{"id":243181,"date":"2026-05-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/montreal-victoire-advance-to-their-first-pwhl-finals-will-face-ottawa-charge-the-gist-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T00:00:00","slug":"montreal-victoire-advance-to-their-first-pwhl-finals-will-face-ottawa-charge-the-gist-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/montreal-victoire-advance-to-their-first-pwhl-finals-will-face-ottawa-charge-the-gist-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Montr\u00e9al Victoire advance to their first PWHL Finals, will face Ottawa Charge | The GIST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The GIST: <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZnWMyve5Ey8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justin Bieber Hallelujah magic<\/a> came through last night because there\u2019s an All-Canadian team PWHL final on deck, beginning tomorrow. Hold onto your Timbits \u2014 here\u2019s how it happened.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udf89 Montr\u00e9al Victoire end top-seed curse, eliminate Minnesota Frost in Game 5: <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PatLaprade\/status\/2053977396844302567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">stomach bug<\/a> was no match for this squad. For the first time in PWHL history, the No. 1 seed will compete for the Walter Cup. Montr\u00e9al topped two-time defending champ Minnesota 2\u20131 last night behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYQi_WfMvE-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stellar goaltending<\/a> from Ann-Ren\u00e9e Desbiens and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYQpVWSjN1g\/?img_index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">game-winning goal<\/a> from who else but Captain Clutch herself, Marie-Philip Poulin.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Their reward? A best-of-five Finals series against the Ottawa Charge, who the Victoire beat three of four times this season. Prepare for a fierce goalie battle between Desbiens and Charge netminder Gwyneth Philips when the puck drops at 7 p.m. ET. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/giovannimalloy\/2025\/06\/19\/the-improbability-of-canadas-stanley-cup-drought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The NHL could never<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u270c\ufe0f Two more things: <\/strong>The PWHL\u2019s 10th team will reportedly be announced this afternoon and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7273331\/2026\/05\/12\/pwhl-las-vegas-expansion-team-womens-hockey\/?source=user_shared_article&amp;unlocked_article_code=1.h1A.9VZc.TQjtLuozsEOF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Las Vegas seems to be the big winner<\/a> despite never hosting a Takeover Tour game, one of the league\u2019s methods to test potential expansion locations. Talk about a gamble.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In news we <em>can<\/em> confirm, the June 17th PWHL Draft will feature the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepwhl.com\/en\/news\/2026\/may\/12\/2026-pwhl-draft-eligibility-list-features-record-number-of-player-declarations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">biggest player pool ever<\/a>, with 235 players (including 23 Milano Cortina Olympians) declaring, including presumptive No. 1 pick Caroline \u201cKK\u201d Harvey plus 39-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/pwhl\/article\/canadian-olympian-meghan-agosta-39-declares-for-pwhl-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retired Olympian Meghan Agosta<\/a>, Team Canada\u2019s leading scorer at the 2010 Games. 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Hold onto your Timbits \u2014 here\u2019s how it happened. \ud83c\udf89 Montr\u00e9al Victoire end top-seed curse, eliminate Minnesota Frost in Game 5: The stomach bug was no match for this squad. 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