2023–24 PWHL Toronto season

The 2023–24 PWHL Toronto season was the team's inaugural season as a member of the newly created Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They played the majority of their home games at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, hosting one game at Scotiabank Arena and their playoff games at Coca-Cola Coliseum.

Toronto topped the regular season standings, becoming the first team to clinch a playoff spot on April 22, 2024. On May 1, the team clinched first overall. Natalie Spooner led the team and the league in goals, with 20, and points, with 27. By virtue of finishing first, Toronto had the option to select its semifinal opponent, and Toronto chose PWHL Minnesota. Despite winning the first two games of the series, Toronto would lose three straight and be eliminated from Walter Cup contention. After the season, Spooner was named the winner of the league's inaugural Billie Jean King MVP Award as most valuable player; she was also named the league's top forward, while Kristen Campbell was named the top goaltender and Troy Ryan the coach of the year.

Offseason
On September 1, 2023, PWHL Toronto hired Gina Kingsbury as its first general manager. Troy Ryan was named as Toronto's first head coach on September 15, and Rachel Flanagan was hired as assistant coach on October 6. On November 28, it was revealed that Toronto would play their home games at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.

On September 6, Toronto announced the signings of their first three players, Canadian national team members Sarah Nurse, Renata Fast, and Blayre Turnbull. On December 29, Turnbull was named captain, with Fast and second overall draft pick Jocelyne Larocque named assistant captains.

Regular season
Toronto hosted the first ever PWHL game at a sold-out Mattamy Athletic Centre on January 1, 2024. PWHL New York won the game by a score of 4–0. Toronto won its first game in a re-match against New York on January 5, winning by a score of 3–2.

On January 25, it was announced that Toronto would host its February 16 match against PWHL Montreal at Scotiabank Arena, in a game dubbed by the league as "The Battle on Bay Street". The game set a league and women’s hockey attendance record with a sellout crowd of 19,285, beating the previous record of 18,013 set at the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Despite losing four of its first five games and sitting last overall two weeks into the season, Toronto became the first team to clinch a playoff spot on April 22 after an 11-game win streak. The team went on to clinch first overall in the league standings.

Regular season schedule
The regular season schedule was published on November 30, 2023.


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Playoffs
On May 6, 2024, Toronto elected to play PWHL Minnesota in the first round of the playoffs. Toronto announced that it would play its post-season home games at Coca-Cola Coliseum, which offers more seating than Mattamay Athletic Centre.

Toronto won the first two games of the series, both at home, without allowing a single goal against. However, leading scorer Natalie Spooner was injured in Game 3, and she would not return for the rest of the series. Toronto failed to score a goal in back-to-back losses in Minnesota, including a double-overtime defeat in Game 4. Minnesota completed its comeback in Game 5, securing a 4–1 victory and eliminating Toronto from the playoffs.

Draft picks
Below are the PWHL Toronto's selections at the 2023 PWHL draft held on September 18, 2023.