Montreal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens (35) stops the Ottawa Charge's Shiann Darkangelo (27) as Victoire's Erin Ambrose (23) defends during an overtime period of PWHL playoff hockey action in Laval, Que. Sunday, May 11, 2025.

Erin Ambrose is back on the ice with a weight lifted from her shoulders.

The off-season began anxiously after a second straight heartbreaking playoff exit. Unsure she would still be calling Montreal home this fall, Ambrose watched nervously as the Vancouver and Seattle franchises stockpiled much of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s top talent in the expansion draft.

But instead of heading West, the 2024 defender of the year is back where she wants to be, and she’s energized by general manager Danièle Sauvageau’s overhaul of a Montréal Victoire roste

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