Overview
- The league enters the postseason riding a post-Olympic bump that pushed total attendance past one million this season.
- The best-of-five Walter Cup finals will air nationwide on ION, a Scripps network available in about 126 million U.S. homes.
- Ottawa is staging playoff games at the NHL Senators’ Canadian Tire Centre as the city moves to replace TD Place with a 5,850-seat arena, creating uncertainty about the Charge’s future venue.
- Vancouver clinched the No. 1 draft pick through the PWHL’s Gold Plan, which rewards eliminated teams for points earned after elimination.
- With the top pick, the Goldeneyes are widely expected to target Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey, the 2026 Olympic MVP, following a debut season that featured a 14,958 sellout at Pacific Coliseum.