
2 Toronto Sceptres (X) 30 12 3 6 9 73 73 0 48
3 Ottawa Charge (X) 30 12 2 4 12 71 80 9 44[a]
4 Minnesota Frost (X) 30 10 5 4 11 85 76 +9 44[a]
5 Boston Fleet (E) 30 9 6 5 10 75 76 1 44[a]
6 New York Sirens (E) 30 8 4 5 13 71 80 9 37
Updated to match(es) played on May 3, 2025. Source: PWHL
(E) Eliminated; (X) Clinched playoff berth; (Y) Clinched first place
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Regulation wins: Ottawa 12, Minnesota 10, Boston 9

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The preseason schedule was published on October 1, 2024.[5]

All times in Eastern Time.

Pre-season camp
DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeOTNotesBox Score/Recap
November 202:00Montreal1–3Boston@ Verdun Auditorium [Recap 1]
November 212:00Boston1–6Ottawa@ Verdun Auditorium [Recap 2]

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was announced on October 15, 2024. The Fleet's regular season will begin on November 30, 2024, and will end on May 3, 2025, with each team playing 30 games; six games against every opponent.[6][7][8][9]

Regular season schedule (Home: 6–4–1–5; Road: 3–2–4–5)
November: 0–0–0–1, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1November 30@ Toronto1–3FrankelCoca-Cola Coliseum8,0890–0–0–10[Recap 3]
December: 2–0–0–3, 6 points (Home: 2–0–0–1; Road: 0–0–0–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
2December 4Minnesota1–2FrankelTsongas Center3,8110–0–0–20[Recap 4]
3December 8New York4–2FrankelTsongas Center4,0031–0–0–23[Recap 5]
4December 17Ottawa3–2FrankelTsongas Center2,8542–0–0–26[Recap 6]
5December 27@ Toronto2–4FrankelCoca-Cola Coliseum8,2642–0–0–36[Recap 7]
6December 30@ Montreal1–3SöderbergPlace Bell10,1722–0–0–46[Recap 8]
January: 1–3–2–1, 11 points (Home: 1–2–0–0; Road: 0–1–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
7January 2@ Minnesota3–4OTFrankelXcel Energy Center5,0662–0–1–47[Recap 9]
8January 5Montreal3–2SOFrankelClimate Pledge Arena12,6082–1–1–49[Recap 10]
9January 8@ Minnesota1–2OTSöderbergXcel Energy Center4,2482–1–2–410[Recap 11]
10January 11@ Ottawa2–1OTFrankelTD Place Arena8,2952–2–2–412[Recap 12]
11January 22Toronto4–1FrankelTsongas Center3,9513–2–2–415[Recap 13]
12January 26@ Minnesota2–5SöderbergXcel Energy Center7,8383–2–2–515[Recap 14]
13January 31New York3–2SOFrankelTsongas Center5,9123–3–2–517[Recap 15]
February: 3–2–0–1, 13 points (Home: 1–1–0–0; Road: 2–1–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
14February 12@ New York4–0FrankelPrudential Center1,7294–3–2–520[Recap 16]
15February 14@ Toronto1–3FrankelCoca-Cola Coliseum8,1244–3–2–620[Recap 17]
16February 16Minnesota4–2PeslarováTsongas Center6,0325–3–2–623[Recap 18]
17February 17@ New York4–1FrankelPrudential Center3,7156–3–2–626[Recap 19]
18February 20@ Ottawa3–2OTFrankelTD Place Arena5,4586–4–2–628[Recap 20]
19February 23New York3–2SOFrankelKeyBank Center8,5126–5–2–630[Recap 21]
March: 2–1–2–2, 10 points (Home: 1–1–1–2; Road: 1–0–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
20March 1@ Montreal2–3OTFrankelBell Centre17,3246–5–3–631[Recap 22]
21March 5New York5–2FrankelTsongas Center3,2527–5–3–634[Recap 23]
22March 8Montreal2–3OTFrankelAgganis Arena5,9687–5–4–635[Recap 24]
23March 15@ Ottawa5–2FrankelTD Place Arena8,0968–5–4–638[Recap 25]
24March 18Montreal3–2SOSöderbergTsongas Center3,3758–6–4–640[Recap 26]
25March 26Toronto2–4FrankelAgganis Arena6,0288–6–4–740[Recap 27]
26March 29Ottawa1–2PhilipsEnterprise Center8,5788–6–4–840[Recap 28]
April: 1–0–1–1, 4 points (Home: 1–0–0–1; Road: 0–0–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
27April 2Ottawa0–4FrankelTsongas Center3,8078–6–4–940[Recap 29]
28April 26Toronto3–0PeslarováTsongas Center5,6199–6–4–943[Recap 30]
29April 28@ Montreal2–3OTPeslarováPlace Bell8,8129–6–5–944[Recap 31]
May: 0–0–0–1, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0–1; Road: 0–0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
30May 3Minnesota1–8FrankelTsongas Center5,0139–6–5–1044[Recap 32]

