The first free-agency period for the Professional Women’s Hockey League is underway.
A 10-day signing window officially opened on Friday afternoon. At this time, each team is eligible to sign up to three players ahead of the PWHL Draft on Sept. 18. Current or graduating players from NCAA or Canadian university programs are not eligible to sign during this preliminary free-agency period.
It is expected that we will see the game’s biggest stars — like Marie-Philip Poulin and Hilary Knight — sign the first contracts in PWHL history.
This story will be updated as signings are announced this week before the end of free agency on Sept. 10.
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PWHL free agency and draft key dates
Sept. 1: Initial free agency began
Sept. 3: Deadline for players to declare for the PWHL Draft
Sept. 10: Initial free-agency window closes
Sept. 18: PWHL Draft
What you need to know
Last week, the PWHL announced its original six markets in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Boston, Minneapolis-St. Paul and the New York City area. On Friday, the league announced the six general managers hired to lead each team — headlined by Olympic medalists Gina Kingsbury, Natalie Darwitz and Danièle Sauvageau (who won gold in 2002 as coach of Team Canada).
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