2025–26 Toronto Sceptres season

2025–26 Toronto Sceptres
League4 PWHL
2025–26 record2–0–1–2
Home record1–0–1–1
Road record1–0–0–1
Goals for8
Goals against10
Team information
General managerGina Kingsbury[1]
CoachTroy Ryan[1]
CaptainBlayre Turnbull
Alternate captainsRenata Fast
Allie Munroe
ArenaCoca-Cola Coliseum
Average attendance7,996
Team leaders
GoalsBlayre Turnbull (2)[2]
AssistsSavannah Harmon
Emma Maltais
Natalie Spooner (2)[2]
PointsNatalie Spooner (3)[2]
Penalty minutesEmma Maltais (6)[2]
Plus/minusRenata Fast
Savannah Harmon (2)[2]
WinsElaine Chuli
Raygan Kirk (1)[3]
Goals against averageElaine Chuli (1.00)[3]

The 2025–26 Toronto Sceptres season is the team's third season as a member of the Professional Women's Hockey League. They play their home games at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on October 8, 2025.[4]

Pre-season camp
Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Box Score/Recap
November 16 @ Ottawa 3–2 OT Chuli TD Place Arena [Recap 1]
November 17 @ Ottawa 3–0 Kirk TD Place Arena [Recap 2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Boston 6 5 0 0 1 15 7 +8 15
2 Montreal 5 3 1 0 1 13 6 +7 11
3 Minnesota 5 3 0 0 2 15 9 +6 9
4 Vancouver 7 2 1 0 4 14 20 −6 8
5 Seattle 4 2 0 1 1 9 9 0 7
6 Toronto 5 2 0 1 2 8 10 −2 7
7 New York 6 2 0 0 4 10 13 −3 6
8 Ottawa 6 1 0 0 5 9 19 −10 3
Updated to match(es) played on December 20, 2025. Source: PWHL

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on October 1, 2025.[5] The season began on November 21, 2025 and will end on April 25, 2026, with two breaks for international competition. Toronto will play 30 games, along with the other seven PWHL teams.[6][7]

All times in Eastern Time.

Regular season schedule (Home: 1–0–1–1; Road: 1–0–0–1)
November: 1–0–0–1, 3 points (Home: 0–0–0–1; Road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Box Score/Recap
1 November 21 @ Minnesota 2–1 Kirk Grand Casino Arena 9,138 1–0–0–0 3 [Recap 3]
2 November 29 Boston 1–3 Kirk Coca-Cola Coliseum 8,277 1–0–0–1 3 [Recap 4]
December: 1–0–1–1, 4 points (Home: 1–0–1–0; Road: 0–0–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Box Score/Recap
3 December 4 Ottawa 3–1 Chuli Coca-Cola Coliseum 7,715 2–0–0–1 6 [Recap 5]
4 December 7 @ Montreal 1–3 Kirk Place Bell 8,113 2–0–0–2 6 [Recap 6]
5 December 17 Montreal 1–2 SO Kirk Scotiabank Centre 10,438 2–0–1–2 7 [Recap 7]
6 December 21 @ New York Prudential Center
7 December 23 Ottawa Coca-Cola Coliseum
8 December 27 @ Montreal TBD
9 December 30 Minnesota Coca-Cola Coliseum
January: 0–0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Box Score/Recap
10 January 3 Seattle TD Coliseum
11 January 6 New York Coca-Cola Coliseum
12 January 14 @ Boston Tsongas Center
13 January 17 Vancouver TBD
14 January 20 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
15 January 22 @ Vancouver Pacific Coliseum
16 January 28 @ Montreal Place Bell
February: 0–0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Box Score/Recap
17 February 27 @ Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
March: 0–0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Box Score/Recap
18 March 1 @ Vancouver Pacific Coliseum
19 March 3 Montreal Coca-Cola Coliseum
20 March 8 Minnesota Coca-Cola Coliseum
21 March 15 Seattle Coca-Cola Coliseum
22 March 17 @ Boston Agganis Arena
23 March 27 Boston Coca-Cola Coliseum
24 March 29 Vancouver Coca-Cola Coliseum
April: 0–0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Box Score/Recap
25 April 1 @ Ottawa Scotiabank Saddledome
26 April 11 Ottawa Coca-Cola Coliseum
27 April 15 @ New York Prudential Center
28 April 19 @ Minnesota Grand Casino Arena
29 April 21 New York Coca-Cola Coliseum
30 April 25 @ Ottawa TD Place Arena

  Regulation Win (3 points)   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Regulation Loss (0 points)


Player statistics

As of December 17, 2025[2]

Skaters

Regular Season[2]
Player GP G A Pts SOG +/− PIM
Natalie Spooner 5 1 2 3 18 0 2
Blayre Turnbull 5 2 0 2 10 +1 2
Daryl Watts 4 1 1 2 16 +1 0
Anna Kjellbin 5 1 1 2 6 –1 0
Savannah Harmon 5 0 2 2 7 +2 2
Emma Maltais 5 0 2 2 9 0 6
Emma Gentry 5 1 0 1 2 –2 4
Ella Shelton 5 1 0 1 8 +1 2
Kiara Zanon 5 1 0 1 4 –1 0
Renata Fast 4 0 1 1 5 +2 2
Jesse Compher 5 0 1 1 17 0 2
Claire Dalton 5 0 1 1 4 –1 2
Allie Munroe 5 0 1 1 4 –3 0
Clara Van Wieren 5 0 1 1 1 0 0
Emma Woods 5 0 1 1 2 –1 0
Jessica Kondas 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Lauren Messier 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Clair DeGeorge 4 0 0 0 0 –1 2
Maggie Connors 5 0 0 0 5 0 0
Kali Flanagan 5 0 0 0 13 –3 0
Sara Hjalmarsson 5 0 0 0 6 –1 2

