PWHL Announces Preseason Minicamps In Montreal, Toronto

The PWHL announced on Tuesday that it will host two preseason minicamps for the six franchises entering their sophomore season.

The Boston Fleet and Ottawa Charge will join host Montreal Victoire at Verdun Auditorium for their preseason camp and the Toronto Sceptres will host the New York Sirens and Minnesota Frost at Ford Performance Centre. Both camps will run from Nov. 19-22 and will include practices, scrimmages and training sessions for players and coaches as the teams work toward building their final rosters.

Here is the scrimmage schedule for both locations:

VERDUN AUDITORIUM

Wednesday, Nov. 20
— Montreal Victoire vs. Boston Fleet, 2 p.m. ET

Thursday, Nov. 21
— Boston Fleet vs. Ottawa Charge, 2 p.m. ET

Friday, Nov. 22
— Ottawa Charge vs. Montreal Victoire, 2 p.m. ET

FORD PERFORMANCE CENTRE

Wednesday, Nov. 20
— Toronto Sceptres vs. Minnesota Frost, 2:15 p.m. ET

Thursday, Nov. 21
— Minnesota Frost vs. New York Sirens, 2:30 p.m. ET

Friday, Nov. 22
— New York Sirens vs. Toronto Sceptres, 2:430 p.m. ET

For the second straight year, these scrimmages will be closed to the public and will not be televised or streamed.

Teams will open their individual training camps on Nov. 12 with their initial rosters of 32 players submitted to the league by Oct. 10. Final rosters, consisting of 23 active and up to three reserve contract players, are due by Nov. 27.

The schedule for the second PWHL season has not yet been released, but league officials announced in May that six more games would be added for each franchise, increasing the number of contests from 24 to 30. The PWHL launched its inaugural season on Jan. 1, with New York defeating Toronto in the opener. The season was capped off with Minnesota defeating Boston in five games to capture the first Walter Cup in league history.