Two Canadian PWHL teams have pulled off a blockbuster trade that will change the look of their defensive units, swapping key pieces of their rosters as both teams fight to claim a playoff spot.

With the Professional Women’s Hockey League season underway, NHL.com staff writer Anna Kulesa will be filing a biweekly notebook on all the happenings in the league. Today, a look at some of the top storylines, including the league’s first trade of the season and 100th game milestone.

The first trade of the 2024-25 PWHL season — and the biggest trade in league history — was announced on Monday night.

On paper, the Toronto Sceptres won the PWHL's biggest trade to date by a landslide. Swapping Savannah Harmon and Hayley Scamurra for Jocelyne Laroque and Victoria Bach, the only way Ottawa comes out the winner in this trade,

Never accuse Mike Hirshfeld of being afraid to shake things up in an attempt to straighten out his underperforming PWHL team. The Ottawa Charge GM pulled the trigger on a major trade with the Toronto Sceptres late Monday night,

The Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres, tied for fifth in the six-team league with identical two-win, three-loss and one overtime loss records, pulled off a four-player swap on Monday. The Charge acquired forward Victoria Bach and defenseman Jocelyne Larocque from the Sceptres in exchange for forward Hayley Scamurra and defenseman Savannah Harmon.