A little over 24 hours after the window opened for the general managers of the PWHL Vancouver and Seattle to start building their rosters, a clear picture has started to emerge of what the league's first two expansion teams will look like.

Vancouver already has a starting goaltender in Emerance Maschmeyer, formerly of the Ottawa Charge, and two of the best young puck-moving defenders in the league. Both Sophie Jaques and Claire Thompson won the Walter Cup with the Minnesota Frost only a few days ago, and will now take their talents west.

They also added forward Sarah Nurse on Thursday from the Toronto Sceptres, bringing in one of the biggest stars in women's hockey.

"Her outstanding on-ice abilities will help establish our foundation at forward, and her unwavering commitment to building

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