After a late-season collapse had Boston on the outside looking in at the playoffs this spring, the Fleet were decimated by offseason departures.

The arrival of two new PWHL franchises in Seattle and Vancouver led to several franchise fixtures leaving Boston — headlined by captain Hilary Knight and promising rookie Hannah Bilka.

In total, five defenders from the 2024-25 club in Sydney Bard, Emily Brown, Emma Greco, Jess DiGirolamo, and Sidney Morin left in free agency — while head coach Courtney Kessel also left her post to take over as Princeton’s head women’s hockey coach.

Even with Boston retaining several key players like Alina Muller, Megan Keller, and Aerin Frankel, Fleet GM Danielle Marmer has a daunting task in front of her when it comes to establishing a new core of talent f

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