Victoire Draft picks ready for Montreal

The Montreal Victoire have a strong track record when it comes to the draft. Last season, three players from the 2024 class earned spots on the PWHL All-Rookie Team during the year-end awards ceremony. All three are now playing elsewhere, but the organization was hard at work trying to fill those holes.

After a pre-season practice, third-round pick Skylar Irving, second-round pick Natálie Mlýnková, and fourth-overall pick Nicole Gosling talked about what they’re looking forward to as they prepare to play in Montreal.

Irving shared her excitement about the atmosphere:
“Seeing games on TV for Montreal, games were packed, and it just shows how many people actually want to watch the women’s game. So that’s really, really cool to see.”

Mlýnková echoed the sentiment:
“The fans show up every night and you feel it. Even just from the screen on TV or experiencing it from the outside, it’s super exciting. I think I speak for all of us when I say we cannot wait to get started and experience it from the ice as well.”

You can watch more from our conversation in the video below.

Veteran goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens was asked after Sunday’s season opener what advice she has for the players that are going to play their first home game in Montreal.

“I just want to tell them to enjoy it. The atmosphere at Place Bell is simply incredible, the fans are loud, they support us, so it’s always a pleasure to play for Montreal. I would tell them to learn from what they experienced today, continue building chemistry and build on that. The crowd will be behind us, and I know it will be our seventh player on the ice Tuesday.” 

The Victoire host the New York Sirens at 7:00 p.m. at Place Bell on Tuesday night. The game is available on MSG in the US, YouTube for free outside of Canada, and Prime Video in French and English in Canada.