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The GIST: <\/strong>On Wednesdays, we \ud83d\udcaa Ottawa Charge keep trophy hopes alive:<\/strong> With just 54 seconds left in regulation in Monday\u2019s Game 3, Charge forward (and local legend<\/a>) Rebecca Leslie scored the game-clinching geno<\/a>. Montr\u00e9al (up 2-1) has another chance to clinch on the road tonight at 7 p.m. ET, barring a repeat performance from Ottawa, who are undefeated on home ice this postseason.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc40 San Jose confirmed as league\u2019s 12th team: <\/strong>With its third season almost in the books, the PWHL has already doubled in size since its 2024 debut after adding another West Coast team<\/a> yesterday. That\u2019s right, four expansion squads \u2014 Detroit, Las Vegas, Hamilton, and San Jose \u2014 will debut next season.<\/p>\n \u2753 So why now?:<\/strong> The PWHL experienced a ticket sales boost<\/a> following the Milano Cortina Olympics as interest grew in women\u2019s hockey. There\u2019s also the largest ever (and totally stacked<\/a>) upcoming draft class, plus the league\u2019s single ownership model<\/a> that allows business decisions to be made quickly and without conflict. Up, up, up, it\u2019s their moment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nwear pink<\/del> talk about women\u2019s hockey. Well, that\u2019s every day really. Today we\u2019re covering tonight\u2019s best-of-five Walter Cup Finals Game 4 and dissecting the PWHL\u2019s latest expansion news. Drop that puck.<\/p>\n\n