Inside Ottawa Charge’s Bold Playbook: How They Defied the Odds to Build a PWHL Powerhouse in an Unlikely Market
Drafting Philips in the third round last year was intentional. Not in case of a season-ending injury, but to strengthen the team’s goalie depth chart after Maschmeyer played more minutes than any other goalie in the league last season.
After scouting Philips and understanding her potential to be a legitimate goalie superstar in the PWHL, Hirshfeld and the Charge went about planning to take her no later than the third round.
“That’s a difference-maker in this league,” Hirshfeld thought at the time. “And we’re going to get her.”
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