No team lost more goals from their roster than the Toronto Sceptres in expansion and free agency, while it was actually Minnesota who lost the most points overall, and then there was the nearly untouched Vancouver Goldeneyes.
Some teams were hit harder than others this offseason through expansion and free agency. Perhaps the best measure of those losses is the direct reduction in scoring.
There are some teams whose impact is still yet to be seen depending on the future of Kendall Coyne Schofield, Michelle Karvinen, Jincy Roese, Anna Shokhina, Anna Meixner, and Claire Thompson, among others.
But looking at confirmed losses for next season, no team took a more significant fall in goal scoring than the Toronto Sceptres who lost 34 goals paced by Daryl Watts, Blayre Turnbull, Jesse Compher, and Emma Maltais. There remains a chance the team could see Turnbull back before the end of the 2026-27 season depending on how much time off she takes following the birth of her first child. Turnbull, who is not under contract, is not eligible for maternity leave as a free agent, so there are no external stipulations to her return, only her family decisions.
While Toronto led the goal department, the Minnesota Frost lost the most points overall between goals and assists shedding 87 points. It's a number that can climb to 117 if they don't get Coyne Schofield and Roese back. Minnesota had the biggest individual loss with Britta Curl-Salemme, the league's third leading scorer departing for Detroit, taking her 11 goals and 29 points with her.
Montreal was the next closest losing 27 goals and 74 points, which climbs to 92 points when you remove Marie-Philip Poulin, who will likely miss most, if not all of next season following ACL and meniscus surgery this summer.
On the other end of the spectrum, the Vancouver Goldeneyes didn't lose a single goal this offseason in free agency or expansion. They did originally, but traded to get Abby Boreen back. In total, they only lost eight assists. It's a number that can grow significantly however, for the Goldeneyes, should they watch Karvinen, Thompson, Meixner, and Shokhina walk away from the league this summer.
| Goals Lost | Assists Lost | Total Points Lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 26 | 50 | 76 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 60 | 87 |
| Montreal | 27 | 47 | 74 |
| New York | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| Ottawa | 19 | 40 | 59 |
| Seattle | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| Toronto | 34 | 39 | 73 |
| Vancouver | 0 | 8 | 8 |
While New York and Seattle saw large numbers of players leave in the offseason, their relative impact on scoring was lower than the rest of the league, aside from the nearly unscathed Vancouver Goldeneyes.
New York kept the top five scorers, while Seattle kept their top four scorers. New York's biggest loss however, was that of starting goaltender Kayle Osborne. It's an impact that will be hard to measure until the team sees how Elaine Chuli handles being a PWHL starter.
The Ottawa Charge had the next lowest overall point total loss, and 12 of the 19 goals and 26 of the 59 points lost all came in the form of Brianne Jenner. It's almost certain that Emily Clark will have a bounce back year of sorts in Hamilton as well, making that loss sting a little harder, but the Charge remain the third least impacted team in scoring.
