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Boreen, Maschmeyer help Goldeneyes snap skid with win vs. Sirens

Abby Boreen scored twice and Emerance Maschmeyer made 28 saves to lead the Vancouver Goldeneyes past the New York Sirens 4-0 for their second win of the season Saturday.

Jenn Gardiner had a goal and an assist, while Ashton Bell also scored for Vancouver (1-1-0-3). Sophie Jacques provided two assists, and Maschmeyer logged the teamâ€s first shutout in franchise history.

New York (2-0-0-3) was shut out for the first time this season. Kayle Osborne stopped 16 of Vancouverâ€s 20 shots.

Both teams entered action hoping to snap losing streaks. Vancouver is now undefeated at home after losing their last three games on the road, while New York fell to the Seattle Torrent 2-1 on Wednesday.

Boreenâ€s second goal of the season put the Goldeneyes in front early in the first period, marking the first time they scored the gameâ€s opener this season.

The Goldeneyes doubled their lead in the first with a shot from Bell that trickled through the legs of Osborne. Gardinerâ€s short-handed effort on the penalty kill added one more goal for Vancouver to take a 3-0 lead into the first intermission.

The score remained the same through the second period until Boreenâ€s second goal of the night in the third, her first multi-goal game as a Goldeneye.

Goldeneyes: The four goals propelled Vancouver to its first regulation win in franchise history.

Sirens: Despite the loss, New York outshot Vancouver 28-20 for its fifth consecutive game with 20 or more shots.

Maschmeyer stretched out to make a stick save to keep her shutout and deny the Sirens from scoring the equalizer in the first period.

The Goldeneyes and Sirens met for the second time in a week, combining for 10 goals in their first two meetings.

Goldeneyes: Host the Ottawa Charge on Dec. 16

Sirens: Take on the Boston Fleet at home on Dec. 17

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Sceptres to host Goldeneyes at Scotiabank Arena before Olympic break

TORONTO — The Toronto Sceptres will make their third trip to Scotiabank Arena next month for a game against the expansion Vancouver Goldeneyes, the Professional Women’s Hockey Team announced Thursday.

The third annual “Battle on Bay Street” is set for Jan. 17 at 3 p.m. ET at the home of the NHL’s Maple Leafs and NBA’s Raptors.

The Sceptres drew sellout crowds of over 19,000 fans in their last two games at Scotiabank Arena.

A then-record crowd of 19,285 saw the Sceptres post a 3-0 win over the Montréal Victoire on Feb. 16, 2024, in the league’s inaugural season. That record was beaten just over two months later when the Sceptres beat the Victoire 3-2 in overtime before 21,105 fans at Montreal’s Bell Centre.

The Scotiabank Centre crowd of 19,285 that took in Toronto’s 4-2 win over the New York Sirens on Jan. 25, 2025, was the third-highest attendance in the league’s history.

Toronto has three points from one win and one loss — both in regulation — heading into a game Thursday against the visiting Ottawa Charge at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Vancouver sits last in the league with two points from an overtime win and three regulation losses.

“The game at Scotiabank Arena is easily one of the most exciting games of the year,” Sceptres defender Renata Fast said in a release. “The energy there the last two seasons has been incredible, you feel it through your whole body.

“Playing in front of 19,000 passionate fans at home is an experience you canâ€t really put into words. I know this game is circled on all of our calendars.”

The game at Scotiabank Arena will be the last at home for the Sceptres before the PWHL takes a break from Jan. 29 to Feb. 25 for the Milan Cortina Olympics.

It will also mark the return of former Sceptres Sarah Nurse, Hannah Miller, Kristen Campbell and Izzy Daniel.

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Aerin Frankel notches another shutout as Fleet top Goldeneyes

BOSTON — Abby Newhook and Jill Saulnier scored goals, Aerin Frankel stopped 21 shots for her second shutout of the season, and the Boston Fleet defeated the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Wednesday night in the PWHL.

Frankel matches her own Fleet record with one goal allowed in the last two games. She has allowed only one goal in three games this season.

On Newhook’s opening goal, Goldeneyes goalie Emerance Maschmeyer made back-to-back saves, but the second rebound came to Newhook who slipped it in for a 1-0 lead at 5:02. It was Newhook’s second goal this season.

Jill Saulnier added an unassisted goal 6:40 into the third period. It was her first goal of the season.

Boston (3-0-0-0) dominated the first period, attacking the net with 19 shots to 2 for Vancouver (0-1-0-3). The second period was much tighter, with Boston holding a 7-6 edge in shots. For the game, Boston outshot Vancouver 31-21.

Maschmeyer has local ties to Boston, having played at Harvard. She was inducted into the Beanpot Hall of Fame in 2023.

Expansion Vancouver ended its franchise-debut three-game trip to the East Coast and was outscored 12-2.

New York is at Vancouver on Saturday to start a three-game homestand for the Goldeneyes.

Boston is home against two-time defending champion Minnesota on Sunday.

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Goldeneyes beat Torrent in OT to win PWHL debut

VANCOUVER — Abby Boreen scored 1:26 into overtime and the Vancouver Goldeneyes rallied to edge the Seattle Torrent 4-3 and collect the first win in franchise history on Friday.

It was the inaugural game for the Professional Womenâ€s Hockey Leagueâ€s first two expansion teams, and an enthusiastic sellout crowd of 14,958 took in the game at Vancouverâ€s Pacific Coliseum.

Claire Thompson had a goal and an assist for the Goldeneyes (1-0-0-0), while Sarah Nurse notched the first tally in franchise history and Gabby Rosenthal scored early in the third period.

Julia Gosling scored twice for the Torrent (0-0-1-0) in the first period, and Hannah Bilka added a goal in the third.

