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PWHL Vancouver Adds Talent And Notable Grit In Expansion
PWHL Vancouver took a slightly different route when it came to their roster building through the PWHL expansion roster building process. While Seattle bulked up on high end offense, Vancouver selected a mix of grit, skill, and solid role players.
Vancouver also put emphasis on their blueline bringing together Claire Thompson, Sophie Jaques, and Ashton Bell, all members of Canada's national team, along with Boston rookie Sydney Bard.
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Vancouver's offense will be on par with many in the league with the team bringing in Sarah Nurse, Jennifer Gardiner, Izzy Daniel, Abby Boreen, Brooke McQuigge, Denisa Krizova, and Gabby Rosenthal.
It's a hard nosed group who will be difficult to play against following the path that the Minnesota Frost have traveled to two straight Walter Cups. Their group features a number of players who go to the net hard, and are hard on the puck along the walls.
Vancouver didn't acquire the same top end talent in the draft, but they could still chase big names in free agency including Hannah Miller, a Vancouver native who starred for the Toronto Sceptres.
The final piece to Vancouver's puzzle is starting netminder Emerance Maschmeyer.
