Canadians dominate first Professional Women's Hockey League rosters
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Canadians dominated Professional Women's Hockey League rosters declared Tuesday for the league's inaugural season starting New Year's Day.
Canadians dominated Professional Women's Hockey League rosters declared Tuesday for the league's inaugural season starting New Year's Day.
The yet-unnamed PWHL teams in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, New York, Boston and Minnesota will each carry 23 players, plus three reserves.
The rosters total 157 players from 12 different countries, including a league-leading 90 Canadians. The United States has 53 players on rosters with another 14 women from outside North America.
"It's just that one step closer now to getting things started and further figuring out who we are as a team and what's our identity," Ottawa head coach Carla MacLeod said.
The first regular season game will be played Jan. 1 at Toronto's Mattamy Athletic Centre between Toronto and New York. Ottawa will host Montreal the next day at TD Place.
Each of the six teams took 27 players to last week's pre-season camp of skates and scrimmages in Utica, N.Y. A total of 185 players reported to training camps Nov. 15.
"For sure you want to be so careful with your decisions," said Toronto coach Troy Ryan, who is also the head coach of the Canadian women's team.
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