Overview
- The Charge said Monday that head coach Carla MacLeod will step away for an undetermined period to continue breast cancer treatment.
- Assistant Haley Irwin becomes interim head coach, having run the bench once in December when MacLeod began treatment.
- Ottawa sits fifth with 33 points through 25 games, one point behind Toronto for the last of the PWHL’s four playoff spots with five games remaining.
- The team said MacLeod remains in good spirits and asked for privacy, and GM Mike Hirshfeld urged her to focus on recovery and take the time she needs.
- MacLeod disclosed her diagnosis in November, missed only one game, and coached Czechia at the 2026 Olympics after arranging radiation around the tournament.