The 2025–26 Montreal Victoire season was the team's third season as a member of the Professional Women's Hockey League.
Finishing the regular season with a 17–5–2–6 record overall, the Victoire tied the Boston Fleet to lead the league with a record 62 points, winning their second consecutive regular season title on the tiebreaker after a shootout victory over the Seattle Torrent in the final game of the season. This included a 11–2–1–1 record on home ice. In the 2026 Walter Cup playoffs, the Victoire first defeated the Minnesota Frost in the semi-final, the club's first postseason series victory. Facing the Ottawa Charge in the 2026 Walter Cup Finals, the Victoire prevailed in a four-game series, becoming the first Canadian team to hoist the Walter Cup.
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on October 8, 2025.
| November 15 || Boston || 3–2 || OT || Warrener || Verdun Auditorium
| November 17 || Boston || 3–2 || || Abstreiter || Verdun Auditorium
Standings
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on October 1, 2025.
| 1 || November 23 || @ Boston || 0–2 || || Desbiens || Tsongas Center || 5,166 || 0–0–0–1 || 0
| 2 || November 25 || New York || 4–0 || || Desbiens || Place Bell || 8,391 || 1–0–0–1 || 3
| 3 || December 7 || Toronto || 3–1 || || Desbiens || Place Bell || 8,113 || 2–0–0–1 || 6
| 4 || December 17 || @ Toronto || 2–1 || SO || Desbiens || Scotiabank Centre || 10,438 || 2–1–0–1 || 8
| 5 || December 20 || @ Vancouver || 4–2 || || Abstreiter || Pacific Coliseum || 12,127 || 3–1–0–1 || 11
| 6 || December 23 || @ Seattle || 1–2 || || Desbiens || Climate Pledge Arena || 10,276 || 3–1–0–2 || 11
| 7 || December 27 || Toronto || 1–2 || || Desbiens || Bell Centre || 18,107 || 3–1–0–3 || 11
| 8 || January 2 || @ New York || 3–4 || || Abstreiter || Prudential Center || 3,513 || 3–1–0–4 || 11
| 9 || January 4 || Minnesota || 3–2 || OT || Desbiens || Place Bell || 10,172 || 3–2–0–4 || 13
| 10 || January 11 || Vancouver || 1–0 || || Desbiens || Videotron Centre || 14,624 || 4–2–0–4 || 16
| 11 || January 13 || Ottawa || 2–1 || || Desbiens || Place Bell || 7,408 || 5–2–0–4 || 19
| 12 || January 18 || @ New York || 1–2 || || Desbiens || Capital One Arena || 17,228 || 5–2–0–5 || 19
| 13 || January 21 || @ Minnesota || 2–1 || OT || Desbiens || Grand Casino Arena || 6,113 || 5–3–0–5 || 21
| 14 || January 24 || Ottawa || 3–1 || || Desbiens || Place Bell || 10,172 || 6–3–0–5 || 24
| 15 || January 28 || Toronto || 3–0 || || Desbiens || Place Bell || 8,018 || 7–3–0–5 || 27
| 16 || February 26 || @ New York || 4–1 || || Desbiens || Prudential Center || 3,488 || 8–3–0–5 || 30
| 17 || March 1 || Minnesota || 4–0 || || Desbiens || Place Bell || 10,172 || 9–3–0–5 || 33
| 18 || March 3 || @ Toronto || 4–3 || SO || Abstreiter || Coca-Cola Coliseum || 8,671 || 9–4–0–5 || 35
| 19 || March 15 || Boston || 3–4 || OT || Desbiens || Place Bell || 10,172 || 9–4–1–5 || 36
| 20 || March 19 || Seattle || 4–1 || || Desbiens || Place Bell || 10,033 || 10–4–1–5 || 39
| 21 || March 22 || @ Ottawa || 1–2 || OT || Desbiens || Canada Life Centre || 15,225 || 10–4–2–5 || 40
| 22 || March 25 || @ Minnesota || 3–0 || || Desbiens || Grand Casino Arena || 6,803 || 11–4–2–5 || 43
| 23 || March 28 || New York || 1–3 || || Desbiens || Little Caesars Arena || 15,938 || 12–4–2–5 || 46
| 24 || April 1 || Vancouver || 3–0 || || Desbiens || Place Bell || 9,176 || 13–4–2–5 || 49
| 25 || April 3 || @ Ottawa || 3–0 || || Abstreiter || Canadian Tire Centre || 17,114 || 14–4–2–5 || 52
| 26 || April 7 || Seattle || 4–1 || || Desbiens || Place Bell || 9,247 || 15–4–2–5 || 55
| 27 || April 11 || @ Boston || 1–0 || || Desbiens || TD Garden || 17,850 || 16–4–2–5 || 58
| 28 || April 17 || Boston || 3–2 || OT || Desbiens || Place Bell || 10,172 || 16–5–2–5 || 60
| 29 || April 21 || @ Vancouver || 3–4 || || Abstreiter || Pacific Coliseum || 10,946 || 16–5–2–6 || 60
| 30 || April 25 || @ Seattle || 2–1 || SO || Desbiens || Climate Pledge Arena || 17,151 || 16–6–2–6 || 62
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Playoffs
Montreal clinched first place in the league on the last day of the regular season. On April 26, the Victoire announced that they chose to play the third-seeded Minnesota Frost in the first round.
