News and Notes from Friday, June 12th, 2026
News
- The Minnesota Frost announced that they have re-signed and protected two players.
- The Frost re-signed defender Lee Stecklein to a 2 year deal.
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- The Frost re-signed forward Grace Zumwinkle to a 3 year deal.
- PWHL Detroit announced that they have hired Molly Engstrom as Assistant Coach.
- PWHL San Jose signed defender Mariah Keopple to a 2 year deal.
- PWHL Las Vegas signed forward Maureen Murphy to a one year deal.
- The PWHL announced the conclusion of Phase 3 of the Expansion Player Distribution Process and the Protection Lists for the 8 existing teams.
- Boston Fleet gave a qualifying offer to forward Abby Newhook and protected forward Shay Maloney.
- Minnesota Frost protected defender Sidney Morin.
- Montreal Victoire protected forward Lina Ljungblom and defender Kati Tabin.
- New York Sirens protected defenders Jaime Bourbonnais, Maja Nylén Persson, and Micah Zandee-Hart.
- Ottawa Charge protected forwards Gabbie Hughes, Fanuza Kadirova, and Sarah Wozniewicz.
- Seattle Torrent protects forwards Mikyla Grant-Mentis and Danielle Serdachny.
- Toronto Sceptres protected forwards Emma Gentry and Natalie Spooner.
- Vancouver Goldeneyes protected forward Hannah Miller.
* Not including players that were re-signed during Phase 3.
- In the NHL, the league announced the 2026 All-Rookie Team.
- The forwards are Ivan Demidov (MON), Beckett Sennecke (ANA), and Jimmy Snuggerud (STL).
- The defensemen are Matthew Schaefer (NYI) and Alexander Nikishin (CAR).
- The goaltender is Jakub Dobes (MON).

Jersey Tracking and Mini Recaps
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