As a queer woman dating a Canadian, it was inevitable that I’d care about the first season of the PWHL (professional women’s hockey league). After all, women’s sports are as gay as hockey is Canadian.
While my girlfriend’s local team Toronto didn’t make it to the finals, we did enjoy watching their five game series against Minnesota. And while Minnesota plays Boston in the finals, I felt like it was a good time to highlight the queer players in the league. We’ve done this for the WNBA and now we’re doing it for the PWHL!
Because this is the first year of the PWHL, there’s not a ton of personal information on the internet about most of the players. So instead I had to scroll through Instagram and play the ultimate game of siblings or dating or besties.
I tried to only include people who were obviously out, but that definitely prioritizes people in relationships. So if you’re a queer and single professional hockey player who doesn’t have engagement photos on your IG but wants in on this list DM me! Or if you posted pictures of yourself platonically kissing another woman and I misread, let me know that too.
Without further ado, here are the queer players of the PWHL! Including two teammate couples and a lot of goalies! Also a lot of really cute dogs!
Boston
Emily Brown (D)
Jess Healey (D)
Hilary Knight (RW)
dating Olympic speed skater Brittany Bowe
Amanda Pelkey (RW)
married to hockey coach Venla Hovi
Jamie Lee Rattray (F)
Minnesota
Emma Greco (D)
dating teammate Michela Cava
Michela Cava (C)
dating teammate Emma Greco
Liz Schepers (C/LW)
Montreal
Elaine Chuli (G)
Erin Ambrose (D)
Amanda Boulier (D)
Brigette Laganière (D)
Sarah Bujold (F)
Mélodie Daoust (F)
Kennedy Marchment (RW)
dating fellow player Allie Munroe
Marie-Philip Poulin (C)
engaged to teammate Laura Stacey
Alex Posnikoff (F)
Laura Stacey (F)
engaged to teammate
Marie-Philip Poulin (C)
New York
Abbey Levy (G)
Johanna Fällman (D)
Micah Zandee-Hart (D)
Chloé Aurard (LW)
Alex Carpenter (C)
Jade Downie-Landry (F)
Élizabeth Giguère (F)
Savannah Norcross (F)
Madison Packer (F)
Jill Saulnier (F)
Ottawa
Emerance Maschmeyer (G)
Zoe Boyd (D)
Emily Clark (C)
Shiann Darkangelo (LW)
Brianne Jenner (C)
Toronto
Kristen Campbell (G)
dating Olympian softball player Emma Entzminger!
Erica Howe (G)
Allie Munroe (D)
dating fellow player Kennedy Marchment
Hannah Miller (F)
Carly Jackson (G)
And don’t forget to watch game three of the PWHL finals this Friday!
