Las Vegas Signs Kendall Cooper And Mae Batherson As First Ever Players

PWHL Las Vegas has their inaugural players.

Las Vegas today signed defenders Mae Batherson and Kendall Cooper, both to two-year contracts, from the Minnesota Frost.

Cooper was one of the PWHL's top rookies this season scoring 19 points in 30 games. The 24-year-old from Oakville, Ontario twice represented Canada at the U-18 World Championships and was a first round pick, sixth overall of Minnesota this season. She finished her NCAA career last season with Quinnipiac.

Batherson finished her second season with Minnesota having a breakout campaign recording 15 points in 30 games from the Frost blueline. The 25-year-old Nova Scotia product won a Walter Cup with Minnesota in 2024-25 as a rookie after her NCAA career split between St. Lawrence and Syracuse. She was a sixth round pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft and has since played well above that distinction.

The duo were often paired on a power play unit this season for the Minnesota Frost as one of the league's top two-way defensive units who can both produce and defend using their feet.