No. 1 seed Montréal Victoire select No. 3 Minnesota Frost as semifinal opponentNo. 1 seed Montréal Victoire select No. 3 Minnesota Frost as semifinal opponent
No. 1 seed Montréal Victoire select No. 3 Minnesota Frost as semifinal opponent
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April 27, 2026
The regular season is in the books and the playoff matchups are officially set ahead of postseason puck drop on Thursday. That means it’s time for the league’s innovative rule book to really shine — let’s brush up.
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The puck drops now — literally. The PWHL Playoffs begin tonight when the No. 2 seed Boston Fleet take on the No. 4 Ottawa Charge, making this episode of The GIST of It the perfect time for co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz to preview the four-team competition. Who will hoist the coveted Walter Cup? The girls have thoughts — and they’re spilling.

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How Edmonton is becoming a Canadian women’s sports havenHow Edmonton is becoming a Canadian women’s sports haven
How Edmonton is becoming a Canadian women’s sports haven
Edmonton, Alberta, is a unique place. At roughly 1.2M residents, it’s dwarfed by larger Canadian cities like Toronto and Metro Vancouver — and though it doesn’t have its own professional women’s sports team, it’s become a hot spot for major women’s sporting events. That’s largely thanks to its tourism board, Explore Edmonton, which sees the economic and social value in these events. We spoke with sport and culture events director Cindy Medynski about why this strategy serves Edmonton and what other cities can learn. Small but mighty.
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