Detroit's new PWHL team does not have a name, but it now has its first player, as Daryl Watts was added to the roster Friday.

To that effect, the Frost lost one of its top talents to one of the new teams as forward Britta Curl-Salemme signed a three-year contact with the yet-unnamed Detroit franchise. Terms of the deal were not announced. The deal comes after Detroit added the 26-year-old during Phase 2 of the PWHL’s Expansion Roster Distribution Process.

The PWHL's eight existing teams have finalized their protections ahead of Phase 2 of expansion. During Phase 2, the four new teams will have the opportunity to sign or select five players from across the league, including one to a binding Expansion Franchise Offer, while also making a second non-binding Foundational Player Offer.

PWHL San Jose has its first player under contract, signing goalie Corinne Schroeder to a two-year contract as part of the Expansion Roster Distribution Process ahead of the team's inaugural

The Professional Women's Hockey League announces two new expansion teams in Hamilton, Ontario, and Las Vegas, set to begin play next season.

The Professional Women’s Hockey League is expanding to Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas and San Jose. Now it’s time for the league’s four new franchises to start building their inaugural rosters. The league’s six-phase roster building process officially opened on Tuesday.

SAN JOSE – Jonathan Becher watched Olympic gold-medal-winning hockey player Kendall Coyne Schofield become the first woman to compete in the NHL All-Star Game’s skills competition at SAP Center in 2019.

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) announced an expansion to Detroit for the 2026-27 season, adding a ninth franchise at a time of record growth.

First soccer, then basketball and now hockey? It appears the Bay Area will be home to a new professional women’s sports team as San Jose reportedly is one of two more cities expected to receive expansion franchises in the three-year-old Professional ...