The Toronto Sceptres beat the reigning PWHL champions Minnesota Frost 2-1 on the road to open their 2025-26 season. Kiara Zanon scored the game-winning goal in her PWHL debut. Zanon is fresh out of college and was drafted in the second round this past summer. She is one of four players drafted by Toronto to play in their opening night roster.
The Sceptres biggest acquisition of the summer, Canadian Olympic team star defender Ella Shelton, also scored in her Toronto debut. She played a game-high 24:45 icetime – by the way icetime is now a tracked and published stat on the PWHL website!!! The league is also publishing faceoffs, hits, and blocks.
Starting goalie Raygan Kirk (Winter Captain Kirk) stopped 30 of 31 shots against the powerhouse offense from Minnesota for her first win of the season. Her only goal allowed was from KCS. Natalie Spooner nonchalantly opened her season with two assists and a game-leading five shots. Emma Maltais, unsurprisingly, led the team with 4 hits.
Renata Fast was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury.
Our first projected lineup of the season!
— Toronto Sceptres (@PWHL_Toronto) November 21, 2025
Toronto Sceptres x @MRSUB1968 pic.twitter.com/ehzzd3Yuy1
Here are the highlights!
Incredible performances today from Zanon and Kirky 🤩
— Toronto Sceptres (@PWHL_Toronto) November 22, 2025
Toronto Sceptres x @TimHortons pic.twitter.com/yj810VroBr
And in case you missed most of the summer news, here's a lengthy recap from Kyle Cushman that I recommend!
For Toronto's next game, they will host the Boston Fleet next Saturday at CCC. Puck drop is 2pm and the game will be broadcast on CBC. Games this season are a mix between TSN (15 games), Prime (7), CBC (5), and SN (3). Among the league's Takeover Tour games, Toronto will play games this season in Halifax, Hamilton, Calgary, and New Jersey.
In other PWHL news, Sarah Nurse scored the first goal in Vancouver Goldeneyes history! She signed with the team over the summer, and is there alongside fellow former Sceptres Hannah Miller, Izzy Daniel, and Kristen Campbell. Nurse, Miller, and Campbell all signed as free agents, Izzy Daniel was taken as part of the expansion draft.
SOUND THE ALARM 🚨
— PWHL (@thepwhlofficial) November 22, 2025
Sarah Nurse scores the first goal in Vancouver Goldeneyes history! pic.twitter.com/tqSAVkGdk0
Julia Gosling also left the Sceptres via the expansion draft to the Seattle Torrent, along with Megan Carter. Gosling scored that franchise's first two goals. Vancouver beat Seattle 4-3 in overtime in an entertaining league debut for both clubs.
BACK-TO-BACK 🚨🚨
— PWHL (@thepwhlofficial) November 22, 2025
Julia Gosling scores the first TWO goals in Seattle Torrent history! pic.twitter.com/jb3w570njv
Another Leafs prospect has moved to centre! Harry Nansi played centre in lower leagues, but I didn't expect him to play there higher up. But here he is! Nansi has begun to introduce himself as an exceptional playmaker in the OHL. He has 9 goals and 24 assists in 23 games for Owen Sound (red).
#Leafs prospect Harry Nansi was moved from the wing to 2nd line center in tonight's game, and all he did was have 2 goals and 1 primary assist. He's extended his point streak to 9 games, and is now up to 9 goals and 34 points in 23 games—tied for 4th in the OHL in points.
— Acceptable Treliving (@brigstew.bsky.social) 2025-11-22T03:03:08.020Z
Tyler Hopkins scored both goals for Kingston in their 3-2 loss to Peterborough. Fellow draftee, Nansi, has been out-scoring him this season.
#Leafs prospect Tyler Hopkins scored twice tonight in Kingston's 3-2 OT loss. He's up to 10 goals and 20 points in 22 games so far this season.
— Acceptable Treliving (@brigstew.bsky.social) 2025-11-22T02:45:12.489Z
A couple blowouts in the NHL.
Morgan Geekie scored the overtime winner for the @NHLBruins. He tied Nathan MacKinnon for the most goals this season (16) and also tied Cole Caufield for the most even-strength goals (12). #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/wl0DmWA6dX
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) November 22, 2025
