Four games. Four overtimes. That’s a lot of applesauce. The Frost found ways to keep their energy up through all the extra periods and still play their game. They remained patient as they probed what turned out to be a human wall in Ottawa goaltender Gwyneth Philips.

Emily Clark scored 2 minutes, 47 seconds into overtime to lift the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Frost in Game 1 of the PWHL Finals Tuesday night at TD Place in Ottawa, Ontario. The Frost will face a series deficit in their quest to repeat.

The training staff doesn’t make concessions when it comes to player recovery—but they do hit the concession stand.

The Minnesota Frost won a second consecutive Walter Cup on Monday. Amid the celebration, the reality of PWHL expansion is setting in.

There will be an abundance of players changing teams in the PWHL this offseason. Most will come through the expansion draft which will see 24 players plucked from current rosters heading to Vancouver and Seattle.

PWHL advisory board member Stan Kasten is laying out an ambitious vision of the league's future that includes further expansion and broadening its reach to Europe.

Minnesota Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme was able to find peace amid the boos and criticism she's faced during much of her rookie season.