Vancouver dominated play early, but struggled to get a puck past Seattle goalie Corinne Schroeder, who made 23 saves on the night. Goldeneyes goalie Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 24 of the 27 shots she faced.

Goldeneyes: Controlled play early, but couldn’t capitalize on early chances and chased the game after Seattle scored twice in the first. Vancouver failed to score on three power plays across the night.

Torrent: Brought ample physicality and got good looks from the high-skill line of Gosling, Hilary Knight and Alex Carpenter. The visitors were left shorthanded when defender Aneta Tejralova suffered a lower-body injury after getting checked into the endboards midway through the second.

Tereza Vanizova sprinted up the ice and sliced Boreen a pass across the slot in overtime. Boreen wasted no time shovelling it into the side of the net for the win.

The Goldeneyes won without holding the lead at any point during regulation.

Goldeneyes: Begin a four-game road swing against the Charge in Ottawa on Wednesday.

Torrent: Host the Minnesota Frost for their home opener on Nov. 28.

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Canucks players sport Goldeneyes jerseys ahead of season opener

Ahead of the Canucks’ game Thursday against the Dallas Stars, several players donned Vancouver Goldeneyes jerseys in celebration of the new PWHL team’s season opener, set for Friday.

In a video and photos posted to social media, forwards Jake DeBrusk, Kiefer Sherwood and Aatu Raty and goaltender Kevin Lankinen were seen sporting the Goldeneyes’ blue and orange.

The Goldeneyes open their inaugural season at home against fellow expansion team Seattle Torrent at the Pacific Coliseum, the former home of the Canucks from 1970 to 1995 and of the WHL’s Vancouver Giants from 2001 to 2016.

A crowd of more than 15,000 is expected to pack Pacific Coliseum on Friday, which has been recently renovated with improved lighting, locker rooms and a new scoreboard.

“Coming here to the third-largest market in Canada was really important,†said Amy Scheer, the PWHLâ€s executive vice-president of business operations, when the Vancouver expansion was first announced in April. “You’ve shown a remarkable commitment to growing the game of hockey. I think the last stat I saw from B.C. Hockey was that girls†and boys†registration is just about 50/50, and thatâ€s huge. We want to help build and continue that momentum that youâ€ve already started.â€

The Goldeneyes feature a stacked roster that includes Sarah Nurse, Claire Thompson, Emerance Maschmeyer, Jenn Gardiner and Michelle Karvinen.

Vancouver will make its first appearance on Sportsnet on Nov. 29 against the New York Sirens at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT.

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PWHL unveils expansion names with Seattle Torrent, Vancouver Goldeneyes

Get ready for a women’s pro hockey Torrent in Seattle and the Goldeneyes in Vancouver, as the PWHL unveiled logos and nicknames for its two expansion franchises on Thursday.

The designs and names were chosen to reflect each of the two Pacific Northwest markets. It’s a process that began in April at about the same time the professional women’s league announced it was expanding from six to eight teams for its third season.

The expansion teams will be competing on opening day, with Seattle playing at Vancouver on Nov. 21.

The Torrent nickname and S-shaped logo — with the word Torrent written across — draws from Washington’s powerful rivers and cascading waterways that have carved out the region’s landscape.

Meanwhile, the Goldeneyes nickname was inspired by the duck common to northern climates, including Vancouver and British Columbia. The logo features the city and nickname circling a feathery golden eye, which is tilting up to reflect it pointing northwest.

“The Seattle Torrent and Vancouver Goldeneyes are bold, distinctive and true to who we are as a league,” said Amy Scheer, PWHL executive vice president of business operations. “Each team identity is deeply connected to its home.”

PWHL marketing VP Kanan Bhatt-Shah noted how the Goldeneyes represent the PWHL’s first animal-related nickname. The league previously went with the Ottawa Charge, Boston Fleet, Montreal Victoire, Minnesota Frost, Toronto Sceptres and New York Sirens.

“The common golden eye has these incredible attributes that feel emblematic of a PWHL hockey team: Strength, speed, fiercely protective,” said Bhatt-Shah, who led the design and name process. “It’s got to feel authentic and right and natural.”

As for the Torrent, Bhatt-Shah said, the name reflects the water imagery of Seattle’s other pro sports teams, such as the WNBA Storm, the NFL’s Seahawks, baseball’s Mariners and the NHL’s Kraken.

She then laughed when asked if the PWHL has enough teams with nicknames starting with the letter “S.”

“One could say you can never have enough S’s,” Bhatt-Shah said. “There’s such a sense of pride in this kind of iconic letter form. And it feels so emblematic of Seattle.”

The league previously revealed the teams’ color schemes. Seattle’s primary colors will be emerald green and cream, and Vancouver’s Pacific blue and cream.

Though merchandise featuring the logos and nicknames will be available for sale, they will not be incorporated on each team’s jersey for games this season. Both teams will instead have their city names printed across the front.

The decision to not include the logos on the jerseys is in part due to the branding not being available in time when PWHL jerseys were placed for order. The process of choosing a nickname and logo is lengthy in part because of patent rights and the PWHL’s desire to have full use of the name and image.

Hilary Knight, preparing to represent the United States in her fifth Winter Games in February, was the first member of the Torrent after being signed in free agency in June.

Vancouver is led by Canadian national team players Sarah Nurse and Claire Thompson, and includes forward Jenn Gardiner, who is from suburban Vancouver.

“This identity is a perfect reflection of who we are and where we come from,” Gardiner said. “When I think of the Goldeneyes, I think of the landscape of British Columbia, the mountains, the ocean, and the grit that comes with growing up here.”

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