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PWHL Roster Status Report: Toronto

A look at how PWHL Toronto's roster is shaping up, plus where all of last year's players are now.

PWHL Roster Status Report: Toronto
PWHL Toronto players celebrate a goal with a group hug. Photo courtesy of the PWHL.

Things have been quiet on the PWHL front lately, but a lot has already happened this offseason between the draft and ongoing free agency. Spots will likely remain open on all teams through training camp, but the bulk of next season’s rosters is coming into focus, so it's time to look at where each team stands. First, we’ll look at where everyone from last year’s roster is before moving on to the new faces and remaining roster spots. Last but not least, we have Toronto in the final installment of the roster report series.

All signing information is according to TIG’s roster tracker. Camp invite details are from a master spreadsheet by The Score’s Kyle Cushman unless otherwise noted.

Last Year’s Roster

Spooner celebrates raises her arms and celebrates a goal as she skates away from the net. She is wearing a blue home uniform.
Natalie Spooner celebrates a goal during a game against Minnesota. Photo courtesy of the PWHL.

Still Under Contract

Forwards

  • Sarah Nurse
  • Blayre Turnbull
  • Maggie Connors
  • Emma Maltais
  • Jesse Compher
  • Natalie Spooner
  • Victoria Bach

Defenders

  • Renata Fast
  • Jocelyne Larocque
  • Kali Flanagan

Goaltenders

  • Kristen Campbell

Heading into the offseason, Toronto was guaranteed to return the core of their team. However, depth scoring was an issue for good chunks of last season, and Campbell and Spooner carried the team for a while. That started to change by the end of the season, but finding reliable depth scorers and another goaltender to take some of the load off of Campbell were priorities for GM Gina Kingsbury.

Re-Signings

Munroe watches a play unfold during a game. She is holding her stick at waist level and looking to her right while wearing a blue home uniform.
Allie Munroe watches a play unfold during a game. Photo by Heather Pollock.

Forwards

  • Hannah Miller

Defenders

  • Allie Munroe

Goaltenders

  • Carly Jackson

Kingsbury hasn’t re-signed many of her pending free agents, with just three signing new deals so far. Munroe earned herself a two-year contract, while Jackson and Miller are both on new one-year deals. Munroe is the only one who signed during the exclusive negotiation window, so only her contract is guaranteed.

Free Agents

Willoughby skates with the puck just inside the blue line. She is wearing a white away uniform.
Kaitlin Willoughby skates with the puck during a game. Photo courtesy of the PWHL.

Forwards

  • Samantha Cogan
  • Jess Jones
  • Kaitlin Willoughby

Defenders

  • Maude Poulin-Labelle
  • Olivia Knowles
  • Lauriane Rougeau
  • Emma Keenan

Two would-be free Toronto agents–forwards Alexa Vasko and Rebecca Leslie–joined Ottawa as free agents. Another two, goaltender Erica Howe and forward Brittany Howard, have retired from professional hockey. Currently, the only confirmed free agent who will attend camp is Kondas, who was a reserve player with the team last season but did not get into a game.

Draftees/New Faces

From left to right, King, Gosling and Kloss hold a wooden stick and smile at the camera on stage at the 2024 draft.
Julia Gosling poses with Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss at the 2024 draft. Photo by Heather Pollock.

2024 Toronto Draft Class

  • Round 1, Pick 6: Julia Gosling (F)
  • Round 2, Pick 12: Megan Carter (D)
  • Round 3: Pick 18: Izzy Daniel (F)
  • Round 4, Pick 24: Lauren Bernard (D)
  • Round 5, Pick 30: Noemi Neubauerová (F)
  • Round 6, Pick 36: Anneke Linser (F)
  • Round 7, Pick 42: Raygan Kirk (G)

For a more in-depth look at the new draftees, check out this recap by The Victory Press’s Nicole Haase. Kingsbury has been one of the more aggressive GMs in signing her draft picks, with Carter, Daniel, Kirk, and Gosling already signed to two-year contracts.

Free Agents Signings

  • Daryl Watts (F)
  • Emma Woods (F)

Toronto landed the cream of the free agent crop this offseason, with Watts deciding to return home on a two-year contract after spending last season with Ottawa. Woods is also returning to her home province on a two-year contract after playing for New York last season.

Finally, University of British Columbia alumna Rylind MacKinnon is the only confirmed outside camp invite.

Remaining Roster Spots

Four Toronto players celebrate a goal against New York with a group hug. They are all wearing blue home jerseys.
PWHL Toronto players celebrate a goal against New York. Photo courtesy of the PWHL.

Toronto is currently tied with Boston and Ottawa for the most full roster, with 20 players already under contract for next season. That leaves just three full spots and three reserve slots up for grabs. Of those 20 players signed, 12 are forwards, five are defenders, and three are goaltenders. So, assuming a normal roster construction, expect those final three slots to be filled by one forward and two defenders.

Assuming all of Toronto’s unsigned draftees attend camp, they still need to sign or invite another player to fill all their open spots. Camp competition is always a good thing, so Kingsbury would do well to invite a few extras too. It’s a bit of a tougher sell to try out for a team with so few slots open, but it’s a good team and an excellent market that many players have ties to, so it still shouldn’t be too tall of a task.

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