HAMILTON, ON (June 6, 2026)\u00a0\u2013 PWHL Hamilton today announced that defender Nicole Gosling has signed a three-year Professional Women\u2019s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement ahead of the team\u2019s inaugural 2026-27 season. Gosling, who was under contract with\u00a0the\u00a0Montr\u00e9al\u00a0Victoire,\u00a0joins PWHL Hamilton\u00a0on a new\u00a0deal\u00a0through the 2028-29 campaign and becomes the\u00a0fourth\u00a0of five players to be added to the team during Phase 2 of the PWHL\u2019s Expansion Roster Distribution Process.<\/p>\n
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Gosling, selected by Montr\u00e9al with the fourth overall pick in the 2025 PWHL Draft,\u00a0was one of the league\u2019s top\u00a0rookies\u00a0in 2025-26 while anchoring the Victoire\u2019s\u00a0defence\u00a0en\u00a0route to its first Walter Cup title. The Rookie of the Year\u00a0award\u00a0finalist\u00a0recorded 19 points (3G, 16A), tied for the most among first-year players at the rearguard position in league history and tied for second-most among all\u00a0rookie\u00a0skaters\u00a0this season.\u00a0The Clarkson University product\u2019s 16 assists ranked second among all defenders\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and sixth among all players\u00a0\u2014 while\u00a0her\u00a0+16 rating was tied for fourth in the league among all players\u00a0and\u00a0second among rookies. The 24-year-old native of London, ON, added three points (1G, 2A) in nine postseason contests. Gosling made her senior national team debut at the 2024 IIHF Women\u2019s World Championship, where she earned a gold medal\u00a0representing\u00a0Canada.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The addition of Gosling by PWHL Hamilton follows\u00a0Friday\u2019s\u00a0Phase 2 signings of forwards Brianne Jenner and Alina M\u00fcller, and goaltender Kayle Osborne, each to three-year contracts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Phase 2 of the Expansion Player Distribution Process, which began Friday at 12 p.m. ET and continues until Monday, June 8 at 1 p.m. ET, allows each expansion team to build the foundation of its roster by acquiring five players through signings and, if necessary, a player selection process. Only players\u00a0identified\u00a0on an expansion team\u2019s\u00a0initial\u00a020-player Exclusive Negotiation Target List are eligible to be signed during Phase 2. Existing teams can lose a maximum of three players who are under contract for the 2026-27 season during this phase. Read the full rules\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n A complete list of player signings and transactions is available on the official\u00a0PWHL Transactions Page<\/a>. To see the full overview of the status of PWHL player contracts ahead of Phase 2, visit the PWHL Contract Guide\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n ABOUT PWHL HAMILTON\u00a0\u00a0
PWHL Hamilton is one of 12 teams in the Professional Women\u2019s Hockey League (PWHL), which was founded in 2023. The PWHL began its inaugural season in January 2024 and features the best women\u2019s hockey players in the world. PWHL Hamilton was\u00a0officially announced<\/a>\u00a0as one of the league\u2019s four new expansion teams on May 13 and will debut at TD Coliseum in the fall. Fans can place a time-stamped deposit\u202fhere
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