| 1 || May 2 || Minnesota || 4–5 || OT || Desbiens || Place Bell || 9,364 || 0–1 ||
| 2 || May 5 || Minnesota || 1–0 || 3OT || Desbiens || Place Bell || 7,530 || 1–1 ||
| 3 || May 7 || @ Minnesota || 2–1 || || Desbiens || Grand Casino Arena || 6,516 || 2–1 ||
| 4 || May 8 || @ Minnesota || 1–3 || || Desbiens || Grand Casino Arena || 5,312 || 2–2 ||
| 5 || May 11 || Minnesota || 2–1 || || Desbiens || Place Bell || 6,104 || 3–2 ||
| 1 || May 14 || Ottawa || 3–2 || OT || Desbiens || Place Bell || 5,062 || 1–0 ||
| 2 || May 16 || Ottawa || 2–1 || OT || Desbiens || Place Bell || 9,232 || 2–0 ||
| 3 || May 18 || @ Ottawa || 1–2 || || Desbiens || Canadian Tire Centre || 16,894 || 2–1 ||
| 4 || May 20 || @ Ottawa || 4–0 || || Desbiens || Canadian Tire Centre || 12,362 || 3–1 ||
Player statistics
Skaters
Regular Season Player Abby Roque 29 8 14 22 69 31 Laura Stacey 30 7 15 22 113 12 Nicole Gosling 30 3 16 19 55 10 Marie-Philip Poulin 19 9 9 18 58 20 Hayley Scamurra 30 8 8 16 64 20 Kati Tabin 30 2 10 12 47 12 Natálie Mlýnková 30 5 5 10 46 6 Lina Ljungblom 21 4 5 9 31 8 Maggie Flaherty 30 4 5 9 40 35 Skylar Irving 27 3 6 9 33 12 Shiann Darkangelo 30 4 4 8 58 4 Maureen Murphy 21 4 3 7 50 0 Kaitlin Willoughby 29 3 3 6 21 4 Erin Ambrose 21 0 6 6 26 2 Catherine Dubois 24 4 1 5 29 6 Dara Greig 29 3 2 5 28 20 Alexandra Labelle 28 0 4 4 25 4 Jessica DiGirolamo 29 1 2 3 35 10 Amanda Boulier 30 0 3 3 20 8 Jade Downie-Landry 23 2 0 2 33 6 Maya Labad 6 1 0 1 2 4 Nadia Mattivi 6 0 0 0 1 2 Kelly-Ann Nadeau 6 0 0 0 1 0 Tamara Giaquinto 12 0 0 0 8 0
Playoffs Player Laura Stacey 4 3 1 4 16 4 Marie-Philip Poulin 4 1 2 3 12 0 Hayley Scamurra 4 1 2 3 7 0 Abby Roque 4 0 3 3 10 4 Shiann Darkangelo 4 1 0 1 6 0 Maggie Flaherty 4 1 0 1 11 8 Maureen Murphy 4 1 0 1 8 0 Erin Ambrose 4 0 1 1 5 2 Nicole Gosling 4 0 1 1 12 4 Lina Ljungblom 4 0 1 1 3 2 Kati Tabin 4 0 1 1 6 4 Skylar Irving 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jade Downie-Landry 3 0 0 0 0 0 Amanda Boulier 4 0 0 0 4 6 Jessica DiGirolamo 4 0 0 0 3 0 Catherine Dubois 4 0 0 0 3 4 Dara Greig 4 0 0 0 8 2 Alexandra Labelle 4 0 0 0 5 2 Natálie Mlýnková 4 0 0 0 2 0 Kaitlin Willoughby 4 0 0 0 5 0
Goaltenders
Regular Season Player Ann-Renée Desbiens 25 1509:26 19 4 2 0 28 1.11 620 0.955 7 0 1 0 Sandra Abstreiter 5 298:04 3 2 0 0 13 2.62 137 0.905 1 0 1 0
Playoffs Player Ann-Renée Desbiens 4 286:56 2 1 1 0 8 1.67 125 0.936 1 0 0 0
Awards and honours
Milestones
Regular season Date Player Milestone November 23, 2025 Nicole Gosling 1st career PWHL game Natálie Mlýnková Skylar Irving 1st career PWHL game 1st career PWHL penalty November 25, 2025 Natálie Mlýnková 1st career PWHL goal 1st career game-winning goal Marie-Philip Poulin 50th career PWHL point Abby Roque 20th career PWHL assist December 7, 2025 Skylar Irving 1st career PWHL assist Natálie Mlýnková December 17, 2025 Maya Labad 1st career PWHL goal 1st career PWHL game December 20, 2025 Shiann Darkangelo 10th career PWHL goal Dara Greig 1st career PWHL goal Maya Labad 1st career PWHL penalty December 27, 2025 Abby Roque 15th career PWHL goal Kaitlin Willoughby 5th career PWHL assist January 2, 2026 Nicole Gosling 1st career PWHL assist January 11, 2025 Nicole Gosling 1st career PWHL goal January 18, 2026 Maggie Flaherty 5th career PWHL goal Hayley Scamurra 10th career PWHL assist January 24, 2026 Kati Tabin 15th career PWHL assist January 28, 2026 Dara Greig 5th career PWHL assist February 26, 2026 Skylar Irving 1st career PWHL goal Nicole Gosling 5th career PWHL assist March 1, 2026 Maureen Murphy 15th