  Regulation Win (3 points)   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Regulation Loss (0 points)

Player statistics

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As of May 03, 2025[3]

Skaters

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Regular season[3]
Player GP G A Pts SOG +/− PIM
Hilary Knight 30151429111012
Alina Müller 267121951+18
Susanna Tapani 301171856–410
Megan Keller 30581350–518
Hannah Bilka 16561136–46
Hannah Brandt 30381130+514
Jamie Lee Rattray 30461040+18
Shay Maloney 3036952+18
Sidney Morin 3035850010
Lexie Adzija 2924633–56
Amanda Pelkey 2532527–310
Theresa Schafzahl 3032530+16
Jill Saulnier 1923516–28
Jessica DiGirolamo 3014532+812
Sophie Shirley 2805525+129
Emily Brown 2913424+316
Loren Gabel 2021319–14
Sydney Bard 2712319–514
Emma Greco 2803320+38
Daniela Pejšová 2803318–18
Jillian Dempsey 90224+30
Hadley Hartmetz 2000000
Kelly Babstock 90007–19

Goaltenders

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Regular season[4]
Player GP TOI W L OT SOL GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Aerin Frankel 231342:1812830512.286420.9211000
Emma Söderberg 6284:521210153.161290.8840000
Klára Peslarová 4200:47201061.79950.9371000

Awards and honors

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Milestones

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Regular season
Date Player Milestone
November 30, 2024[Recap 3] Hannah Bilka1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL game
Sydney Bard1st career PWHL game
Shay Maloney
December 4, 2024[Recap 4] Daniela Pejšová1st career PWHL penalty
1st career PWHL game
December 8, 2024[Recap 5] Megan Keller5th career PWHL goal
Sydney Bard1st career PWHL goal
1st career PWHL penalty
Shay Maloney1st career PWHL assist
December 17, 2024[Recap 6] Shay Maloney1st career PWHL goal
Emma Greco1st career PWHL assist
December 27, 2024[Recap 7] Loren Gabel5th career PWHL goal
Hannah Bilka1st career PWHL goal
December 30, 2024[Recap 8] Hannah Bilka1st career PWHL penalty
January 2, 2025[Recap 9] Hilary Knight10th career PWHL goal
Susanna Tapani
Daniela Pejšová1st career PWHL assist
January 5, 2025[Recap 10] Megan Keller20th career PWHL assist
January 22, 2025[Recap 13] Alina Müller15th career PWHL assist
Hannah Brandt10th career PWHL assist
Theresa Schafzahl1st career PWHL penalty
January 26, 2025[Recap 14] Hilary Knight10th career PWHL assist
Hannah Bilka5th career PWHL assist
Jessica DiGirolamo
January 31, 2025[Recap 15] Shay Maloney1st career PWHL penalty
February 12, 2025[Recap 16] Jamie Lee Rattray5th career PWHL goal
10th career PWHL assist
Sophie Shirley5th career PWHL assist
February 16, 2025[Recap 18] Alina Müller10th career PWHL goal
Klára Peslarová1st career PWHL game
1st career PWHL win
February 20, 2025[Recap 20] Susanna Tapani15th career PWHL goal
February 23, 2025[Recap 21] Alina Müller20th career PWHL assist
March 1, 2025[Recap 22] Amanda Pelkey5th career PWHL goal
March 5, 2025[Recap 23] Hilary Knight1st career PWHL hat-trick
15th career PWHL goal
Shay Maloney5th career PWHL assist
March 15, 2025[Recap 25] Theresa Schafzahl5th career PWHL goal
March 18, 2025[Recap 26] Susanna Tapani15th career PWHL assist
Hadley Hartmetz1st career PWHL game
March 26, 2025[Recap 27] Hilary Knight20th career PWHL goal
April 28, 2025[Recap 31] Hannah Bilka5th career PWHL goal
Jamie Lee Rattray15th career PWHL assist
Sidney Morin10th career PWHL assist
May 3, 2025[Recap 32] Jessica DiGirolamo1st career PWHL goal

