
Karissa Donkin
Karissa Donkin is a reporter with CBC Sports who covers the PWHL, women's hockey and lots more. You can reach her at karissa.donkin@cbc.ca.
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Hilary Knight, Sarah Nurse among PWHL players exposed to expansion teams
Boston Fleet captain Hilary Knight, original Toronto Sceptres signing Sarah Nurse, defender of the year nominees Claire Thompson and Sophie Jaques are among the players PWHL Seattle and Vancouver will have the opportunity to add during the expansion process.
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'At the brink of falling apart': Sport organizations hope new government heeds urgent call for funding
Olympic gold medallist Adam van Koeverden has taken over the sports portfolio in government as secretary of state for sport. He'll be tasked with addressing urgent calls for federal funding for sport organizations and navigating a safe-sport crisis.
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With PWHL expansion looming, the defending champion Frost go out on top
The Frost will get to celebrate one last time before rosters are thrown in a blender next week. Expansion draft protection lists are due next Tuesday, and teams can only protect 3 players to start.
Sports -Hockey -PWHL |

PWHL notebook: Vancouver and Seattle GMs named, and Minnesota's Curl-Salemme plays the villain in Cup final
Amid boos, Britta Curl-Salemme scored 2 goals on Thursday to even the best-of-5 series 1-1 between her Minnesota Frost and the Ottawa Charge. Game 3 is set for Saturday in Minnesota.
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PWHL expansion draft explainer: How it works and what's at stake
The six existing teams will each lose four players to expansion process, as Seattle and Vancouver prepare to begin play next season.
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PWHL Finals preview: Ottawa Charge looking to become 1st Canadian PWHL champions
The Charge take on the reigning Walter Cup-winning Minnesota Frost in Game 1 of the best-of-5 series on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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PWHL playoff notebook: 1st line driving Minnesota's quest to repeat as champions
Ottawa has a chance to advance to Walter Cup final on Friday in Game 4 vs. Montreal. For the Victoire to climb back, they'll have to find a way to solve the puzzle of Ottawa's rookie goaltending sensation, Gwyneth Philips.
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PWHL players, GMs waiting to hear how expansion draft will affect existing teams
In the next month, the new Professional Women's Hockey League teams in Vancouver and Seattle will start to fill out their rosters. With the clock ticking, much remains unknown about that expansion draft, including how many players each team will have to expose and who can be protected.
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PWHL playoff notebook: Montreal Victoire in the driver's seat after 4OT win
On the brink of elimination, the Toronto Sceptres will try to claw back on Wednesday against Minnesota. The Montreal Victoire-Ottawa Charge series resumes on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, while Game 4 of Toronto-Minnesota is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.
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How Alex Ovechkin's 1st NHL goal set the stage for record-breaking career
Alex Ovechkin became a prolific scorer, breaking Gretzky's scoring record in April. It all started with a one timer from the slot in his 1st NHL game, nearly 20 years ago.
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