CLIFTON PARK, NY - The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s (PWHL) six franchises announced their final rosters for the league’s inaugural season Tuesday and nearly 30 percent of rostered players are ECAC Hockey alumnae, while 91 percent are NCAA alumnae overall.
 
Each of the six teams named rosters of 26 players, including three on each roster who are signed to Reserve Player Contracts. One team has an additional player currently listed on long-term injured reserve. Of those 157 total players, a whopping 143 of them are former college hockey standouts, with 40 coming from ECAC Hockey programs. Two PWHL rosters – Boston and Minnesota – are comprised entirely of NCAA alumnae.
 
The PWHL’s 46 former ECAC Hockey players represent 10 of the 12 schools in the league and all six PWHL rosters include at least one former ECAC player. Clarkson leads the way with 10 alums on PWHL rosters, while Quinnipiac is not far behind with nine of their own. 

Two of the league's six general managers also played in the ECAC, as PWHL Boston's Danielle Marmer is a Quinnipiac grad and St. Lawrence alum Gina Kingsbury is at the helm for PWHL Toronto.
 
The PWHL will drop the puck on its inaugural season on New Year’s Day when Toronto hosts New York at Mattamy Athletic Centre. Each of the league’s six teams will play its home opener during the first two weeks of January.
 
Click HERE to view the entire list of NCAA alumnae on PWHL rosters. Visit ThePWHL.com for complete league rosters and additional information.