While some teams in the NHL have already played more than 25 games from the 82-round regular season, hockey players in the PWHL (Professional Women’s Hockey League) started the season only in the last few days.
It will last until April 25, that is, it will end nine days later than the NHL, and the players of each team will play 30 games during this period. Four teams will advance to the playoffs, so there will be straight semi-final pairs.
The new season of the “Women’s NHL” brought two new teams, new rules and new faces compared to previous years.
The eyes of viewers and experts are mostly focused on Kristýna Kaltounková. The Czech striker became the first draft pick from Europe in the third draft in history.
In addition to the fact that there will be high expectations from her, she also puts pressure on herself with her statements.
He is already 23 years old, not a teenager, as draft units in men’s overseas hockey tend to be. Like many things, the draft works a little differently in the “Women’s NHL”.
Juraj Slafkovský scored an assist in Montreal’s 2-1 win over Toronto after runs.
Slaf assist on this play 👇
1-0 MTL#GoHabsGo
pic.twitter.com/KUg3PLNitD— SlafkovskyMuse (@SlafkovskyMuse) December 7, 2025
The other two Slovaks did not score in NHL night games. Dalibor Dvorský was at the victory of St. Louis over Ottawa 2:1 and Šimon Nemec did not prevent New Jersey from losing to Boston 1:4.
Morning with the NHL is an article in which we regularly address one topic from the best hockey league in the world and provide a short summary of the night’s events.
Why still without Lopušanova?
In the current PWHL season, hockey players of seven nationalities are playing. After the USA and Canada, the third most represented country is the Czech Republic – there are eight of them, which accounts for approximately four percent of the female players on the rosters.
Slovakia is still not among these countries. Although Nela Lopušanová could already play in the competition, she decided to prioritize working at the University of Wisconsin in the prestigious NCAA – just like an act
