Montreal PWHL signs Jillian Dempsey to one-year contract

With less than a week to go until PWHL training camps open, Montreal has signed their sixth player, and third draft pick signing forward Jillian Dempsey to a one-year contract.

Jillian Dempsey, la vétérante venant de Boston, signe un contrat de 1 an 🙌🏼

Jillian a mené son équipe à trois reprises au titre de championne de la Coupe Isobel.

We are signing the myth, the legend, the veteran Jillian Dempsey to a one-year contract 🫡

The three-time Isobel… pic.twitter.com/1AMXrXdx4M
— LPHF Montréal (@PWHL_Montreal) November 9, 2023

Dempsey, 32, was Montreal’s 11th pick (66th overall) in the PWHL Draft. She was the NWHL/PHF’s all-time leading scorer, a three-time Isobel Cup champion, and Clarkson Cup champion. She has spent her entire hockey career representing a Boston-area team, and now is officially a member of the Montreal team.

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Dempsey had 70 goals and 76 assists (146 points) in 142 career PHF/NWHL games. She was the captain of the Boston Pride for the last six seasons, and also captained Harvard University, where she played in the NCAA. She was also a point-per-game player in the CWHL with the Boston Blades, where she spent two seasons.

She is a legend in Boston women’s hockey, and now she will be on the other side of a long-standing and heated rivalry.

Training camps around the PWHL are expected to open on November 15.

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