Competing philosophies emphasizing the importance of offense versus toughness led to the Toronto Sceptres and Ottawa Charge completing the PWHL’s most significant trade a month into the league’s second season.

The first trade of the 2024-25 PWHL season — and the biggest trade in league history — was announced on Monday night.

With the Professional Women’s Hockey League season underway, NHL.com staff writer Anna Kulesa will be filing a biweekly notebook on all the happenings in the league. Today, a look at some of the top storylines, including the league’s first trade of the season and 100th game milestone.

Two Canadian PWHL teams have pulled off a blockbuster trade that will change the look of their defensive units, swapping key pieces of their rosters as both teams fight to claim a playoff spot.

An unassisted goal from Jincy Roese with 70 seconds remaining lifted the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 victory against the Toronto Sceptres.

The Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres, tied for fifth in the six-team league with identical two-win, three-loss and one overtime loss records, pulled off a four-player swap on Monday. The Charge acquired forward Victoria Bach and defenseman Jocelyne Larocque from the Sceptres in exchange for forward Hayley Scamurra and defenseman Savannah Harmon.

The Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres, tied for fifth in the six-team league with identical two-win, three-loss and one overtime loss records, pulled off a four-player swap on Monday. The Charge acquired forward Victoria Bach and defenceman Jocelyne Larocque from the Sceptres in exchange for forward Hayley Scamurra and defenceman Savannah Harmon.