Goaltenders

Regular Season[3]
Player GP TOI W L OT SOL GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Raygan Kirk 4 240:31 1 2 0 1 7 1.75 103 0.932 0 0 0 0
Elaine Chuli 1 59:56 1 0 0 0 1 1.00 17 0.941 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Milestones

Regular season
Date Player Milestone
November 21, 2025[Recap 3] Kiara Zanon 1st career PWHL goal
1st career PWHL game-winning goal
1st career PWHL game
Emma Maltais 25th career PWHL assist
Emma Gentry 1st career PWHL game
Sara Hjalmarsson
Clara Van Wieren
November 29, 2025[Recap 4] Lauren Messier 1st career PWHL game
December 4, 2025[Recap 5] Anna Kjellbin 5th career PWHL assist
December 7, 2025[Recap 6] Emma Gentry 1st career PWHL goal
Sara Hjalmarsson 1st career PWHL penalty
December 17, 2025[Recap 7] Clara Van Wieren 1st career PWHL assist

Transactions

Draft

Main article: 2025 PWHL Draft
See also: List of Toronto Sceptres draft picks

The 2025 PWHL Draft was held on June 24, 2025.[8] Toronto made five draft picks, with St. Cloud State University forward Emma Gentry as the initial selection in the second round, 11th overall. She was followed by Kiara Zanon at 16, Clara Van Wieren at 23, Sara Hjalmarsson at 35, and Hanna Baskin at 43. They were originally assigned picks three, 19, and 27, but traded them to New York and Vancouver. They gained picks 16 and 23 in a trade with Vancouver.[9]

Drafted prospect signings
Date Player Draft Term Ref
August 12, 2025 Emma Gentry Second round, 11th overall (2025) Two years [10][11]
November 20, 2025 Kiara Zanon Second round, 16th overall (2025) One year [12][13]
Clara Van Wieren Third round, 23rd overall (2025) One year [12][13]
Sara Hjalmarsson Fifth round, 35th overall (2025) One year [12][13]
Hanna Baskin Sixth round, 43rd overall (2025) Reserve player contract [12][13]

Free agency

The free agency period began on June 16, 2025 at 9:00 am ET, with a pause between June 27 and July 8.[14]

Free agent signings
Date Player Previous team Term Ref
June 17, 2025 Elaine Chuli Montreal Victoire One year [15][16]
Claire Dalton Montreal Victoire One year [15][16]
June 23, 2025 Clair DeGeorge Montreal Victoire One year [17][18]
November 20, 2025 Jessie McPherson Minnesota State University (WCHA) Two years [12][13]
Kristin Della Rovere EVB Eagles Südtirol (EWHL/IHLW) Reserve player contract [12][13]
Lauren Messier Dartmouth College (ECAC) Reserve player contract [12][13]

Contract extensions/terminations

Player contract extensions
Date Player Term Ref
June 17, 2025 Natalie Spooner Two years [19][20]
Jesse Compher Two years [19][20]
June 18, 2025 Maggie Connors One year [21][22]
June 19, 2025 Kali Flanagan One year [23][24]
June 20, 2025 Jessica Kondas One year [25]
July 23, 2025 Anna Kjellbin Two years [26]
November 19, 2025 Ella Shelton One year[a] [27]

Trades

Trades involving the Sceptres
Date Details Ref
June 24, 2025 To New York Sirens
First round pick – 2025 PWHL Draft
(#3 – Casey O'Brien)
Fourth round pick – 2025 PWHL Draft
(#27 – Maddi Wheeler) 		To Toronto Sceptres
Ella Shelton 		[28]
To PWHL Vancouver
Kristen Campbell
Third round pick – 2025 PWHL Draft
(#19 – Nina Jobst-Smith) 		To Toronto Sceptres
Second round pick – 2025 PWHL Draft
(#16 – Kiara Zanon)
Third round pick – 2025 PWHL Draft
(#23 – Clara Van Wieren) 		[29]

Reserve activations

Reserve player activations
Date Activated player Absent player Notes Ref
November 29, 2025 Lauren Messier Daryl Watts 10 day contract [30]

Notes

  1. ^ Extension will come into effect for the 2026–27 season.

References

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  30. ^ "Sceptres sign Lauren Messier to 10 day contract". Professional Women's Hockey League. November 29, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.

Recaps

  1. ^ "Toronto @ Ottawa (Preseason)". ThePWHL.com. November 16, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "Toronto @ Ottawa (Preseason)". ThePWHL.com. November 17, 2025. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Toronto – Minnesota – November 21, 2025". ThePWHL.com. November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Boston – Toronto – November 29, 2025". ThePWHL.com. November 29, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Ottawa – Toronto – December 4, 2025". ThePWHL.com. December 4, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Toronto – Montreal – December 7, 2025". ThePWHL.com. December 7, 2025. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Montreal – Toronto – December 17, 2025". ThePWHL.com. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
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