2025–26 Toronto Sceptres season

2025–26 Toronto Sceptres
League4th PWHL
2025–26 record8–1–5–8
Home record2–1–5–3
Road record6–0–0–5
Goals for43
Goals against55
Team information
General managerGina Kingsbury[1]
CoachTroy Ryan[1]
CaptainBlayre Turnbull
Alternate captainsRenata Fast
Allie Munroe
ArenaCoca-Cola Coliseum
Average attendance9,305
Team leaders
GoalsDaryl Watts (8)[2]
AssistsDaryl Watts (8)[2]
PointsDaryl Watts (16)[2]
Penalty minutesRenata Fast
Emma Maltais (14)[2]
Plus/minusClaire Dalton (+5)[2]
WinsRaygan Kirk (6)[3]
Goals against averageRaygan Kirk (2.05)[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 Minnesota Frost 21 11 3 3 4 67 42 +25 42
2 Boston Fleet 21 10 5 2 4 49 34 +15 42
3 Montreal Victoire 21 10 4 2 5 53 32 +21 40
4 Toronto Sceptres 22 8 1 5 8 43 55 −12 31
5 Ottawa Charge 22 5 7 1 9 53 61 −8 30
6 New York Sirens 21 8 0 3 10 49 57 −8 27
7 Vancouver Goldeneyes 21 6 1 4 10 41 51 −10 24
8 Seattle Torrent 21 5 1 2 13 41 64 −23 19
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. 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: 2–1–5–3; Road: 6–0–0–5)
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: 3–0–2–2, 11 points (Home: 1–0–2–1; Road: 2–0–0–1)
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 4–3 Chuli Prudential Center 3,517 3–0–1–2 10 [Recap 8]
7 December 23 Ottawa 3–4 OT Kirk Coca-Cola Coliseum 8,108 3–0–2–2 11 [Recap 9]
8 December 27 @ Montreal 2–1 Chuli Bell Centre 18,107 4–0–2–2 14 [Recap 10]
9 December 30 Minnesota 1–5 Chuli Coca-Cola Coliseum 8,318 4–0–2–3 14 [Recap 11]
January: 0–1–1–5, 3 points (Home: 0–1–1–1; Road: 0–0–0–4)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Box Score/Recap
10 January 3 Seattle 2–3 SO Kirk TD Coliseum 16,012 4–0–3–3 15 [Recap 12]
11 January 6 New York 0–2 Chuli Coca-Cola Coliseum 7,924 4–0–3–4 15 [Recap 13]
12 January 14 @ Boston 1–2 Kirk Tsongas Center 3,372 4–0–3–5 15 [Recap 14]
13 January 17 Vancouver 2–1 OT Kirk Scotiabank Arena 17,856 4–1–3–5 17 [Recap 15]
14 January 20 @ Seattle 4–6 Kirk Climate Pledge Arena 10,160 4–1–3–6 17 [Recap 16]
15 January 22 @ Vancouver 0–5 Chuli Pacific Coliseum 14,006 4–1–3–7 17 [Recap 17]
16 January 28 @ Montreal 0–3 Kirk Place Bell 8,018 4–1–3–8 17 [Recap 18]
February: 1–0–1–0, 4 points (Home: 0–0–1–0; Road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Box Score/Recap
17 February 27 @ Seattle 5–2 Kirk Climate Pledge Arena 17,335 5–1–3–8 20 [Recap 19]
March: 3–0–2–0, 11 points (Home: 1–0–2–0; Road: 2–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Box Score/Recap
18 March 1 @ Vancouver 2–1 Kirk Pacific Coliseum 13,264 6–1–3–8 23 [Recap 20]
19 March 3 Montreal 3–4 SO Kirk Coca-Cola Coliseum 8,671 6–1–4–8 24 [Recap 21]
20 March 8 Minnesota 2–3 OT Kirk Coca-Cola Coliseum 8,604 6–1–5–8 25 [Recap 22]
21 March 15 Seattle 2–0 Kirk Coca-Cola Coliseum 8,270 7–1–5–8 28 [Recap 23]
22 March 17 @ Boston 2–0 Kirk Agganis Arena 6,095 8–1–5–8 31 [Recap 24]
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 March 17, 2026[2]

