There is a lot of hiring to be done for a new professional women's hockey league, including coaching staffs for the six new franchises.

The pool of available coaches for the inaugural season of the new professional women’s hockey league is smaller than many might think. The timing of a January start presents a number of problems, not the least of which being that many of the world’s top coaches will be mid season in the NCAA, USports, or pro hockey.

Despite the fact almost all PHF team staff were recently fired, former PHF and PWHPA staff, recently retired pro players, and a handful of others are the primary candidates to step into coaching roles. 

Here’s a look at some of the leading available coaching candidates for the inaugural season of North America’s new pro women’s hockey league, along with a few of the top women in coaching in the world who would be incredible additions to the league.

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Other Candidates: Lisa Haley, Shannon Miller, Julie Chu, Caroline Ouellette, Tara Watchorn, Matt Leitner, Karolina Urban, Ivo Mocek, Danièle Sauvageau, Alexandre Tremblay, Philipe Trahan, Dean Seymour, Brian Purdy, PJ Micheal, Paul Geiger, Jessica Campbell, Rebecca Johnston, Meghan Duggan, Kelsey Koelzer, Cassandra Turner, Katie Crowley, Lee-J Mirasolo, Ronda Curtin Engelhardt, Candice Moxley, Liz Keady Norton, Margot Page, Katie Lachapelle, Michelle Picard, Jess Turi, Sarah Hilworth.