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Topic: Advocacy - February 15 2026
Emma Maltais and the Future of Hockey

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is in the midst of its third and it’s changing the game for women athletes. VIS Mentor and PWHL Toronto Forward Emma Maltais shares what makes this league different, why the momentum matters, and how the PWHL is building something bigger than sport.

By Ryley Steggall

VIS Creator

Emma Maltais

VIS Mentor

Topic: Advocacy

February 15 2026

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The inaugural season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s (PWHL) wrapped up this past May, and once it ended, it was obvious that a new era of women’s hockey had begun. Before the league was established, women’s hockey in North America had been on thin ice. From the Canadian Women’s Hockey League to the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association and the Premier Hockey Federations, there had been many attempts at a professional women’s hockey league, but none were successful. Th...
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