Matchups Are Set, Walter Cup Quest Begins Wednesday
The post Matchups Are Set, Walter Cup Quest Begins Wednesday appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The first-place Montreal Victoire selected the Ottawa Charge as their first-round opponent in the … More 2025 PWHL playoffs. (Photo by Troy Parla/Getty Images) Getty Images It’s a small thing, but a big thing. The Montreal Victoire took advantage of their opportunity to choose their first-round opponent in the 2025 PWHL playoffs. Rather than follow the bracket and play the Minnesota Frost in the best-of-five series, the Victoire will open against the Ottawa Charge. As a result, the Frost will meet the Toronto Sceptres in the other matchup. The league’s playoff seedings came down to the final day of the season. On Saturday, Katerina Mrazova scored at 2:52 of overtime to give Ottawa the win over Toronto, and the two points they needed to punch their ticket to the playoffs. An hour later, Minnesota crushed Boston by a score of 8-1. Finally, Montreal finished out the year with a 3-2 win over the New York Sirens. When the dust settled, Montreal finished with a five-point edge over Toronto at the top of the standings. Below them, Ottawa, Minnesota and Boston all finished with 44 points. But because the Fleet had the fewest regulation wins (nine), they lost the tiebreaker and finished outside the playoff picture, along with New York. In 2024, Toronto finished first in the regular season and the same three teams battled down to the wire for playoff positioning. Boston and Minnesota squeaked in, then both teams upset their higher-seeded first-round opponents before an epic final that saw Minnesota capture the first Walter Cup. Montreal general manager Daniele Sauvageau announced that her team had selected Ottawa on a live edition of the PWHL’s ‘Jocks in Jills’ podcast on Sunday. “At the beginning of the year, what we have done is we put a process together,” she said. “If…
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The first-place Montreal Victoire selected the Ottawa Charge as their first-round opponent in the … More 2025 PWHL playoffs. (Photo by Troy Parla/Getty Images) Getty Images It’s a small thing, but a big thing. The Montreal Victoire took advantage of their opportunity to choose their first-round opponent in the 2025 PWHL playoffs. Rather than follow the bracket and play the Minnesota Frost in the best-of-five series, the Victoire will open against the Ottawa Charge. As a result, the Frost will meet the Toronto Sceptres in the other matchup. The league’s playoff seedings came down to the final day of the season. On Saturday, Katerina Mrazova scored at 2:52 of overtime to give Ottawa the win over Toronto, and the two points they needed to punch their ticket to the playoffs. An hour later, Minnesota crushed Boston by a score of 8-1. Finally, Montreal finished out the year with a 3-2 win over the New York Sirens. When the dust settled, Montreal finished with a five-point edge over Toronto at the top of the standings. Below them, Ottawa, Minnesota and Boston all finished with 44 points. But because the Fleet had the fewest regulation wins (nine), they lost the tiebreaker and finished outside the playoff picture, along with New York. In 2024, Toronto finished first in the regular season and the same three teams battled down to the wire for playoff positioning. Boston and Minnesota squeaked in, then both teams upset their higher-seeded first-round opponents before an epic final that saw Minnesota capture the first Walter Cup. Montreal general manager Daniele Sauvageau announced that her team had selected Ottawa on a live edition of the PWHL’s ‘Jocks in Jills’ podcast on Sunday. “At the beginning of the year, what we have done is we put a process together,” she said. “If…
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