There will be a significant PWHL presence on the ice when Da Beauty League drops the puck tonight in Edina, Minnesota.
There are two teams in the women's league, each composed of PWHL and NCAA players.
Team Tradition White features multiple Walter Cup champions from the Minnesota Frost including Grace Zumwinkle, Natalie Buchbinder, and Claire Butorac. PWHL Seattle defender Mariah Keopple will also play for Tradition White. The roster also includes recent PWHL Draft picks Hanna Baskin (Toronto Sceptres), Peyton Hemp (Ottawa Charge), and Olivia Mobley (Boston Fleet).
Team Tradition Maroons is similarly loaded with PWHL talent. Their roster includes Montreal Victoire defender Maggie Flaherty, Ottawa Charge first round pick Rory Guilday, Minnesota Frost forwards Britta Curl-Salemme and Brooke Bryant, New York Sirens forwards Paeytn Levis and Savannah Norcross, Ottawa Charge forward Mannon McMahon, and PWHL Vancouver forward Izzy Daniel. Former PWHL defender Madison Bizal who spent last season in Sweden is also on Tradition Maroon.
Other players suiting up in the league include Sedona Blair, Layla Hemp, Emily Zumwinkle, Ellah Hause, Sadie Lindsay, and Ava Lindsay.
Last summer Abby Boreen, a member of PWHL Vancouver was the top scoring player in the league
The two teams will play every Wednesday from July 9 until August 25. All games will be streamed on YouTube.