With the final PWHL season-opening rosters to be announced on Tuesday, Montreal PWHL signed two more forwards to contracts. Czech international Tereza Vanišova signed a two-year contract while NCAA graduate Gabrielle David signed a one-year contract.
Vanišova, 27, signed a two-year contract with the team. She was drafted in the seventh round, 42nd overall in the 2023 PWHL Draft. She most recently played in the PHF with the Toronto Six, where she scored the Isobel Cup-clinching goal in overtime. She represents Czechia at the international level, and had two goals and four assists in five games at the 2022 Olympics.
She has nine goals and 10 assists in 34 career World Championship games. She will play in Montreal with her Czechia teammate Dominika Lásková, who she has been friends with since she was 13 years old. In addition to playing in the PHF, she also played professionally in Sweden.
During pre-season, she has played on a line with Marie-Philip Poulin and Maureen Murphy, as well as playing on the top power play unit. She will be expected to provide offence for the Montreal team.
She graduated from Clarkson University last season, where she played 135 career NCAA games. She scored 58 goals and 91 assists for 149 points. She represented Canada at the 2017 World Under-18s.
She will be expected to provide depth scoring for the Montreal team, and will be one of the team’s youngest forwards. Among forwards, only Claire Dalton is younger.
Montreal now has 17 players signed to contracts: two goaltenders, four defenders, and 11 forwards. The remainder of the 23-player roster will be revealed on Tuesday as the six teams get their rosters set for January.
