The PWHL off-season is underway, and with expansion, free agency, contract extensions, and trades reshaping rosters across the league, teams are working quickly to position themselves.
Following the addition of four new franchises and a busy player distribution process, every organization faces important decisions as they build toward opening night.
This tracker will provide a team-by-team look at every notable signing, re-signing, trade, and roster move made during the PWHL off-season.
Boston Fleet
Detroit
Player: Cayla Barnes
Acquisition: Signed to a two-year deal
Details: Barnes appeared in 30 games for Seattle during the 2025-26 season, recording eight points. Barnes was originally selected with the fifth overall pick of the 2024 PWHL Draft by Montreal.
Player: Hannah Bilka
Acquisition: Signed to a two-year deal
Details: Bilka played in 14 games with the Torrent during the 2025-26 season, contributing nine points before suffering an upper-body injury. Bilka was originally picked fourth overall by Boston in the 2024 PWHL Draft.
Player: Britta Curl-Salemme
Acquisition: Signed to a three-year contract
Details: Curl-Salemme joins Detroit after spending the last two seasons with the Frost. The 26-year-old has 20 goals and 24 assists through 58 regular-season games. She helped the U.S. win a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Player: Daryl Watts
Acquisition: Signed to a four-year contract
Details: Watts, 27, played with the Ottawa Charge in the PWHL's first season and spent the past two years with the Toronto Sceptres. She ranks second all-time in career goals with 32 and is tied for third in career points with 63. In 2025-26 with the Sceptres, Watts led the team with 19 points (10 goals and nine assists) and made history as the first PWHL player to score 10 or more goals in three consecutive seasons.
Hamilton
Player: Alina Muller
Acquisition: Signed to a three-year contract
Details: Hamilton's new PWHL team continues to shape its roster with Alina Müller joining on a three-year deal. Muller spent the last three seasons in Boston and reunites with head coach Kris Sparre. In 80 career regular-season games, Müller is tied for the most assists in PWHL history with 40 and sits tied for 10th all-time in scoring with 56 points.
Player: Brianne Jenner
Acquisition: Signed a three-year contract
Details: Jenner, 35, spent the last three seasons as a foundational member of the Ottawa Charge, serving as captain. She's the franchise's all-time leading scorer with 61 points, which also ranks eighth in PWHL history.
Player: Kayle Osborne
Acquisition: Signed to a three-year contract
Details: Osborne became New York’s starting netminder in 2025-26. She played in 27 of 30 games and posted a .906 save percentage with a 2.47 goals-against average. Her 11 wins ranked fourth in the league, and her four shutouts ranked third. With five career shutouts, she's tied for third in PWHL history.
Player: Nicole Gosling
Acquisition: Signed to a three-year contract
Details: Hamilton added to its blue line, signing Gosling to a multi-year deal. The 24-year-old was a finalist for the PWHL Rookie of the Year award after scoring three goals and 19 points. Gosling was selected fourth overall in the 2025 PWHL Draft by Montreal and helped the Victoire capture the Walter Cup in 2026.
Las Vegas
Minnesota Frost
Player: Kelly Pannek
Acquisition: Re-signed to a three-year contract
Details: Pannek led the PWHL with a single-season record of 33 points across 30 games in 2025-26. She also had 16 goals, which was a league-high, while her 17 assists tied for second-most.
Player: Taylor Heise
Acquisition: Re-signed to a three-year contract
Details: Heise had a career-best 30 points (13 goals and 17 assists) in 30 games last season. The 26-year-old was the first overall selection in the PWHL's inaugural draft and was named the 2024 Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP award winner.
Montreal Victoire
New York Sirens
Ottawa Charge
San Jose
Player: Kristin O'Neill
Acquisition: Expansion Foundation Offer with two-year deal
Details: A strong two-way forward, O'Neill spent last season with the New York Sirens, tallying four goals and one assist in 30 games. A Team Canada selection for the 2026 Olympics, the Oakville native had three goals and two assists in seven games at Milano-Cortina.
Player: Rory Guilday
Acquisition: Signed to a two-year deal
Details: Guilday joined the Charge after being selected fifth overall in the 2025 PWHL Draft. The 23-year-old registered nine points in 30 games during her rookie season and helped Ottawa reach the Walter Cup Finals.
Player: Corinne Schroeder
Acquisition: Agreed to a two-year contract
Details: For its first-ever signing, PWHL San Jose has agreed to a two-year deal with goaltender Corinne Schroeder. She spent her first two PWHL seasons in New York before joining Seattle as an expansion pickup. The 26-year-old is third all-time with five shutouts and has a .921 save percentage in 52 career regular-season games.
Seattle Torrent
Player: Alex Carpenter
Acquisition: Re-signed to a three-year
Details: The 32-year-old played all 30 regular-season games last season, recording 20 points and a team high 12 goals. Carpenter sits tied for third all-time in PWHL scoring, 31 goals with 63 points in 80 games.
Toronto Sceptres
Player: Renata Fast
Acquisition: Re-signed to a three-year contract
Details: The 31-year-old Fast has spent all three seasons in Toronto and was the league’s 2025 defender of the year. From Burlington, Ont., she’s a three-time Canadian Olympian, and her 45 career points (10 goals, 35 assists) rank second among PWHL blue-liners.
Player: Raygan Kirk
Acquisition: Re-signed to a three-year contract
Details: The 25-year-old Kirk had a breakthrough campaign in taking over the starting duties in her second PWHL season. With an 8-8-6 record and three shutouts, she ranked third among PWHL goalies with a 1.87 goals-against average and .934 save percentage.
Vancouver Goldeneyes
Player: Sarah Nurse
Acquisition: Re-signed to a two-year contract
Details: In 2025-26, the Hamilton, Ont., native played just 19 of 30 games, missing 11 due to injury, and posted nine goals and six assists. Prior to joining Vancouver, Nurse played two seasons with the Toronto Sceptres, recording 37 points (17 goals and 20 assists) over 45 games.