PWHL announces award winners
DETROIT – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) today announced its award winners for the 2025-26 regular season during the 2026 PWHL Awards presented by Ally Financial. The event was held Tuesday evening in Detroit. 2026 PWHL AWARD WINNERS AND ALL-STAR TEAMS Billie Jean King MVP Award and Goaltender of the Year presented by Rogers: Aerin Frankel (Boston Fleet) Frankel, a 26-year-old from Chappaqua, NY, is the first goaltender in league history to earn MVP honors and was instrumental in Boston’s record season, posting multiple PWHL single-season benchmarks including 19 wins in 26 starts (tied with Ann-Renée Desbiens), eight shutouts, … Continue reading
Wolves blanked by Marlies, 1-0, in Game 3
TORONTO—The Chicago Wolves fell to the Toronto Marlies 1-0 in Game 3 of the 2026 Calder Cup Finals on Tuesday night at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The Wolves were unable to solve Marlies goaltender Artur Akhtyamov, who made 24 saves to record the shutout and help Toronto take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with Game 4 scheduled for Thursday night at Toronto. After a scoreless opening period during which the Wolves held a 13-5 shot advantage, the Marlies struck on a goal by Easton Cowan early in the second period. Akhtyamov made the score hold up the rest of the … Continue reading
Predators, Avalanche trade AHL goalies
The Nashville Predators have acquired forward Ross Colton and goaltender Isak Posch from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft and goaltender Magnus Chrona. Posch, 24, spent his rookie season with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles in 2025-26, going 15-8-5 with a 2.78 goals-against average and an .891 save percentage. He also represented Colorado at the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic. Chrona, a pending unrestricted free agent, was 9-11-3 with a 2.94 GAA, an .894 save percentage and one shutout in 25 appearances for the AHL’s Milwaukee … Continue reading
Weber is Ironhawks first head coach
TRENTON, N.J. – The Trenton Ironhawks of the introduced Chuck Weber as the club’s first Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations. Weber has been guiding teams at all levels of hockey to success, including winning the Kelly Cup with Cincinnati 2008 and 2010 and the John Brophy Award as ECHL Coach of the Year in 2008. The 53-year-old Weber is returning to his coaching roots in Trenton, where he served as an assistant coach of the Trenton Titans under Peter Horachek in 2001-02. “We certainly had plenty of interest in the Trenton coaching position,” said Bob Ohrablo, Ironhawks’ President. … Continue reading
Tortorella won’t return as Golden Knights coach
John Tortorella will not return as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights next season, general manager Kelly McCrimmon announced on Tuesday. The 67-year-old replaced Bruce Cassidy on March 29 with eight games remaining in the regular season. Vegas went 7-0-1 before a playoff run saw it advance to the Stanley Cup Final. The Golden Knights lost to the Carolina Hurricanes in six games. “We thank ‘Torts’ for the guidance he provided our team since joining the organization in March,” McCrimmon said. “When the decision was made to bring Torts to Vegas, we needed an immediate impact to help us at … Continue reading
Woll traded to Flyers by Maple Leafs for Ersson, Andrae
Joseph Woll was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Toronto, which also sent defenseman Simon Benoit to Philadelphia, received goalie Samuel Ersson, defenseman Emil Andrae and a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Woll was 15-16-7 with a 3.34 goals-against average and .899 save percentage, each the lowest of his career, and two shutouts in 39 games (38 starts) with Toronto this season. The Maple Leafs allowed the second-most goals per game this season (3.60). The 27-year-old has two years remaining on a three-year, $10.98 million contract ($3.67 million average annual value he signed with … Continue reading
