What better way to kick off the 2025-2026 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) season than a matchup between the two expansion teams? The Vancouver Goldeneyes host of the Seattle torrent on Friday, Nov. 21, not only for their first matchup of the season, but for their first PWHL matchup, period. It was clear the West Coast was hungry for women’s hockey as the Goldeneyes’ home opener was sold out. This was great for the home crowd as the Goldeneyes defeated the Torrent 4-3 in extra time.
Summary of the game
Fourteen minutes into the first period, Alex Carpenter had the puck near the boards and sent it to Anna Wilgren at the blue line. She shot but Emerance Maschmeyer made the save. It was a crazy battle in front of the net, but Julia Gosling grabbed the rebound. She took a shot and scored the first goal in Torrent history.
Just three minutes later, the Goldeneyes tied the game. Sara nurse stole the puck off a bad Seattle pass in the middle of the ice. She quickly turned and skated to the net on a 3-on-1 opportunity. She let her shot fly and scored the first goal in Goldeneyes history.
With seconds left in the first period, Hilary Knight passed the puck to Gosling in the faceoff circle. She took the shot and scored her second goal of the evening.
Midway through the second period, Emily Brown was subbed for interference. In the middle of her penalty, Tereza Vanisova landed a heavy hit on Aneta Tejralova. She was helped off the ice but returned to the bench later in the period. Vanisova’s goal was reviewed, but deemed a clean play.
A minute into the third period, Claire Thompson had the puck in the neutral zone and sent it to Abby Boreen at the blue line. She passed it on to Gabby Rosenthalwho skated to the net. She had a great shot and tied the game early.
Midway through the third period, it was announced that Tejralova had left the match again and would not return. Although she tried to return before, it seems that she was in too much discomfort. In the end, Tejralova made the best decision for her: not to overload her already sore body.
With six minutes to play, Hanna Bilka sent the puck over the goal line. The goal was immediately disallowed, but it went to official review. After discussion, it was ruled that the puck crossed the goal line and the Torrent took the lead.
Two minutes remained and the Goldeneyes got to work. Brooke McQuigge shot and it looked like Corinne Schroeder was covering the puck, but it was still loose. Thompson picked it up and fired it straight into the gaping cage to tie the match. With the score 3-3 at the end of regular playing time, this match was heading to extra time.
Just a minute and a half into overtime, Vanisova stole the puck from Bilka and skated it back into the Torrent zone. She passed it across the ice to Boreen, who called the play for Vancouver.
Next up
The Goldeneyes will hit the road for the first time this season and will play against the Ottawa Charge on Wednesday, November 26. The Torrent will play their first home game of the season when they host the Minnesota Frost on Friday, November 28.
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