Honors

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  • January 6, 2025: Susanna Tapani, Megan Keller, and Hilary Knight swept the PWHL Three Stars of the Week.[10]
  • January 13, 2025: Sidney Morin earned the PWHL Third Star of the Week[11]
  • January 27, 2025: Alina Müller earned PWHL First Star of the Week[12]
  • On March 3, 2025, Aerin Frankel was named the goaltender for the February SupraStars of the Month team[13]
  • March 10, 2025: Hilary Knight earned PWHL First Star of the Week[14]
  • March 17, 2025: Hilary Knight again earned PWHL First Star of the Week[15]
  • March 24, 2025: Susanna Tapani earned PWHL Third Star of the Week[16]
  • On April 3, 2025, Hilary Knight was honored as a forward on the March SupraStars of the Month team[17]

Transactions

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Boston has been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 PWHL season.

Signings

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Players the Boston Fleet have signed
Date Player Position Term Previous team Ref
June 20, 2024 Hannah BrandtF2 yearsBoston Fleet[18]
Sophie ShirleyF2 yearsBoston Fleet[18]
Emily BrownD2 yearsBoston Fleet[18]
Sidney MorinD1 yearBoston Fleet[18]
June 21, 2024 Lexie AdzijaF1 yearBoston Fleet[19]
July 8, 2024 Sydney BardD2 yearsColgate[20]
July 9, 2024 Hannah BilkaF3 yearsOhio State[21]
Emma GrecoD1 yearMinnesota Frost[22]
July 18, 2024 Daniela PejšováD3 yearsLuleå HF/MSSK[23]
November 15, 2024 Hadley HartmetzD1 yearOhio State[24]

Draft picks

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Below are PWHL Boston's selections at the 2024 PWHL Draft, which was held on June 10, 2024, at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul.[25]

Boston Fleet 2024 draft picks
Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team
1 4 Hannah Bilka F  United States Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA)
2 7 Daniela Pejšová D  Czech Republic Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL)
4 22 Sydney Bard D  United States Colgate Raiders (ECAC)
6 34 Shay Maloney F  United States Leksands IF (SDHL)
7 37 Ilona Markova F  Russia Agidel Ufa (ZhHL)
7 40 Hadley Hartmetz D  United States Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA)

