MONTRÉAL, QC – The Montréal Victoire introduced on Tuesday that the membership has signed ahead Shiann Darkangelo to a two-year Skilled Ladies’s Hockey League (PWHL) Commonplace Participant Settlement.
Darkangelo (5’11”) involves Montréal following a productive 2024-25 season with the Ottawa Cost throughout which she amassed 17 factors in 29 video games, together with eight objectives. The 31-year-old scored her first profession hat trick on April 2 towards the Boston Fleet and ranked twelfth within the PWHL in faceoffs (355) and wins (159). She started her PWHL profession in Boston throughout the inaugural season, earlier than being traded to Ottawa in March of the identical yr.
“A confirmed chief on and off the ice, Shiann brings the championship expertise each staff wants. A dependable two-way heart, she excels in all three zones and contributes in each particular staff state of affairs, making her a flexible participant,” declared Victoire Common Supervisor Danièle Sauvageau.
The Royal Oak, MI native performed collegiately with the Syracuse College Orange and the Quinnipiac College Bobcats. She helped the US win gold within the 2016 IIHF Ladies’s World Championship. Previous to the PWHL, she performed eight skilled seasons, notably successful the Isobel Cup with Buffalo (2016-17) and Toronto (2022-23) of the PHF.
“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of Montréal and grateful for the chance to characterize such a passionate metropolis and fan base. I’m wanting ahead to being a part of an excellent group of teammates, and may’t look ahead to the season to begin,” stated Darkangelo.
Darkangelo is the primary new participant to hitch the Victoire throughout the present pre-draft signing interval and follows the re-signing of defender Kati Tabin introduced on Monday. The Victoire can even proceed including to its roster with six picks within the 2025 PWHL Draft, together with the fourth general choice. The 2025 PWHL Draft introduced by Higher Deck will happen on Tuesday, June 24 at 7 p.m. ET, with the primary three rounds broadcast reside on TSN and in its entirety on TSN+ and on the league’s YouTube channel.Season Ticket Memberships for the 2025-26 season can be accessible to most of the people by way of the Montréal Victoire web site beginning at present, at 10 a.m. ET.
