The Montreal Victoire have announced that they have signed first-round pick Nicole Gosling to a three-year contract on Friday.
Gosling was drafted in the first round, fourth overall of the 2025 PWHL Draft and will look to play a big role on the team after they lost Cayla Barnes, Anna Wilgren, and Mariah Keopple from last year’s team. Gosling, 23, is a left-shot which complements fellow Clarkson alumnus Erin Ambrose, a right-handed shot.
At Clarkson University, she had back-to-back 39 point seasons in 40 games, and was the program’s all-time leading scorer on defence, passing Ambrose’s mark.
“We were already very excited to see Nicole in action this season, and that feeling has only grown since we got to spend time with her following the recent draft,” said Victoire General Manager Danièle Sauvageau. “In addition to being very talented, she has great energy, which is sincere and contagious. Our fans are really going to enjoy her style of play.”
“I am thrilled to sign a three-year agreement with La Victoire. It’s an honour to be a member of this great organization and to learn from and compete with world-class staff and teammates,” said Gosling. “I am looking forward to living out my dream of playing professional hockey, and to do it for the best fans in the league and in such a historic hockey city is truly special.”
Gosling is the first member of the Victoire’s 2025 draft class to sign and joins a blue line that features veterans Ambrose, Amanda Boulier, Kati Tabin, Jessica DiGirolamo and Maggie Flaherty.
Montreal’s training camp will begin on November 7, with the full camp roster expected to be unveiled next week.
The final rosters need to be completed on November 19. The team will have two pre-season games against the Boston Fleet which will be closed to the public on November 15 and 17. The regular season gets underway on November 23rd in Boston.
