Inside Ottawa Charge’s Bold Playbook: How They Defied the Odds to Build a PWHL Powerhouse in an Unlikely Market
“We knew we were never going to be able to compete with Toronto,” Hirshfeld said in an interview with . “Montreal has a huge base, and they have (Marie-Philip) Poulin and others. Boston is always a hub for women’s hockey; everyone played university there. And Minnesota is always going to be a hub … So we’ve had to be creative.”
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Both Vanišová and Darkangelo were identified by the organization as players who could hit another level if given the chance (and more ice time) in a new environment. At the time of the deals, Vanišová had a modest 10 points in 17 games for Montreal and Darkangelo was playing a fairly minimal role in Boston with very little production.
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