Walter Cup Finals

Ottawa and Montreal in action in the 2025 semi-finals. Source.

It’s the finals of the 2026 Walter Cup: Montréal versus Ottawa. This is the first time that two Canadian teams have made the Walter Cup finals. In Year One of the PWHL the finalists were Minnesota and Boston; last year Minnesota and Ottawa. The last time two Canadian teams met in the Stanley Cup finals was 1989. The last time Ottawa and Montréal played for the Stanley Cup was 1908, back in the challenge cup days.

The best-of-five series so far:
2026/5/14 Montréal 3, Ottawa 2
2026/5/16 Montréal 2, Ottawa 1

The PWHL is expanding to twelve teams. The new cities are Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas and reportedly San Jose.

Nova Scotians in the PWHL: Jill Saulnier (Boston), Carly Jackson (Seattle), Blayre Turnbull (Toronto), Allie Munroe (Toronto).

Newfoundlanders in the PWHL: Abby Newhook (Boston), Maggie Connors (Toronto).