References

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  2. 1 2 Detwiler, Christopher (January 2, 2024). "Bergeron welcomes Hilary Knight as inaugural team captain for PWHL Boston". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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  5. Kennedy, Ian (October 1, 2024). "PWHL To Host Pre-Season In Montreal and Toronto". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved October 1, 2024. The PWHL will host a pair of preseason camps including scrimmages. These will take place in Montreal and Toronto beginning November 19.
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  7. Laprade, Pat (November 2, 2024). "Bell Centre Booked For March Return Of Montreal Victoire". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved November 2, 2024. The Montreal Victoire will return to the Bell Centre for a March 1 game against the Boston Fleet.
  8. Kennedy, Ian (November 18, 2024). "Eight Cities To Host Stops On The PWHL Takeover Tour Including West Coast". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved November 18, 2024. Buffalo, Denver, Detroit, Raleigh, St. Louis and Seattle to host U.S. games; Québec City and Vancouver will serve as Canadian Stops on the PWHL's 2024-25 Takeover Tour.
  9. Boston Fleet Staff (January 17, 2025). "Boston Fleet To Host Two Home Games at Boston University's Agganis Arena". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  10. "Tapani, Keller, Knight Named PWHL 3 Stars of the Week Presented by Sharkninja Canada". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  11. "Poulin, Schroeder, Morin Named PWHL 3 Stars of the Week Presented by Shark Beauty Canada". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 13, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  12. "Müller, Miller and Heise Named PWHL 3 Stars of the Week Presented By Shark Beauty Canada". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  13. "PWHL Announces February SupraStars of the Month". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
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  16. "Vanišová, Campbell, Tapani Named PWHL 3 Stars of the Week Presented by Shark Beauty Canada". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  17. "PWHL Announces March SupraStars of the Month". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 4 Kennedy, Ian (June 20, 2024). "PWHL Boston Re-Signs Brandt, Brown, Morin, and Shirley". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  19. Kennedy, Ian (June 21, 2024). "PWHL Boston Brings Back Lexie Adzija". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved June 21, 2024. PWHL Boston has re-signed Lexie Adzija to a one-year contract extension after acquiring the forward at the 2023 trade deadline.
  20. Kennedy, Ian (July 8, 2024). "Boston Inks Sydney Bard To Two-Year Contract". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved July 8, 2024. PWHL Boston has signed 2024 PWHL fourth round pick Sydney Bard to a two-year contract. The defender recently finished her final season at Colgate.
  21. Kennedy, Ian (July 9, 2024). "Fourth Overall Pick Hannah Bilka Signs Three-Year Deal With PWHL Boston". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved July 9, 2024. PWHL Boston signed their first round pick, the fourth overall selection in the 2024 PWHL Draft Hannah Bilka to a three-year contract.
  22. Kennedy, Ian (July 9, 2024). "Emma Greco Leaves PWHL Champs, Signs In Boston". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved July 9, 2024. PWHL Boston has signed Walter Cup winning defender Emma Greco to a one year deal.
  23. Kennedy, Ian (July 18, 2024). "Boston Signs Czechia's Deniela Pejsova To Three-Year Deal". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved July 19, 2024. Czech national team defender Daniela Pejsova, the 7th overall pick in this year's PWHL Draft has signed a three-year contract with Boston.
  24. Kennedy, Ian (November 15, 2024). "Boston Signs Hadley Hartmetz To One-Year Deal". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved November 15, 2024. Hadley Hartmetz has signed a one-year contract with the Boston Fleet. She remains injured.
  25. "2024 PWHL Draft". thepwhl.com. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

Recaps

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  1. "Montreal @ Boston (Preseason)". ThePWHL.com. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  2. "Boston @ Ottawa (Preseason)". ThePWHL.com. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Boston Fleet @ Toronto Sceptres". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. November 30, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Minnesota Frost @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "New York Sirens @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Boston Fleet @ Ottawa Charge". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Boston Fleet @ Toronto Sceptres". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Boston Fleet @ Montreal Victoire". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Boston Fleet @ Minnesota Frost". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Montreal Victoire @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  11. "Boston Fleet @ Minnesota Frost". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  12. "Boston Fleet @ Ottawa Charge". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Toronto Sceptres @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Boston Fleet @ Minnesota Frost". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 26, 2025. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  15. 1 2 "New York Sirens @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. January 31, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Boston Fleet @ New York Sirens". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  17. "Boston Fleet @ Toronto Scpetres". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Minnesota Frost @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. February 16, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  19. "Boston Fleet @ New York Sirens". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  20. 1 2 "Boston Fleet @ Ottawa Charge". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  21. 1 2 "New York Sirens @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. February 23, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  22. 1 2 "Boston Fleet @ Montreal Victoire". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  23. 1 2 "New York Sirens @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  24. "Montreal Victoire @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  25. 1 2 "Boston Fleet @ Ottawa Charge". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  26. 1 2 "Montreal Victoire @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  27. 1 2 "Boston Fleet @ Toronto Sceptres". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  28. "Ottawa Charge @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. March 29, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  29. "Ottawa Charge @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  30. "Toronto Charge @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. April 26, 2025. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  31. 1 2 "Boston Fleet @ Montreal Victoire". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. April 28, 2025. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  32. 1 2 "Minnesota Frost @ Boston Fleet". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
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