Skaters

Regular Season[2]
Player GP G A Pts SOG +/− PIM
Daryl Watts 19 8 8 16 68 +3 0
Blayre Turnbull 22 7 5 12 49 +2 6
Jesse Compher 22 6 4 10 55 –2 6
Emma Maltais 22 3 6 9 38 –1 14
Renata Fast 18 1 7 8 31 +1 14
Natalie Spooner 22 3 4 7 61 –5 4
Kali Flanagan 22 2 5 7 41 –7 2
Claire Dalton 22 0 7 7 25 +5 4
Ella Shelton 22 2 4 6 45 0 6
Savannah Harmon 22 1 4 5 37 –7 4
Anna Kjellbin 22 1 3 4 13 +4 0
Sara Hjalmarsson 22 3 0 3 28 –4 6
Maggie Connors 22 2 1 3 43 –2 2
Kiara Zanon 22 1 2 3 19 –4 2
Emma Gentry 19 1 1 2 23 –3 12
Emma Woods 22 1 1 2 19 –2 2
Allie Munroe 16 0 2 2 8 +4 8
Clara Van Wieren 22 0 2 2 12 +1 12
Lauren Messier 5 1 0 1 3 +1 0
Hanna Baskin 6 0 0 0 1 0 2
Jessica Kondas 10 0 0 0 5 +2 2
Clair DeGeorge 17 0 0 0 1 0 4

Goaltenders

Regular Season[3]
Player GP TOI W L OT SOL GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Raygan Kirk 17 994:20 6 5 2 3 34 2.05 479 0.929 2 0 0 0
Elaine Chuli 6 338:22 3 3 0 0 15 2.66 154 0.903 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] Emma Gentry 1st career PWHL penalty
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
December 21, 2025[Recap 8] Blayre Turnbull 15th career PWHL goal
Maggie Connors 5th career PWHL assist
December 23, 2025[Recap 9] Clara Van Wieren 1st career PWHL penalty
December 27, 2025[Recap 10] Blayre Turnbull 15th career PWHL assist
Kiara Zanon 1st career PWHL assist
Hanna Baskin 1st career PWHL game
January 3, 2026[Recap 12] Jessica Kondas 1st career PWHL penalty
Hanna Baskin
January 17, 2026[Recap 15] Savannah Harmon 5th career PWHL goal
January 20, 2026[Recap 16] Jesse Compher 15th career PWHL goal
Emma Maltais 30th career PWHL assist
Savannah Harmon 20th career PWHL assist
February 27, 2026[Recap 19] Renata Fast 10th career PWHL goal
Sara Hjalmarsson 1st career PWHL goal
Natalie Spooner 15th career PWHL assist
March 1, 2026[Recap 20] Lauren Messier 1st career PWHL goal
Claire Dalton 15th career PWHL assist
March 3, 2026[Recap 21] Daryl Watts 30th career PWHL assist
Kiara Zanon 1st career PWHL penality
March 8, 2026[Recap 22] Daryl Watts 30th career PWHL goal
March 15, 2026[Recap 23] Jesse Compher 20th career PWHL assist
Emma Gentry 1st career PWHL assist
Raygan Kirk 1st career PWHL shutout
March 17, 2026[Recap 24] Kali Flanagan 15th career PWHL assist

Three Star Awards

Main article: List of 2025–26 PWHL Three Star Awards

Player of the Week

Player of the Week recipients
Week Player
December 22, 2025[8] Jesse Compher

Starting Six

The Starting Six is voted on each month by the Women's Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association (PHWA) and PWHL broadcast personnel.[9] The following are Toronto Sceptres players who have been named to the Starting Six.

Starting Six players
Month Position Player
December[10] F Daryl Watts

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.[11] 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.[12]

Drafted prospect signings
Date Player Draft Term Ref
August 12, 2025 Emma Gentry Second round, 11th overall (2025) Two years [13][14]
November 20, 2025 Kiara Zanon Second round, 16th overall (2025) One year [15][16]
Clara Van Wieren Third round, 23rd overall (2025) One year [15][16]
Sara Hjalmarsson Fifth round, 35th overall (2025) One year [15][16]
Hanna Baskin Sixth round, 43rd overall (2025) Reserve player contract [15][16]

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.[17]

Free agent signings
Date Player Previous team Term Ref
June 17, 2025 Elaine Chuli Montreal Victoire One year [18][19]
Claire Dalton Montreal Victoire One year [18][19]
June 23, 2025 Clair DeGeorge Montreal Victoire One year [20][21]
November 20, 2025 Jessie McPherson Minnesota State University (WCHA) Two years [15][16]
Kristin Della Rovere EVB Eagles Südtirol (EWHL/IHLW) Reserve player contract [15][16]
Lauren Messier Dartmouth College (ECAC) Reserve player contract [15][16]

Contract extensions/terminations

Player contract extensions
Date Player Term Ref
June 17, 2025 Natalie Spooner Two years [22][23]
Jesse Compher Two years [22][23]
June 18, 2025 Maggie Connors One year [24][25]
June 19, 2025 Kali Flanagan One year [26][27]
June 20, 2025 Jessica Kondas One year [28]
July 23, 2025 Anna Kjellbin Two years [29]
November 19, 2025 Ella Shelton One year[a] [30]

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 		[31]
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) 		[32]

Reserve activations

Reserve player activations
Date Activated player Absent player Notes Ref
November 29, 2025 Lauren Messier Daryl Watts 10 day contract [33]

Notes

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

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