PWHL Detroit signs Britta Curl-Salemme to a 3-year contract.
Curl-Salemme had 2 years left on her deal with the Minnesota Frost.
Detroit has 1 signing left to make in this window. They have Curl-Salemme, Daryl Watts, Hannah Bilka, and Cayla Barnes.
DOLLA DOLLA BILKS Y'ALL 💸
Olympic Gold Medalist Hannah Bilka has signed a two-year standard player agreement as part of the Expansion Player Distribution Process.
📰 https://t.co/iQCKRVqN9G
THAT D-TO-D CONNECTION 🔥
Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Cayla Barnes has signed a three-year standard player agreement as part of the Expansion Player Distribution Process.
📰 https://t.co/iQCKRVqN9G
WATT UP DOE ‼️
Olympic medalist Daryl Watts has accepted an Expansion Foundational Offer and signed a four-year Standard Player Agreement as part of the Expansion Player Distribution Process.
📰 https://t.co/H6rm2Yx93i
Working on confirmations here, but PWHL Detroit today has been tied to just about every available superstar.
Two that continue to come up are Hannah Bilka and Cayla Barnes.
Detroit has also been tied today to Daryl Watts and Hilary Knight.
All Detroit Red Wings captains over the last 40 years:
Steve Yzerman: played entire 22-year career in Detroit, 3 cups, HOF
Nicklas Lidström: played entire 20-year career in Detroit, 4 cups, HOF
Henrik Zetterberg: played entire 15-year career in Detroit, 2008 cup
Dylan Larkin:
We said this place would be full again – thanks to our players, athletes, and fans for filling the house with us.
Let’s keep that kick off energy going ‘til College Football 26 drops this summer 😉
A few items on the SMW ratings tracker:
-- USMNT friendly vs. Senegal
-- NHRA
-- WNBA on Prime, including the streamer's first Nielsen-rated Caitlin Clark game
-- UFL
https://t.co/r1h3NUoIWM
The gist I've had from this league is summed up succinctly as "no pinned down structure, just vibes" and that's not operationally proficient from a professional organization.
One thing that stood out to me from yesterday’s press conferences: several GMs confirmed they still don’t know where they’ll be drafting or how the expansion teams will fit into the draft order.
The 2026 PWHL Draft is in 12 days.
TWELVE DAYS!