I just checked Ticketmaster for tickets to the Ottawa Charge home opener on December 6 vs Toronto.

The IIHF has released the schedule for the upcoming Women’s Asia Championship. The tournament runs from October 15-18 and will see Japan, China, Korea and Kazakhstan face off, with China vs Korea opening the tournament.

Friend of the show, defender Emily Rickwood, has re-signed with KRS Shenzhen on a one-year contract. I recently spoke with Emily and will have more on her time with KRS coming very soon!

Friends of the show finished their weekend strong, and we also get caught up with a couple of friends who are continuing to have great seasons overseas!

In a new series, I’ll be bringing you a recap of Ottawa’s U22 schedule and sharing performance updates throughout the 2026-27 season! A special shoutout this week goes to goaltender Amelia McKay (Senators) who sits 8th in the league in save percentage (.951) and third in goals against (1.50).

It was a busy weekend calendar in Canadian women’s hockey with so many standout performances to choose from! Here are three that stood out to me in particular! (Note: not all scoring information was available at the time of making this post)

It was another exciting weekend in the NCAA and while there were many standout performances, such as Stryker Zablocki’s two shorthanded goal night on Friday, these three performances stood out to me. As always, I’ll throw it to you: what were some of your favourite games from the weekend?

Following her two goal performance yesterday, friend of the show Lilli Welcke scored again today to help Mad Dogs Mannheim to a 4-2 win over Petrzalka. To say that Welcke’s addition, even for just a short stretch, has been impactful would most certainly be an understatement.

Both Alaina Giampietro and Tara Bach continue their torrid start to the season with two more strong performances to help their programs to victories. And over in the DFEL, Lilli Welcke is making an immediate impact, scoring twice to help Mannheim to the win!

Ottawa’s Kate Viel, defender with Ohio State University, had a power play goal to help the program to a 5-3 win over Wisconsin.

Marilou Grenier, goaltender with the University of Minnesota Duluth, made 24 saves against St. Thomas for her first collegiate win and shutout. Canadian hockey fans should be excited about the future of the program with players like Grenier on the horizon.

Friend of the show Lilli Welcke scored twice to help Mad Dogs Mannheim to a 4-3 shootout win over Petrzalka. The Welcke sisters signed with Mannheim for six games ahead of PWHL training camps next month.

Ottawa women’s hockey fans, make sure you’ve subscribed to Rinkside Rundown! I have two great episodes coming out soon, featuring the city’s very own, forward Francesca Barresi and goaltender Hannah Saunders. Two fantastic individuals with seriously great stories.

Robert Morris University forward Greta Brezenski is off to an incredible start to the NCAA season. Brezenski has already surpasssed her points total for all of last season (5 in 27 games with Clarkson) in only her 6th game of the season. Add another two assists in today’s game vs Rensselaer.

Ottawa junior women’s hockey news: Forward Mallea McMullin and defenders Avery Jones and Jordan Mulvihill have all been selected for the OWHA U18 Canada Winter Games Tryout Camp this weekend. Three names from the nation’s capital you should definitely be keeping an eye on!

Shutouts seem to have been the name of the game today for the many Friends of the Show today, led by both Ena Nystrøm and Kassidy Sauvé in the SDHL. Jessica Cheung continued her strong start to the season, while Michelle Löwenhielm scored the shootout winner earlier today!