Montreal Victoire celebrate Walter Cup as PWHL expansion begins
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 1, 2026, 10:16 AM
Last updated Jun 1, 2026
The Montreal Victoire concluded their celebrations for the Walter Cup victory with a parade on Saturday. With the start of the PWHL offseason, four new expansion teams in Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas, and San Jose are set to begin filling their rosters through a complex process. Existing teams can protect three players from expansion, with the deadline for submission on June 3. Notable protected players include Victoire's Marie-Philip Poulin and Boston Fleet's Megan Keller. Teams can also negotiate with players starting June 1, as the league anticipates significant roster changes ahead of Phase 1 contracts opening on June 2.
- •Montreal Victoire won the Walter Cup and held a victory parade.
- •New expansion teams in the PWHL begin roster selection this summer.
- •Teams can protect three players from being poached by expansion teams.
- •Deadline for protection lists is June 3 at 5 p.m. ET.
- •Negotiations for player contracts started June 1.
- 10:16 AMYahoo Sports — Projecting which PWHL players each team will protect from expansion
"The Montreal Victoire have spent the better part of two weeks celebrating their historic Walter Cup win, culminating with massive crowds at the team’s victory parade on Saturday afternoon. And now, as the calendar flips to June, the PWHL offseason and another summer of change are upon us. In a whirlwind few weeks, the league introduced new expansion teams in Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas and San Jose. Starting this week, all four teams will begin to fill out their inaugural rosters through a comp
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