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PWHPA Profiles: Codie Cross

PWHPA Profiles: Codie Cross

Airdrie, Alberta is a hockey hotbed in Western Canada. It’s a Southern Alberta outpost that has produced countless hockey players, from NHL’ers and professional women’s players to Junior hockey stars and minor leaguers. Codie Cross is the latest to come from Airdrie and make an impact in the sport she loves. Cross played two seasons…

PWHPA Profiles: Alex Cavallini

PWHPA Profiles: Alex Cavallini

Few people have achieved the kind of success that Alex Cavallini has in hockey. A native of Delafield, Wisconsin, Cavallini is a decorated goaltender who has led her country to the highest levels in the sport. Cavallini won an Olympic Gold Medal in 2018 with the United States, and also has five World Championship Gold…

PWHPA Profiles: Sara Earley

PWHPA Profiles: Sara Earley

Sara Earley may be a native of Hutchinson, Minnesota, but she is no stranger to hockey in New Hampshire. After playing six seasons for Hutchinson High in her hometown back in Minnesota, Earley headed east to play Division 1 college hockey at the University of New Hampshire in the fall of 2012. Now, Earley is…

PWHPA Profiles: Kimberly Sass

PWHPA Profiles: Kimberly Sass

Kimberly Sass is one of the more vocal and influential members of the PWHPA, boosting the organization’s brand on social media and getting involved at a board level. Sass, an East Amherst, New York native and one of three Buffalo-area players training in Western New York, is starting a new journey this season. After training…

PWHPA Profiles: Lillian Ribeirinha-Braga

PWHPA Profiles: Lillian Ribeirinha-Braga

From 2012-16, Lillian Ribeirinha-Braga was a consistent part of the Boston University defensive group. Ribeirinha-Braga provided a strong puck-moving presence for the Terriers, scoring 54 points (6 g, 48 a) over the course of 142 career games in those four seasons. When Ribeirinha-Braga graduated and left the Terriers, however, her playing career effectively ended. That…

PWHPA Profiles: Breanna Scarpaci

PWHPA Profiles: Breanna Scarpaci

Breanna Scarpaci grew up in the game of hockey, hailing from Washington, Michigan. A puck-moving defender who ascended to the Division 1 level, Scarpaci will play her rookie professional season in the PWHPA this winter. A former Boston University Terrier, Scarpaci is staying in New England as a member of the New Hampshire Regional Training…

PWHPA Profiles: Delaney Belinskas

PWHPA Profiles: Delaney Belinskas

Port Orange, Florida isn’t exactly known as a hockey hotbed. That fact didn’t stop Delaney Belinskas from not only reaching the college level, but also starring for Division 1 Boston College. Belinskas’ journey went north for the 2008-09 season when she joined the Ohio Flames 14U team. She’d also dress for the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite…

PWHPA Profiles: Cassidy Vinkle

PWHPA Profiles: Cassidy Vinkle

For the most part, Canadian members of the PWHPA will be playing for one of the three Canadian hubs in 2020-21. The same goes for the American players and the two Regional Training Hubs based out of the United States. Cassidy Vinkle, an Ontario native playing in New Hampshire, is one of the rare Canadians…

PWHPA Profiles: Gigi Marvin

PWHPA Profiles: Gigi Marvin

Gigi Marvin has done it all in the sport of hockey. A native of the hockey hotbed that is Warroad, Minnesota, Marvin has won both professional championships and international accolades. This season, Marvin has taken her talents to the State of New Hampshire. She’s suiting up for the New Hampshire Regional Training Hub in the…

Blackhawks Hire PWHPA’s Kendall Coyne Schofield

Blackhawks Hire PWHPA’s Kendall Coyne Schofield

The Chicago Blackhawks announced three staff moves on Monday morning. The organization hired former NHL’er Erik Condra as a Player Development Coach and Juan Gonzalez as the Strength and Conditioning Coach of their AHL affiliate in Rockford. The third hire? None other than Kendall Coyne Schofield, who was named as a Player Development Coach and…