Danièle Sauvageau is a builder. She builds and always leaves things better than when she got there. Every single stop she has made. The Victoire is the latest example. Now she’s back to build Hockey Canada again. Being a builder in the HHOF was never more apt for her.

If you were going to name any player that fits in with what the Montreal Victoire have been trying to do this off-season to mitigate the injury of Marie-Philip Poulin, Michelle Karvinen is that person. This team is primed to contend despite missing their best player. #PWHL

Has the president simply considered building a really big wall to block the smoke?

Nice to see Argentina watched Game 7 of Montreal-Tampa to prepare for this game.

You know what I feel bad about? Kids today who will never know the thrill of seeing the commissioner get on stage and say “we have a trade” and not having any idea what that trade is.

I’m not a basketball expert or anything but Paige Bueckers is a capital S Star. Marina Mabrey is great too. What a show they put on tonight. It was a game fitting the record-breaking occasion.

Now that I’m no longer working on deadline and am home, can I just say the WNBA is a *vibe*. Can’t wait to go to the game on Sunday as a fan.

Regular season women’s sports professional attendance records held by Montreal: -CWHL -PHF -PWHL -WNBA

Jared is lying to you, he would have three nickels! Which is even cooler, though the coolest part might be that these latest records are so much bigger than the 2016 CWHL crowd that they feel like an entirely different historical category.

Jared Book@jaredbook.bsky.social · 4w ago

If I had a nickel for every time I saw a record-breaking women’s sports crowd at the Bell Centre I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s still cool as hell it happened twice.

If I had a nickel for every time I saw a record-breaking women’s sports crowd at the Bell Centre I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s still cool as hell it happened twice.

Toronto Tempo@tempobasketball.bsky.social · 4w ago

HISTORY. WITNESSED. 👊 We marked another historic chapter in our story on Friday night, setting a new WNBA regular season attendance record as 20,996 fans packed the Bell Centre in Montreal.

I love how the default of any team conceding is raising their arm for offside as if it was impossible they were beat cleanly.

Pretty sure that Balogun got his red card against Bosnia and served the suspension against Herzegovina. Nothing to see here.

It’s funny how some of the same people who called Sidney Crosby selfless for sitting out of the gold medal game are now calling Alphonso Davies selfish for sitting out when he wasn’t 100%.

Futbol in the groin

(If you treat your players well in negotiations you never have to worry about offer sheets, for the record)

Former Habs goalie Mike Condon, Victoire goalie coach Bruno-Pierre Guillemette, and Habs/Rocket goalie coach Marco Marciano among the group working with the goaltenders on the ice today.

This basically transfers 1.3M from their cap next year to this year as opposed to a buy out if they went that route. Makes sense for the Canadiens, and has better optics all around.

Jesse Marsch is perfect. He represents everything Canada is proud of and is proud to represent that even as someone not from here. But he also shows Americans why so many people think they’re so arrogant. Canada needs that arrogance sometimes. Especially in non-hockey sports.

The Maple Leafs turned Fraser Minten and two unprotected 1st round picks into a second round pick, two third round picks and 1 season of Scott Laughton and Brandon Carlo

It's fitting that San Jose has F/D Laila Edwards announcing two picks, 1 F and 1 D in the first round.

After losing six players to expansion, and the news that Marie-Philip Poulin needs surgery and will be out long-term, there were reasons to be down on the defending champions. The Victoire reloaded and showed their competitive window is still wide open. #PWHL

Despite losses & injury to Marie-Philip Poulin, Victoire poised to contend

When the losses started piling up during the PWHL’s expansion process shortly after the Montreal Victoire were still celebrating their Walter Cup championship, it started to feel like an end of an era...

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Marie-Philip Poulin is very emotional, but says she trusts the team surrounding her as she moves forward.

Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin will be out due to surgery following injuries stemming from the Olympics and the PWHL season. The operation will be completed in July. The team will provide updates throughout her recovery. #PWHL

This is much more relevant now...

Jared Book@jaredbook.bsky.social · last mo.

The big thing that the Roque re-signing plus Eldridge, Nieminen and Maltais additions did for the Victoire is they insulate themselves from the potential of Marie-Philip Poulin missing time to start the season but in a way that the redundancy doesn't hurt them when Poulin is in. #PWHL

The Montreal Victoire will provide a health update on Marie-Philip Poulin tomorrow morning in a media availability. #PWHL

The big thing that the Roque re-signing plus Eldridge, Nieminen and Maltais additions did for the Victoire is they insulate themselves from the potential of Marie-Philip Poulin missing time to start the season but in a way that the redundancy doesn't hurt them when Poulin is in. #PWHL

Montreal Victoire offseason #PWHL

As of right now, the only player the Montreal Victoire have signed beyond two seasons is Nadia Mattivi. Every other contract expires by the end of the 2027-28 season.

The Montreal Victoire will have a top 9 of: Abby Roque, Marie-Philip Poulin, Laura Stacey, Emma Maltais, Jessie Eldridge, Avi Adam, Petra Nieminen, Lina Ljungblom, and (likely) one of Dubois/Willoughby/Irving... Deepest forward group in the league.

It's official. Emma Maltais joins the Montreal Victoire on a two-year contract. #PWHL