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CBC
05-05-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Montreal Victoire select Ottawa Charge as 1st-round opponent in PWHL playoffs
Social Sharing The Montreal Victoire will face the Ottawa Charge in the opening round of the Professional Women's Hockey League playoffs. Montreal general manager Daniele Sauvageau announced the selection of Ottawa as its first opponent on Sunday on the league's "Jocks in Jills" podcast. The regular-season PWHL champion has the option of selecting either the third seed or the fourth seed to face in a best-of-five first-round series. "We've been preparing for this all year should we be in this position," Victoire head coach Kori Cheverie said on a conference call Sunday, without giving away too much of what went into the process of selecting the third-seeded Charge. Ottawa finished ahead of fourth-place Minnesota through a tiebreaker after the Charge, Frost and Boston Fleet finished the season tied at 44 points. WATCH | Poulin leads 1st-place Victoire past Sirens in final game of regular season: Mrázová's overtime winner sends Charge to PWHL postseason for 1st time 1 day ago Duration 2:08 Czech born Kateřina Mrázová's of Ottawa Charge scores the overtime winner giving Ottawa a 2-1 win over Toronto Sceptres Saturday in PWHL action. Game 1 of the Charge-Victoire series goes Thursday at Place Bell at 7 p.m. ET. Cheverie said the team made the decision on its opponent Sunday. "We took all the time we could as an organization to make sure we had all the information that we wanted to have," she said. The Victoire's decision means the second-seeded Toronto Sceptres will face the Frost in the first round for the second straight year, with Game 1 Wednesday at Coca-Cola Coliseum at 7 p.m. ET. Toronto earned home ice advantage by finishing second in the standings. No matter how the semifinals play out, a Canadian team is guaranteed a spot PWHL final to compete in a best-of-five series for the Walter Cup. The Charge, who are in the playoffs for the first time, won their last two regular-season games against the Victoire after losing the first four. WATCH | Mrázová's OT winner sends Charge playoffs: Poulin leads 1st-place Victoire past Sirens in final game of regular season 1 day ago Duration 1:35 Marie-Philip Poulin scored her PWHL-leading 18th and 19th goals of the season in Montreal's 3-2 win over New York. The Victoire secured first place in the PWHL earlier in the day after Toronto lost 2-1 in overtime to Ottawa. In the inaugural 2024 season, the regular-season-champion Sceptres elected to face the fourth-seeded Frost in the first round. Minnesota went on to upset Toronto before defeating the Fleet in the final to claim the first Walter Cup. Boston swept the second-seeded Victoire in the first round in 2024. Cheverie said the three games were among the best her team played despite the result. "We can talk about last year all we want, it was a lesson for all of us," Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin said. "Series are hard," she added. "That was hard last year, it will be harder this year, so it's up to us to be ready." WATCH | Best of PWHL Mic'd Up: PWHL Mic'd Up: Best of 2024-25 season 2 days ago Duration 5:45 Go behind the scenes of the PWHL with best mic'd up moments from the 2024-25 PWHL season. PWHL playoff schedule Montreal Victoire (1) vs. Ottawa Charge (3) Thursday, May 8 Game 1: Ottawa at Montreal (Place Bell) at 7 p.m. ET Sunday, May 11 Game 2: Ottawa at Montreal (Place Bell) at 2 p.m. ET Tuesday, May 13 Game 3: Montreal at Ottawa (TD Place) at 7 p.m. ET Friday, May 16 Game 4: Montreal at Ottawa (TD Place) at 7 p.m. ET* Sunday, May 18 Game 5: Ottawa at Montreal (Place Bell) at 7 p.m. ET* *If necessary Toronto Sceptres (2) vs. Minnesota Frost (4) Wednesday, May 7 Game 1: Minnesota at Toronto (Coca-Cola Coliseum) at 7 p.m. ET Friday, May 9 Game 2: Minnesota at Toronto (Coca-Cola Coliseum) at 7 p.m. ET Sunday, May 11 Game 3: Toronto at Minnesota (Xcel Energy Center) at 6 p.m. ET^ Wednesday, May 14 Game 4: Toronto at Minnesota (Xcel Energy Center) at 7 p.m. ET* Saturday, May 17 Game 5: Minnesota at Toronto (Coca-Cola Coliseum) at TBD* ^Tentative day/time *If necessary
CBC
03-05-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Mrázová nets OT winner to lift Charge past Sceptres 2-1, clinch PWHL playoff berth
Social Sharing Kateřina Mrázová scored 2:52 into overtime to lift the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 regular-season finale win over the Toronto Sceptres and a playoff berth Saturday in the Professional Women's Hockey League. WATCH | Mrázová's overtime winner sends Charge to PWHL postseason for 1st time: Mrázová's overtime winner sends Charge to PWHL postseason for 1st time 53 minutes ago Duration 2:08 Brianne Jenner also scored for Ottawa (12-2-4-12). Gwyneth Philips stopped 13 shots. The Charge came in needing a win of any kind, or a Minnesota loss against Boston later Saturday, to secure their first post-season appearance in the PWHL. Ottawa lost 5-2 to Toronto in the regular-season finale last season needing a regulation win to secure a playoff spot. Ottawa lost 3-0 to Minnesota on Wednesday with a chance to move six or seven points ahead of the Frost — with either an overtime/shootout win or a regulation win — and clinch a playoff spot. Sarah Nurse scored for Toronto (12-3-6-9). Kristen Campbell made 22 saves, while becoming the fourth PWHL goaltender to reach 1,000 career regular-season saves. The Sceptres entered the day with a chance to steal first place from Montreal with a win and a New York regulation win over Montreal later Saturday. The top-seeded team entering the post-season gets its choice of opponent for the best-of-five semifinal series. Both teams already secured playoff spots, with Toronto opening the post-season Wednesday and Montreal on Thursday. Their opponents will be determined Sunday. Takeaways Sceptres: Toronto struggled to get shots on net against the Charge, sometimes settling for shots from the point instead of inching closer into the offensive zone to potentially get a better opportunity. It's the seventh in nine games since the start of March that Toronto has been unable to score more than two goals in a game. Charge: Ottawa had more offensive volume with shots on net, but didn't have many threatening chances either in regulation. The Charge outshot Toronto 24-14, with the second period count being 11-4 in favour of Ottawa. The Charge showed more urgency in overtime, however. Key moment Mrázová cut across in front in the slot and whipped it past Campbell to the delight of the Charge fans at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Key stat Since the February international break, the Charge are 7-1-2-4, the league's second-best record behind the Sceptres (7-3-1-3) entering Saturday. The Ottawa offence has been leading the way in that span averaging 3.00 goals per game. Ottawa averaged 1.80 goals per game before Feb. 11, fewest in the PWHL.
