Ex-national goalie a league president

Former Canadian women's hockey team goalie Sami Jo Small has been appointed president of the Premier Hockey Federation's Toronto Six. The 46-year-old Winnipeger joins GM Angela James and head coach Geraldine Heaney at the helm of the Six. Small will oversee the Six's business and hockey operations. Toronto went 16-3-1 last season in the PHF to rank second. The Six fell 5-1 to Boston in the Isobel Cup semifinals. The PHF expanded this season into Montreal. The Force is the seventh team and the second in Canada to join the league, which was the NWHL until it rebranded in 2021.