2024–25 Ottawa Charge season explained

Season:	2024–25
Year:	2024
Team:	Ottawa Charge
League:	PWHL
Leaguerank:	1
Record:	1–0–1–0
Homerecord:	1–0–0–0
Roadrecord:	0–0–1–0
Goalsfor:	6
Goalsagainst:	6
Generalmanager:	Mike Hirshfeld^[1]
Attendance:	6,451
Goalsleader:	Tereza Vanišová (2)^[2]
Assistsleader:	Kateřina Mrázová Ronja Savolainen Aneta Tejralová (2)
Pointsleader:	Tereza Vanišová (3)
Pimleader:	Ronja Savolainen Danielle Serdachny Hayley Scamurra (4)
Plusminusleader:	Ronja Savolainen Aneta Tejralová (+3)
Gaaleader:	Emerance Maschmeyer (2.40)^[3]

The 2024–25 Ottawa Charge season is the team's second season as a member of the Professional Women's Hockey League. They play their home games at TD Place Arena in Ottawa.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on October 1, 2024.^[4]

All times in Eastern Time.

|- | November 21 || 2:00 || Boston || 1–6 || Ottawa || || @ Verdun Auditorium | ^[5] |- | November 22 || 2:00 || Ottawa || 3–6 || Montreal || || @ Verdun Auditorium | ^[6]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on October 15, 2024.^[7]

|- | 1 || November 30 || @ Montreal || 3–4 || SO || Maschmeyer || Place Bell || 10,033 || 0–0–1–0 || 1| ^[8] |- | 2 || December 3 || Toronto || 2–3 || || Maschmeyer || TD Place Arena|| 6,451 || 1–0–1–0 || 4 || ^[9] |- | 3 || December 6 || Montreal || – || || || Canadian Tire Centre || || || || |- | 4 || December 17 || @ Boston || – || || || Tsongas Center|| || || || |- | 5 || December 19 || @ Minnesota || – || || || Xcel Energy Center|| || || || |- | 6 || December 29 || @ New York || – || || || Prudential Center|| || || || |- | 7 || December 31 || @ Toronto || – || || || Coca-Cola Coliseum|| || || || |- | 8 || January 7 || @ New York || – || || || Prudential Center || || || || |- | 9 || January 11 || Boston || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 10 || January 14 || Toronto || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 11 || January 19 || @ Montreal || – || || || Videotron Centre || || || || |- | 12 || January 21 || @ Minnesota || – || || || Xcel Energy Center || || || || |- | 13 || January 27 || New York || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 14 || January 29 || @ Montreal || – || || || Place Bell || || || || |- | 15 || February 1 || @ Toronto || – || || || Coca-Cola Coliseum || || || || |- | 16 || February 13 || Minnesota || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 17 || February 16 || Toronto || – || || || Rogers Place|| || || || |- | 18 || February 20 || Boston || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 19 || February 22 || Montreal || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 20 || February 26 || New York || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 21 || March 7 || @ Minnesota || – || || || Lenovo Center || || || || |- | 22 || March 11 || Minnesota || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 23 || March 15 || Boston || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 24 || March 22 || @ New York || – || || || Prudential Center || || || || |- | 25 || March 25 || New York || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 26 || March 29 || @ Boston || – || || || Enterprise Center || || || || |- | 27 || April 2 || @ Boston || – || || || Tsongas Center || || || || |- | 28 || April 26 || Montreal || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 29 || April 30 || Minnesota || – || || || TD Place Arena || || || || |- | 30 || May 3 || @ Toronto || – || || || Coca-Cola Coliseum || || || || |- style="text-align:center;"|

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season

Player						data-sort-type="number"	!
	2	2	1	3	7		2
	2	0	2	2	0		2
	2	0	2	2	4		4
	2	0	2	2	3		0
	2	1	0	1	10		0
	2	1	0	1	2		0
	2	1	0	1	3		0
	2	1	0	1	6		4
	2	0	1	1	2		0
	2	0	1	1	2		0
	1	0	0	0	2		0
	2	0	0	0	0		0
	2	0	0	0	0		2
	2	0	0	0	5		0
	2	0	0	0	5		2
	2	0	0	0	1		0
	2	0	0	0	4		0
	2	0	0	0	7		4
	2	0	0	0	0		0

Goaltenders

+ colspan="16" style="background:#fff; border-top:#BC1F1E 5px solid; border-bottom:#383334 5px solid;"	Regular season
Player
	2	124:58	1	0	0	5	2.40	67	0.925	0	0	0	0

Awards and honours

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st career PWHL goal	November 30, 2024
	1st career PWHL game
	1st career PWHL assist
	1st career PWHL game
	1st career PWHL game
Mannon McMahon
Anna Meixner
Mannon McMahon	1st career PWHL goal	December 3, 2024
	1st career PWHL assist

Transactions

Ottawa has been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 PWHL season.

