On November 30, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) dropped the puck on the 2024-2025 season. Across the six rosters, a total of 10 Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) alumni are featured.
To open the season, Daryl Watts (Mississauga Braves) and the hometown Toronto Sceptres skated to a 3-1 win over the Boston Fleet. Watts notched two assists in the game.
Laura Stacey (Toronto Royals) and the Montreal Victoire edged the Ottawa Charge in a 4-3 shootout win. Stacey recorded a goal in the contest. Fellow GTHL alumna Mikyla Grant-Mentis (Toronto Titans) also assisted on the Victoire’s first goal of the season.
LAURA DE RETOUR À SON POSTE
LAURA STACEY EVERYBODY pic.twitter.com/lNgql7SEmc
— Victoire de Montréal (@PWHL_Montreal) November 30, 2024
On December 1, Jaime Bourbonnais (Humber Valley Sharks) and the New York Sirens came out with a 4-3 overtime win over Claire Thompson (Humber Valley Sharks) and the Minnesota Frost. The game featured an Humber Valley Sharks connection as both Thompson and Sophie Jaques (Humber Valley Sharks) assisted on Frost captain Kendall Coyne Schofield’s first goal of the season.
THE CAPTAIN NETS ONE ?
2-0, Minnesota lead. pic.twitter.com/4KllPDxmvg— Minnesota Frost (@PWHL_Minnesota) December 1, 2024
The season continues on December 3, with the Sceptres visiting the Charge in Ottawa.
For more on the PWHL, visit thePWHL.com.
GTHL ALUMNI (10)
| PLAYER | GTHL TEAM | PWHL TEAM |
| NATALIE SPOONER | WEST MALL LIGHTNING | TORONTO SCEPTRES |
| DARYL WATTS | MISSISSAUGA BRAVES | TORONTO SCEPTRES |
| MIKYLA GRANT-MENTIS | TORONTO TITANS | MONTREAL VICTOIRE |
| TAYLOR BAKER | YORK MILLS HOCKEY CLUB | NEW YORK SIRENS |
| CLAIRE THOMPSON | HUMBER VALLEY SHARKS | MINNESOTA FROST |
| JAIME BOURBONNAIS | HUMBER VALLEY SHARKS | NEW YORK SIRENS |
| SOPHIE JAQUES | HUMBER VALLEY SHARKS | MINNESOTA FROST |
| KELLY BABSTOCK | MISSISSAUGA TERRIERS | BOSTON FLEET |
| JESSICA DIGIROLAMO | MISSISSAUGA NORTH STARS | BOSTON FLEET |
| LAURA STACEY | TORONTO ROYALS | MONTREAL VICTOIRE |
