It's never been a better time to be a women's hockey fan.
The PWHL appears to be on solid footing heading into its third season, with expansion teams in Vancouver and Seattle growing billionaire Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter's league to eight teams. And with the Winter Olympics coming up, we can look forward to another thrilling gold-medal clash between archrivals Canada and the United States this February in Italy.
As players prepare for a busy 2025-26 season that also includes a four-game Rivalry Series between the Canadians and Americans, my CBC Sports colleague Karissa Donkin has published an excellent new book about the PWHL. Breakaway: The PWHL and the Women Who Changed the Game chronicles the birth of the league and its inaugural 2024 season through the eyes of s