PWHL Las Vegas is bringing title acquisition to its roster, signing defender Erin Ambrose and guardant Hayley Scamurra, the squad announced Monday.
Ambrose is signing a two-year contract, portion Scamurra lands a three-year woody aft playing past play with the Walter Cup champion Montreal Victoire.
Scamurra, 31, is simply a autochthonal of Buffalo, New York. She totaled 4 points for Montreal successful the playoffs past play aft appearing successful each 30 games during the regular season.
She has 14 goals and 29 points successful 79 vocation games aft selected successful the 5th circular by the Ottawa Charge successful 2023.
Scamurra became the archetypal subordinate ever to triumph a golden medal and a Walter Cup successful the aforesaid season. She’s 1 of 14 players successful the PWHL who has won Olympic gold, IIHF satellite title golden and a Walter Cup.
This is Scamurra’s 4th squad successful 4 years. She was traded to Toronto successful December 2024, past signed with Montreal successful June 2025.
Ambrose, 32, had 2 assists successful 9 playoff games past year. The sixth wide prime successful the inaugural PWHL draught successful 2023, Ambrose recorded 37 points successful 73 vocation games with the Victoire.
A autochthonal of Keswick, Ontario, Ambrose’ plus-24 standing is the champion among defenders successful league history. She’s a two-time Olympic medalist, capturing golden with Hockey Canada successful 2022 and metallic successful 2026.
Scamurra and Ambrose springiness Las Vegas 4 players signed done the six-phase enlargement organisation process. Vegas signed erstwhile Minnesota Frost defenders Mae Batherson and Kendall Cooper to two-year contracts connected Saturday.
Each enlargement squad tin get up to 5 players done signings and a subordinate enactment process.
That 5th subordinate volition beryllium Hilary Knight, who volition beryllium re-routed to enlargement Detroit as portion of a sign-and-trade. Las Vegas volition get a first-round prime from Detroit for the PWHL Draft connected June 17.
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