career PWHL goal Marie-Philip Poulin 30th career PWHL assist Amanda Boulier 15th career PWHL assist March 3, 2026 Lina Ljungblom 5th career PWHL goal Maggie Flaherty 10th career PWHL assist March 15, 2026 Marie-Philip Poulin 40th career PWHL goal March 19, 2026 Catherine Dubois 10th career PWHL goal Laura Stacey 30th career PWHL assist March 22, 2026 Abby Roque 30th career PWHL assist March 25, 2026 Hayley Scamurra 10th career PWHL goal March 28, 2026 Hayley Scamurra 15th career PWHL assist Natálie Mlýnková 5th career PWHL assist April 1, 2026 Skylar Irving 5th career PWHL assist April 3, 2026 Kaitlin Willoughby 1st career PWHL goal Nicole Gosling 10th career PWHL assist Sandra Abstreiter 1st career PWHL assist April 7, 2026 Natálie Mlýnková 5th career PWHL goal Kati Tabin 20th career PWHL assist Lina Ljungblom 5th career PWHL assist Ann-Renée Desbiens 1st career PWHL assist April 21, 2026 Hayley Scamurra 1st career PWHL hat-trick 15th career PWHL goal Nicole Gosling 15th career PWHL assist April 25, 2026 Abby Roque 20th career PWHL goal
Playoffs Date Player Milestone May 2, 2026 Laura Stacey 1st career PWHL playoff hat-trick Nicole Gosling 1st career PWHL playoff assist Lina Ljungblom Abby Roque May 7, 2026 Hayley Scamurra 1st career PWHL playoff assist
Transactions
Draft
The 2025 PWHL Draft was held on June 24, 2025. Montreal made five draft picks, with Clarkson University forward and Canada women's national ice hockey team member Nicole Gosling as their first round pick at fourth overall. She was followed by Natálie Mlýnková at 12, Skylar Irving at 20, Maya Labad at 36, and Tamara Giaquinto at 44. They were originally assigned pick 28 but traded it to the New York Sirens.
Drafted prospect signings Date Player Draft Term Ref October 10, 2025 First round, Fourth overall (2025) Three years November 20, 2025 Second round, 12th overall (2025) One year Third round, 20th overall (2025) One year Sixth round, 44th overall (2025) Reserve player contract Fifth round, 36th overall (2025) Reserve player contract
Free agency The free agency period began on June 16, 2025 at 9:00 am ET, with a pause between June 27 and July 8. Prior to the start of the free agency period, there was an exclusive signing window from June 4–8 for the Seattle and Vancouver expansion teams.
Free agent signings Date Player Previous team Term Ref June 17, 2025 Ottawa Charge Two years Toronto Sceptres Two years June 19, 2025 Boston Fleet Two years June 20, 2025 Minnesota Frost One year New York Sirens One year November 20, 2025 University of Connecticut (HE) One year Minnesota State University (WCHA) Reserve player contract March 24, 2026Nadia MattiviLuleå HF (SDHL)End of Season
Contract extensions/terminations Player contract extensions Date Player Term Ref June 16, 2025 Two years June 19, 2025 One year One year July 8, 2025 One year July 21, 2025 One year November 20, 2025 Reserve player contract
Player contract terminations Date Player Term remaining Ref January 4, 2026 Reserve player contract
Trades Trades involving the Victoire Date Details Ref June 24, 2025 To New York Sirens Kristin O'Neill Fourth round pick – 2025 PWHL Draft(#28 – Callie Shanahan) To Montreal Victoire Abby Roque
Reserve activations
Reserve player activations Date Activated player Absent player Notes Ref November 20, 2025 Kelly-Ann Nadeau Lina Ljungblom LTIR November 22, 2025 Maya Labad Jade Downie-Landry LTIR January 4, 2026 Tamara Giaquinto Erin Ambrose 10 day contract
Notes
References
Recaps
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