Signings

Players the Ottawa Charge have signed

Date	Player	Position	Term	Previous Team	Ref
June 5, 2024		F	1 year	Ottawa Charge	^[10]
June 9, 2024		D	2 years	Ottawa Charge	^[11]
June 10, 2024		D	1 year	Ottawa Charge	^[12]
June 20, 2024		F	2 years	Ottawa Charge	^[13]
June 24, 2024		F	1 year	Toronto Sceptres	^[14]
June 25, 2024		F	1 year	Toronto Sceptres	^[15]
June 25, 2024		G	1 year
June 26, 2024		F	1 year	Ottawa Charge	^[16]
June 27, 2024		F	1 year		^[17]
August 20, 2024		C	3 years		^[18]
September 25, 2024		D	3 years		^[19]

Draft picks

See also: List of Ottawa Charge draft picks. Below are PWHL Ottawa's selections at the 2024 PWHL Draft, which was held on June 10, 2024, at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul.

Ottawa Charge 2024 draft picks

Round		Player		Nationality	School/junior/club team	Reference
1	2	Danielle Serdachny	C		Colgate (ECAC)	^[20]
2	8	Ronja Savolainen	D		Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL)	^[21]
3	14	Gwyneth Philips	G		Northeastern (Hockey East)
4	20	Stephanie Markowski	D		Ohio State (WCHA)
5	26	Mannon McMahon	F		Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
6	32	Anna Meixner	F		Brynäs IF (SDHL)
7	38	Madeline Wethington	D		Minnesota (WCHA)

References

Recaps

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ottawa Staff . ThePWHL.com . . December 17, 2023.
2. Web site: Ottawa Charge Stats . ThePWHL.com . . December 3, 2024.
3. Web site: Ottawa Goalie Stats . ThePWHL.com . . December 3, 2024.
4. Web site: PWHL To Host Pre-Season In Montreal and Toronto . Kennedy . Ian . October 1, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . October 1, 2024 . The PWHL will host a pair of preseason camps including scrimmages. These will take place in Montreal and Toronto beginning November 19..
5. Web site: November 21, 2024 . Boston @ Ottawa (Preseason) . November 21, 2024 . ThePWHL.com .
6. Web site: Ottawa @ Montreal (Preseason) . November 22, 2024 . ThePWHL.com . November 21, 2024.
7. Web site: Ottawa Charge Releases 2024-25 Season Schedule . October 15, 2024 . ThePWHL.com . Professional Women's Hockey League.
8. Web site: Ottawa Charge @ Montreal Victoire . November 30, 2024 . ThePWHL.com . . November 30, 2024.
9. Web site: Toronto Sceptres @ Ottawa Charge . December 3, 2024 . ThePWHL.com . . December 3, 2024.
10. Web site: PWHL Ottawa Signs Natalie Snodgrass To A One-Year Extension . Kennedy . Ian . June 5, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . June 5, 2024.
11. Web site: PWHL Ottawa Signs Aneta Tejralova To A Two-Year Contract . Kennedy . Ian . June 9, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . June 9, 2024 . PWHL Ottawa has agreed to terms with defender Aneta Tejralova on a two-year contract extension..
12. Web site: PWHL Ottawa Inks Zoe Boyd To A One-Year Contract Extension . Kennedy . Ian . June 10, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . June 19, 2024 . PWHL Ottawa has re-signed defender Zoe Boyd to a one-year contract for the 2024-2025 PWHL season..
13. Web site: Breaking: Katerina Mrazova Re-Signs, Staying In Ottawa . Kennedy . Ian . June 21, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . June 21, 2024 . PWHL Ottawa beat the deadline last night agreeing to terms with Katerina Mrazova on a contract extension to stay in Ottawa..
14. Web site: Sportsnet Staff . PWHL Ottawa inks Rebecca Leslie to a one-year deal . . 24 June 2024 . en . 24 June 2024.
15. Web site: Wolf . Sydney . Ottawa makes a splash in free agency, signs Alexa Vasko and Logan Angers . The Rink Live . 1 July 2024 . en . 26 June 2024.
16. Web site: Ottawa Re-Signs Shiann Darkangelo For One-Year . Kennedy . Ian . June 26, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . June 27, 2024 . PWHL Ottawa has re-signed veteran forward Shiann Darkangelo to a one-year deal after she was acquired via a trade last season..
17. Web site: Ottawa Signs Austrian Captain Anna Meixner . Kennedy . Ian . June 27, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . June 27, 2024 . PWHL Ottawa agreed to terms on a one-year contract with 2024 PWHL Draft pick Anna Meixner. Meixner is the captain of Team Austria and played last season in Sweden..
18. Web site: Ottawa Locks In Top Pick Danielle Serdachny . Kennedy . Ian . August 20, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . August 20, 2024 . PWHL Ottawa and second overall pick Danielle Serdachny came to terms this week agreeing on a three-year contract..
19. Web site: Ottawa Signs Savolainen To A Three-Year Deal . Kennedy . Ian . September 25, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . September 26, 2024 . Ronja Savolainen, the 8th overall pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft has signed a three-year deal with the Ottawa Charge..
20. Web site: Danielle Serdachny Picked Second Overall By Ottawa . Kennedy . Ian . June 10, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . June 27, 2024 . Danielle Serdachny didn't wait long to hear her name called in the 2024 PWHL Draft as the Colgate and Team Canada star was selected by Ottawa second overall in the draft..
21. Web site: Ronja Savolainen Headed To Ottawa With The 8th Overall Pick . Kennedy . Ian . June 10, 2024 . TheHockeyNews.com . . June 27, 2024 . PWHL Ottawa selected big Finnish defender Ronja Savolainen with their second pick, 8th overall in the PWHL Draft..